Intellectual property Law - Workplace Law Network

“It was an accident waiting to happen”: what to learn from the HMRC debacle
The news that the Government had lost personal data relating to 25m people may have come as a surprise to some; but not to Ed Wilding, Chief Technical Officer at Data Genetics International. Ed is ... | briefing | 28 Nov 2007 8:48AM

Database right infringed when staff took customer lists, rules court
Employees who left a company to start up a rival breached that firm's database rights when they took information with them, the High Court has ruled. The firm failed to prove, though, that the acti... | case | 8 Jan 2008 11:52AM

Is an employee's contact list company property?
Standard in many contracts is a requirement for employees to return any company property once the employment relationship has terminated. It is also not unusual for employees to be subject to confi... | case | 2 Jul 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

Consultation on use of personal information launched
A consultation into how personal information is used and shared in the public and private sectors has been launched following the HMRC’s data loss incident.The consultation forms part of an i... | news | 14 Dec 2007 3:15PM

Chief execs 'in firing line' over data storage
Company chief executives are ignorant of rules about the storing of electronic information despite the fact that they will pay the penalty for failures to preserve information as evidence in disput... | news | 14 Dec 2007 11:44AM

Employee profiling software - Big Brother?
Emails sent in work time could soon be scanned by employers, to find out whether staff are applying for other jobs, or simply spending too much time on non-work activities, according to the Daily M... | news | 5 Dec 2007 8:02AM

Be aware of employee fraud
With the recent loss of millions of bank details and personal data by HMRC, concerns about fraud are currently in the spotlight.The loss of the child benefit details appears to be down to... | news | 4 Dec 2007 7:34AM

Small businesses urged to mind their IP
Small businesses risk missing out on valuable income from new technology or ideas because they're not certain about their intellectual property rights, a new survey has found. The warning comes o... | news | 26 Apr 2007 12:00AM

IT and Email Policy and Management Guide, version 2.0
Technological advances in the field of information technology have resulted in many positive benefits for employers. However, the increase in technological advances has also brought with it many em... | Policy & Procedure |

Data Destruction: keeping it confidential
There are many issues surrounding data destruction and disposal. On the one hand, organisations need to ensure that information and data kept on paper and other media (such as magnetic disks and ta... | White paper | 16 Oct 2007 9:04AM

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