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	LES NewsXchange
	EU MATTERS
	When in Rome II...
	Are you at the Mercy of your Website Developer?
	Luxury Battles again with the Discounters
	Events Diary 2009

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LES NewsXchange

The newsletter of the Licensing Executives Society Britain and Ireland                      

Issue 125 March 2009

EU MATTERS

Preliminary Report on the EU Pharmaceuticle Sector Inquiry, Review of the Current Regime for the Assessment of Horizontal Co-operation Agreements, Article 82 Guidelines. (Please note: a shorter version of this article first appeared in LES NewsXchange)

Robin Nott, Susan Singleton, Colin Sainsbury and David Hourihane.

When in Rome II...

On 11 January 2009 the Rome II Regulation (EC No. 864/2007) on the law applicable to non contractual obligations came into force and will be applied directly in all EU Member States except for Denmark. The Regulation brings changes to the rules determining the law which will govern non contractual obligations in civil and commercial matter.

Fiona Nicolson, Maclay, Murray & Spens LLP

Are you at the Mercy of your Website Developer?

A guide to the common issues which arise and how to avoid the pitfalls when commissioning the development of a website.

Kirsten Toft, Virtuoso Legal

Luxury Battles again with the Discounters

A preliminary ruling by Attorney General Mme Juliane Kokott ("AG") at the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") considers for the first time the effects of a trade mark licensing agreement on the exhaustion of rights of the trademark owner.

Alice Proby, Charles Russell

Events Diary 2009