Competition

Go to page of 12

Tech giant Apple has lost its latest bid to block a multi-million-pound class action by challenging the funding method.

Like the elephant in the famous parable, trade mark dilution isn’t easily determined, writes Mark Engelman

How close is too close? Intellectual property barrister Professor Mark Engelman, 4-5 Gray’s Inn, considers the concept of trade mark dilution, in this week’s NLJ.

The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has approved the £200m settlement between Mastercard and Walter Merricks, in a claim initially valued at £14bn.

How will you spend your £4 Mastercard pay-out? Professor Dominic Regan, NLJ columnist, AKA 'The Insider', writes that the result of the collective action once put at £10bn and later settled for £200m renders it a ‘pointless exercise’.

Former financial services ombudsman Walter Merricks’ class action against Mastercard has entered unprecedented territory after the litigation funder opposed a potential settlement.

Attitudes to class actions are shifting among the general public and business leaders, research shows.

A former judge is bringing an opt-out claim potentially worth billions of pounds against Google.

Annabel Elliott investigates new causes of action & forms of relief in competition law disputes

UK retailers have launched a class action for £1bn damages against Amazon at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)

Show

Results

Go to page of 12

E-newsletter Sign-Up

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

Broadfield—David Brennand

Corporate partner appointment strengthens firm’s investment funds practice

NEWS

Read All

Air law landmark marks 80 years

LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September

Harmony Christian Ministries benefits from latest AlphaBiolabs Giving Back donation

Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative

NLJ this week: Foreign debts bite

Foreign judgment creditors have gained a route to recovery after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Drelle v Servis-Terminal

NLJ this week: Parenthood in waiting

Surrogacy is growing in popularity, but parents-to-be face a complex legal framework

NLJ this week: Judgment calls

Winning a judgment may be only the beginning of an expensive enforcement battle, writes Professor Dominic Regan in this week's NLJ

Error message

Competition

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Broadfield—David Brennand