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Case Watch Law Articles
The Supreme Court has agreed that a claim brought in the High Court ought to be struck out as the damages available were minimal
Former MG Rover employees to receive £3.
Case on Arbitration and jurisdiction.
The Patents County Court transferred a claim brought by an sme against GLEE of 20th Century Fox to the High Court
Its been in existence for twenty years but yesterday the pub received a letter from a US Company demanding it cease all use of the name
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Trademarks Law Articles
Stuff to consider before protecting your brand.
Absolute grounds of refusal one shoudl watch out for when applying for a trade mark registration.
An article on the use of the R, RTM and TM symbols on trade marks and trade names.
Article on surrender of some or all of the goods/services of a Community trade mark.
The stages of registration for a UK trade mark.
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Commercial Law Articles
A look at the Court of Appeal's decision in the case of Maioriello and others v Ashdale Land and Property Company Ltd (2011), in relation to the correct use of private roads and rights of way.
Earlier this month, the FSA issued a fraud alert for property owners, and the Land Registry has introduced a new form of Restriction that can be registered against a property title.
The latest figures show that investing in student accommodation attracts good profit yields.
Finding a good tenant is not that easy, but if you follow the list of steps in this article, you are less likely to end up with a bad tenant.
A brief guide to buying a business
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Information Technology Law Articles
Hacktivists force Virgin Media's site offline for a short time in response to a High Court Order blocking access to The Pirate Bay
The deadline is fast approaching. Dday is 26 May 2012 after that you are going to find yourself in court and paying a fine of up to £500, 00. What is this penalty for? Fraud? Committing a serious breach of Company law? Well er no. It's for not asking permission from visitors before you place a cookie on their computer.
Martha is three and whilst I was on my lap top. Martha was on my ipad. 48 hours later....
The implications stemming from the decision of the High Court in Toth v Emirates (2011)
I won a case I brought against a rubbish supplier of hardware and software
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Patents/Designs Law Articles
This article informs the reader whether their design is capable of registration.
The value of a product design registration.
A look at the potential outcome of patent litigation between the software giant and Motorola Mobility
A look at the judgment in the case of Industrial Self Adhesives Limited v Teknek Limited and Others (2012)
An introduction to Registered Design Rights.
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Copyright Law Articles
The High Court have recently ordered various ISPs to block Pirate Bay
This article discusses what a substantial amount of copying actually is in copyright infringement while looking at case law.
Looks at the Oracle -v- Google billion dollar case.
Discusses the Oracle V Google case over Java APIs.
Porn made the headlines this month as figures were released estimating that 30% of all Internet traffic involves porn. YouPorn for example has more than 100 million page views daily.
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Media Law Law Articles
This article discusses the required pre-action protocols for PI.
This article looks at how the NHS have had to set aside £235.4m for disease and illness PI claims.
Personal Injury - Conditional Fee Arrangements (CFAs)
Discusses the limitation period for personal injury.
This article reviews the essential elements of making personal injury claims.
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Litigation Law Articles
This article discusses documents which need to be disclosed in court proceedings.
When and why a solicitor should file to file a Certificate of Service
Discusses the introduction of the small claims track in the Patents County Court.
Standard Disclosure
If you are considering bring a claim against a party in the civil courts this article will provide you with the basic infromation you will need.
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Employment Law Law Articles
A recent desicion in Teggart V TeleTech provides us guidance about the use of social networking sites.
A focus on the importance of health and safety in the workplace when considering new or expectant mothers.
This article discusses whether employers can order employees to take holidays on specified dates.
If we assume that you will not use any hard core confidential information owned by the employer, i.e. data and trade secrets, then avoiding for now the non compete issue. You will almost certainly receive a letter of claim if you did leave the business and set up a competing business.
This article the position of employers that demand Facebook details from existing or potential employees.
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Consumer Law Law Articles
A recent ruling from Judge Henrietta Manners at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court ruled that Santander could not collect a debt of £5,126 on a Harrods card. This was mainly because the change to a credit card from a store card was done without the new terms and conditions being signed. The debtor racked up over £5k in debts at Harrods only to be told by the Court that she is not liable for this debt.
Maybe its a Facebook PR stunt but reports from the USA have alarmed even the Information Commissioner
The OFT sought undertakings within three months. Groupon agreed.
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Groupon to remove an advertisment promoting Botox.
Breach of a term in the Supply of Goods and Services.
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