There have been new developments in respect of the regulations on cookies. We wrote about cookies previously in our article ‘New Rules on Cookies’ in HOMS News Issue 2 2011. The European advisory body Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has issued opinions on Cookie Consent Exemption and Online Behavioural Advertising. The Working Party offers further guidance on the use of cookies on websites. For further information please contact George Kennedy, Solicitor, Intellectual Property and Information Technology Unit.