header-logo header-logo

04 June 2009
Issue: 7372 / Categories: Legal News , Company
printer mail-detail

EBay avoid hammering

News in brief

EBay is not liable for the sale of counterfeit products on its UK website. In L’Oréal and others v eBay and others [2009] EWHC 1094 (Ch), L’Oréal claimed eBay was not doing enough to police its website and that the company should be jointly liable for the sale of counterfeits along with the sellers themselves. However, the court ruled that eBay had “no legal duty or obligation to prevent infringement of third parties’ registered trade marks”.
 

Issue: 7372 / Categories: Legal News , Company
printer mail-details

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
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
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
back-to-top-scroll