Monthly Archives: May 2011

Copyright (Infringing File Sharing)

Amendment Bill The internet has totally revolutionised the entertainment industry. Downloading music and movies, also known as file sharing, has become common practice in this day and age. However, it is sometimes easy to forget that behind that one click on the “download” button, lies someone‟s art, their work and source of income that when

By |2022-01-10T15:11:24+13:00May 16th, 2011|

Consumer Law Update

A Consumer Law Reform Bill (the „Bill‟) will be introduced to Parliament later this year to update and simplify consumer law. This is in recognition of the fact that the laws covering layby sales, door to door sales, unsolicited goods and services, and the regulations for auctioneers have not been reviewed for some time. The

By |2022-01-10T15:10:41+13:00May 16th, 2011|

Sleeping on the Job

In Idea Services (an IHC subsidiary) v Phillip Dickson CA 405/2010, the Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Employment Court that Mr Dickson was working throughout his sleepover and was therefore entitled to the minimum wage for the period of his sleepover. Mr Dickson worked for Idea Services Limited as a community service

By |2022-01-10T15:10:06+13:00May 16th, 2011|
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