Category Archives: General EU Regulation

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EU & Copyright

in Intellectual Property
Enhancements EU legislation has provided for various enhancements and harmonization of the rights of various copyright holders. Directive includes extensions in relation legal protection of computer programs. resale ...

EU & Trademarks

in Intellectual Property
European Trademark The European Community Trademark allows for a single unitary trademark enforceable directly throughout the EU. It is necessary to register the trademark. It may consist of signs capable of being ...

EU & Patents

in Intellectual Property
European Patents The European Union has been active in harmonizing intellectual property rights. It has provided for a Community Trademark and European Patent in tandem with national intellectual property rules. It ...

Brexit and Consumer Protection

in Consumer Protection
European Union consumer rights Consumer Protection Law is a shared competence between the member states and the EU. Article 4.2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union so provides. However, once EU ...

Prior Information and Cancellation

in Consumer Protection
Prior Information (all Contracts) The provision of information is a key aspect of consumer protection. The information made available to consumers must be sufficiently clear and reliable so that they can make ...

Goods Standards

in Consumer Protection
Consumer Goods Standards The Directive on Consumer Sales and Guarantees gives consumers additional rights in relation to the sale of goods and more effective remedies than existed under the (Irish and the UK) Sale of ...

Unfair Practices

in Consumer Protection
Unfair Practices Directive The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive prohibits a wide range of potentially unfair practices. The unfair commercial practices directive applies to all business for consumer transactions ...

Consumer Remedies and Enforcement

in Consumer Protection
General remedies EU has sought to address problems of rights enforcement and access to justice in consumer disputes. The EU Commission has set up a network of European Consumer Centres which offer free consumer ...

Brexit and Employment Law

in Employment
Background It has been claimed that over the years of EU membership that  EU employment and social legislation has been a drag on UK productivity. It is claimed that the UK’s international competitiveness could be ...

Atypical Worker Protection

in Employment
Fixed Term Workers An EU directive establishes minimum requirements relating to fixed-term work. The purpose is to ensure equal treatment of workers and prevent abuse arising from successive employment contracts. The ...

Working Hours

in Employment
Working Time The EU working time directives lay down general requirements in relation to the organization of working time. It deals with provisions of daily, weekly, rest, annual leave, night work and shift work. ...

Information and Consultation

in Employment
Terms of Employment The EU has enacted a number of directives designed to keep employees informed of basic information in respect of their employment. There is a directive which requires that employees be told ...

Employment Equality

in Employment
Early Developments and Gender Pay The EU treaty provides the principle of equality of treatment in employment.  The provisions of equality have had a dramatic effect on employment equality through the European Union. ...

UK Competition Proposal [Jul 2018]

in Competition
State aid: context The UK wants to ensure that its future economic partnership with the EU is underpinned by measures to ensure fair and open competition. A rigorous approach to state aid is a critical component of ...
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