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  • The right not to enter into a highways agreement

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    In the Spring issue of Cameron Markby Hewitt's "Property Update" we looked at the important case of R v Warwickshire County Council ex p Powergen Plc in which the High Court ruled that a highway authority...
  • European legislation update: Community Patent

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    The Commission has published a Green Paper proposing a Community Patent. The Commission has decided that the Community Patent Convention will not come into force and that a new initiative is needed. The...
  • Politics and policies: Modifications to Europe agreements

    Czech RepublicHungaryRomania 18.02.1998
    Several significant changes have been made to the Europe Agreements which link the ten associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe who are candidates for EU membership. Most changes have been made...
  • Intellectual property/telecommunications: New regime for marketing terminals

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    The Commission has published a draft Directive which aims to simplify the marketing of telecommunications terminal equipment throughout the EU. Telecommunications terminal equipment includes all equipment...
  • Environmental Assessment 2

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    The need for environmental assessment was relevant in the High Court's decision in March of this year in Berkeley v The Secretary of State for the Environment (1997) regarding the development of Fulham...
  • A review of the Fujitsu case

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    What can you patent in the UK? Fujitsu on appeal We reported the English High Court's decision in Fujitsu in the last UK Patent Review, when the application was dismissed on the grounds that this was "a...
  • Politics and policies: Two agreements with Israel

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    Two agreements have been signed between the EU and Israel on procurement by telecommunications operators and on government procurement. The telecoms procurement agreement is intended to give providers...
  • Employment and pensions: Draft immigration Convention

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    Draft immigration Convention The Commission has tabled a draft Convention that would grant the same rights enjoyed by EU citizens to those from non-EU countries living long-term in the EU. These minimum...
  • Transport: Austrian motorway tollst

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    The Commission has taken Austria to court over toll increases on Austria's Brenner motorway. It says that the toll increases are both discriminatory and a clear infringement of the European Toll Road User...
  • European legislation update: Biotechnology Directive

    United Kingdom 18.02.1998
    The Council of Ministers has published a new draft Directive, due to be considered by the Legal Affairs Committee on 28th April. About 30 amendments are proposed. The two most important are the revival...