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European Union – Freedom to provide services. The General Court of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) ruled, among other things, that arts 3 and 5 of Directive (EC) 2001/29 (on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society) had to be interpreted as precluding national legislation which excluded the right of authors to authorise or prohibit the communication of their works by a business, through the intentional distribution of a signal by means of a television or radio sets in the bedrooms of the establishment's patients. Article 16 of Directive 2006/123 (on services in the internal market) had to be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which reserved the exercise of collective management of copyright of certain protected works in the member state to a single collecting society.
European Union – Freedom to provide services. The General Court of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) ruled, among other things, that arts 3 and 5 of Directive (EC) 2001/29 (on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society) had to be interpreted as precluding national legislation which excluded the right of authors to authorise or prohibit the communication of their works by a business, through the intentional distribution of a signal by means of a television or radio sets in the bedrooms of the establishment's patients. Article 16 of Directive 2006/123 (on services in the internal market) had to be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which reserved the exercise of collective management of copyright of certain protected works in the member state to a single collecting society.
The Bar Council faces both opportunities and challenges on our key areas this year
Exclusive Q&A with Henry Dannell
Casey Randall of AlphaBiolabs discusses the benefits of Non-invasive Prenatal Paternity testing for the timely resolution of family disputes
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Have you considered being a barrister in the British Army? Here’s an insight into a career in Army Legal Services
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that drug, alcohol and DNA testing can play in non-court dispute resolution (NCDR)
Sir Nicholas Mostyn, former High Court judge, on starting a hit podcast with fellow ‘Parkies’ after the shock of his diagnosis
‘Hard work and commitment can open doors. I believe that I am proof of that,’ says Senior Treasury Counsel Louise Oakley. She tells Anthony Inglese CB about her journey from Wolverhampton to the Old Bailey
What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life
Barbara Mills KC wants to raise the profile of the family Bar. She also wants to improve wellbeing and enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession. She talks to Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) about her plans for the year ahead
The winning essay is ‘A fiction of defendant participation: Single Justice Procedure offences should be moved to the civil jurisdiction’ by Hal McNulty