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Loophole in Smoking Ban Crispin Agnew QC says there is a possible loophole in the ban on smoking in licensed premises in Scotland, ban applies to clubs that are 'unincorporated', those that become companies could be exempted 01.11.06 Morning Advertiser, Licensing, Smoking Ban
Big Tobacco Bigger Major tobacco companies are devising strategies to grow business around spread of smoking bans, focus marketing on the young, push into Third World using marketing techniques long banned in the West 28.09.06 Smoking Ban
Victory for Big Tobacco Florida Supreme Ct has upheld decision to quash $140b award against tobacco companies, one of the last remaining tobacco-related personal injury class-actions 07.07.06 NY Times, Personal Injury
Cost of Fake Fags Smuggled, counterfeit cigarettes are costing exchequer £3b a year, figure likely to rise next year, added health hazard of products with obscure origins 22.06.06 BBC, Counterfeit Goods, Smuggling, UK Tax
Stubbed First day of smoking ban in Scotland goes quietly, brought in on Sunday, when licensing hours limited, to reduce resistance 27.03.06 Times, Smoking Ban
Last Gasp MPs vote through total ban on smoking in enclosed public places, affects workplaces as well as pubs, clubs and restaurants, Blair, Brown and Hewitt went 'with the flow' and abandoned manifesto position 15.02.06 Guardian, Licensing, Smoking Ban
Smoking Ban MPs will have free vote on total smoking ban in enclosed public places BBC Hewitt sympathetic to exemption for private clubs 14.02.06 Guardian, Licensing, Smoking Ban
Rise in Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Proposals to crack down on smoking amongst teenagers include increasing minimum legal age to purchase tobacco and imposing tougher sanctions on retailers who persist in selling cigarettes to under-age teens 02.01.07 DoH Press Release, Retail Law
Document Retention A recent case in the US has again turned the spotlight on the risks faced by a business if it fails to implement an effective document retention policy. Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Mass became frustrated at defendant Morgan Stanley's repeated failures to provide copies of the bank's e-mails to lawyers representing Ronald Perelman 10.06.05 Eversheds, Capital Markets Links
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Victory for Big Tobacco Supreme Ct has overturned ruling against Philip Morris, ordering $79m damages for Mayola Williams, widow of Oregon smoker Jesse Williams, amount said to include punishment for general harm to smokers 21.02.07 NY Times
Duty Free Delivered to Your Door ECJ advocate general Francis Jacob has ruled that goods ordered that destination country has no right to levy duty on goods ordered over the internet and delivered within EU, court expected to approve decision next week, cost to UK could be £7b 13.11.06 Guardian, Booze Cruise, EU Tax, Retail Law, VAT
Light Cigarettes Subject to Fraud Action US Federal judge Judge Jack B. Weinstein has given go ahead for class action claiming 'light' cigarettes sold as safer was fraud, damages could run to tens of billions NY Times Case documents 26.09.06 NY Times, Fraud
Habanos Nouveau upstart MasterCigars is challenging right of Hunters & Frankau (est. 1790) over monopoly on direct import of Cuban cigars to UK, would set precedent for entire EU, case turns on whether parallel imports are breach of copyright 16.01.06 Guardian, Competition Law, EU Competition, Trademark
Tobacco Wins Illinois Supreme Ct dismisses $10b class action against Altria, owner of Philip Morris, class action claimed deceit in marketing 'light' cigarettes, court held authority was with Federal Trade Commission and company could not be liable 16.12.05 NY Times
Smoking Kills Ct of Session to decide on McTear case, claims tobacco companies liable for early death from lung cancer, became addicted prior to warnings 31.05.05 BBC
Smuggling Philip Morris reported near $1b settlement with EU, illegally over-supplied countries next to high-tax jurisdictions 06.04.04 Telegraph, Smuggling Links
