A new law aimed at tackling stalkers as well as those who harass individuals via text or online is being proposed by Scottish Ministers.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland recently lost their appeal against the decision that they were in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
The University of East Anglia is to investigate how Freedom of Information requests were dealt with.
Institutions falling to report data breaches can face financial penalties from April 2010
Where an employee creates a work, unknown to his employer, and copies that work to create something new, there is no case for infringement.
A council were found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act after sensitive personal data relating to social work records were found in a filing cabinet bought by a member of the public.
An American graduate found guilty of copyright infringement for illegally downoading and uploading songs on Napster and Kazaa is seeking a new trial or a reduction of damages.
On the 24 April 2009 the Equality Bill was introduced in the House of Commons and was published on 27 April with a view to achieving Royal Assent in the spring 2010.
Do Human Rights apply to instances within FE and HE institutions when a student's rights are being determined?
FreePint is undertaking a two-phase research project into copyright and are inviting participation.
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