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Civil contempt proceedings—checklist This Checklist on civil contempt proceedings summarises the different types of civil contempt, the key factors to consider when bringing proceedings for civil contempt, whether permission is required, how to make the application and what to include in it. This Checklist also considers the potential adverse costs consequences of making an unsuccessful application for civil contempt. Considerations Guidance Further guidance and information The different types of civil contempt It is important to understand the different types of civil contempt.Civil contempt proceedings under CPR 81 may be brought for non-compliance with a court order or undertaking or knowingly making a false statement in any affidavit, affirmation or other document verified by a statement of truth or in a disclosure statement. They can also be brought for interference with the due administration of justice or contempt committed in the face of court (ie where the contempt is directly in the court’s presence).It is often the case that a particular allegation straddles more than one type of civil contempt....
Planning a digital marketing campaign—checklist This Checklist is for use when planning a digital marketing campaign. The focus is on marketing-specific requirements and the Checklist does not consider general issues in relation to transactional activity (eg contract formation, distance selling). It covers media selection, territorial targeting, agency contracts, data protection, advertising compliance, user-generated content, influencer engagement, prize and price promotions, and behavioural advertising. It also considers compliance with legislative and self-regulatory regime in the UK, including the unfair commercial practices provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA 2024) and the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (CAP Code). Digital marketing can reach consumers at home, at work and, through their mobiles, tablets and video game consoles, virtually everywhere else. Alongside unrivalled potential audience numbers, it offers brands the opportunity to target individuals on the basis of their specific interests, locations or habits. It is no surprise, then, that brands are diverting more and more of their marketing spend from traditional media to...
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Social media and user-generated content This Practice Note examines some of the key risks associated with a brand’s usage of social media and user-generated content (UGC). Its particular focus is on the potential infringement of third party rights, such as intellectual property (IP). It provides practical guidance on how parties engaged in such activities can mitigate those risks. Social media Social media is an extremely popular means of communicating online. Based on user participation and interaction, social media takes a variety of forms, including: • online social and business networking (eg Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram) • online blogs (eg Twitter (now X), Blogger.com) • online forums (eg Mumsnet, Reddit) • online shops and auctions (eg eBay, Amazon) • online digital media sharing (eg YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, TikTok) • online reference texts (eg Wikipedia) • online games and applications (eg World of Warcraft) User-generated content Increasingly, businesses are encouraging consumers to contribute material to social media platforms and are incorporating these contributions into consumer-focused advertising and marketing campaigns. Often, this might...
Disclosure—preserving documents This Practice Note sets out the obligations under Practice Direction 31B, para 7 which apply once litigation is contemplated in relation to the preservation of documents and the consequences and considerations in relation to specific aspects of disclosure such as dealing with back up tapes, computers, notebooks, laptops, portable storage devices and handheld devices as well as social media accounts. The possible consequences of failing to preserve disclosable documents are also addressed. Note: This Practice Note does not cover the provisions of the disclosure scheme operating in the Business and Property Courts where duties to preserve documents also apply. For guidance on that, see: Disclosure scheme—overview. Obligations CPR PD 31B, which deals with the disclosure of electronic documents, expressly requires a legal adviser to advise their client to preserve disclosable documents as soon as they are instructed to deal with a dispute; where the claim has, or is likely to be, allocated to the multi-track. In any event, putting in place processes whereby potentially disclosable...
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Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client (short form) [ON HEADED NOTEPAPER OF CLIENT COMPANY] [Insert consultant’s name] [Insert consultant’s address] [Insert date] Dear [insert consultant’s name] [ Consultancy agreement OR Insert name of project ] Further to our recent discussions, I am pleased to confirm the terms of our agreement regarding the provision of your consultancy services to [insert name of client company] (Company). 1 Term 1.1 [Subject to the terms set out in this letter, your engagement [will commence OR commenced] on [insert date] and will continue unless or until either party gives to the other not less than [insert number] [weeks’ OR months’] prior notice in writing. OR 1.2 Your engagement will be for a fixed period of [insert number] months from [insert date], subject to the terms of this letter and subject to the right of either the Company or you to give to the other not less than [number] [weeks’ OR months’] notice in writing during such fixed period terminating the...
Individual image release waiving rights in photographs From: [insert name and address of individual] To: [insert name and address of photographer] Date: [insert date] This Release relates to photographs of me taken on [insert date] at [insert location and/or event name] (‘Photographs’). In consideration of the payment of [insert amount or form of payment] (the receipt of which I acknowledge) I warrant, confirm and agree with you as follows: 1 You have the irrevocable right to use, publish, reproduce, display or otherwise exploit the Photographs [for a period of [insert time period]] from the date of this Release, for the following purpose[s]: 1.1 [public display [specify event if appropriate]] 1.2 [non-commercial publication in any media[, including social media] ] 1.3 [commercial publication in any media[, including social media] ] 1.4 [for the purpose as specified in the Schedule] 1.5 [any purpose without limitation] 2 You shall have the right to edit, modify, crop, add to or subtract from the Photographs at your entire discretion and without my approval[...
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This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the interplay between the EU AI Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation, what legal teams need to know about AI standards, navigating the EU AI Act in 2025, and the impact of imminent European design reforms on companies’ future IP strategies. Further this week, the European Commission published its 2025–2030 Ecodesign Working Plan, launched a call for evidence on its proposed Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, adopted three Delegated Regulations under the European Green Bond Regulation, fined Apple €500m and Meta €200m for breaching EU Digital Markets Act obligations and closed its EU Digital Markets Act investigation into Apple's user choice obligations. Finally, this week’s highlights cover the publication of new guidelines on sharing cybersecurity information in the electricity sector and MedTech Europe’s warnings on the risks associated with medical import tariffs.
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