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Patents County Court: Small Claims
17-11-2011 12:41
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will recall that a few weeks ago we mentioned changes to the Patents County Court (“the PCC”) procedure.
Same dispute, different adjudication
14-11-2011 09:45
In Carillion Construction Ltd. v Stephen Andrew Smith [2011] EWHC 2910 (TCC) (10 November 2011) the court was asked to consider whether a dispute referred to adjudication by the defendant in 2011 was in substance the same as a dispute referred to adjudication in 2003.
Case law update: Copyright: News Updates
11-11-2011 10:41
Many businesses use e-mail alerts for their clients and customers to update them as to news stories or general matters which may be of interest to them. A recent case in the Court of Appeal (The Newspaper Licensing Agency & Others v Meltwater Holding BV & Others) in respect of copyright infringement in newspaper headlines and articles by a news aggregation service may be of interest to such businesses.
Treasury Secretary’s Announcement of more details on the Growing Places Development Fund
07-11-2011 11:09
Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander will today provide more information on the Government’s new Growing Places development fund, including how much of the £½ billion total fund will be allocated to each region.
Settlement Negotiations & Oral Agreements
31-10-2011 16:33
It is generally the case (with a few exceptions, for example, in the case of most contracts involving interests in land) that parties can reach a binding agreement orally.
BRIBERY ACT 2010
31-10-2011 15:26
The Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”) largely came into force on 1 July 2011 and creates a consolidated set of bribery offences under UK law. Crucially for commercial organisations there is a new offence of failing to prevent bribery.
Side Letters in Commercial Transactions – Certainty as a prerequisite for enforceability: Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria EOOD and others [2011]
28-10-2011 09:09
Recently heard in the High Court, this case arose following the acquisition of a Bulgarian cable television and internet business, Eurocom Plovdiv (‘EP’).
Changes to the Patents County Court
25-10-2011 16:23
On the 1 October 2011, a new law came into force which introduces a £500,000 limit on the value of Intellectual Property (“IP”) claims in the Patents County Court (“the PCC”). This new law affects all IP claims brought in the PCC with the exception of patents and designs disputes (which have been subject to this cap since 14 June 2011).
What is a trade mark?
21-10-2011 16:23
Everyone will encounter many trade marks in everyday life, even if you are not directly aware of them. There will be trade marks in business and ones you may be familiar with through your own business. Indeed, there will certainly be trade marks in your personal life too for example in the supermarkets, cars and in your home.
ECJ decision on UK Football broadcasting rights
19-10-2011 11:57
Football fans have been celebrating more than goals since the full time score in the case between a Portsmouth pub Landlady and the English Premier League, which has resulted in a trip to Europe … no not the Champions League – but the European Courts of Justice (ECJ).