In SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Limited [2013] EWCA the Court of Appeal decided the status of copyright in computer functionality. SAS is the developer and owner of software programs (“SAS Software”) and it sold software to WPL which…
The European Commission has now put in place its proposals on overhauling the law relating to trade secrets across the whole of the EU – not a small task by any means, but, the purpose of it (as with much…
Here, the topic being debated was whether a 12 month restrictive covenant was enforceable against an employee by an employer – such covenants normally have to show/prove that the covenant was “reasonable” in order to protect the employers “legitimate business…
