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25 September 2015
Issue: 7669 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Copyright

Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd and another [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC), [2015] All ER (D) 77 (Sep)

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court awarded damages for admitted breach of copyright by the defendant in respect of use of photographs from the claimant’s website. The claimant was awarded damages under the user principle and additional damages pursuant to s 97(2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Further, the claimant claimed damages under Art 13(1) of Directive (EC) 2004/48 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (the Enforcement Directive).

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
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Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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