The European Commission begins legal action over the way online advertising technology Phorm has been tested in the UK.

William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has warned that Britain will take legal action if eurozone countries attempt to use European institutions against the interests of the UK.

The EU is to take action against Britain over its poor implementation of online privacy, says Reuters. The European Commission started legal action against Britain on Tuesday for what the EU executive called a failure to keep people’s online details confidential. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding said the action related to how Internet service providers used Phorm (PHOR.L) technology t...

Councils have been given a week to abide by a Government order to post all major spending online or face legal action.

Canada will take international legal action in response to the European parliament's ban on seal products, but will not let the dispute impede progress on an ambitious free trade agreement with the European Union, Stephen Harper, Canada's prime minister, said

Councils have been given a week to abide by a Government order to post all major spending online or face legal action.

In-house lawyers do not enjoy the same legal privilege as external lawyers, according to a ruling by the European Union's highest court, the European Court of Justice

European Court of Justice upholds lower court decision restricting level of privilege for in-house lawyers despite intesne lobbying from legal profession

The Times reports that the European Commission yesterday initiated legal action against the Government after declaring that UK laws guaranteeing data protection were “structurally flawed” and well below the European standard. A Commission statement said that Brussels had sent several letters to the British authorities since last July asking why the Government had not taken action again...

MEDIAFREEDOM, the media asset management platform developed by Twofour, is helping the European Parliament communicate to citizens, ahead of the European Elections on June 4th. Online videos, on the multilingual EuroparlTV, are reminding citizens that “It’s your choice” - future news headlines may well be defined by how people vote in the European Elections; covering issues from GM food and pro...