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05 February 2020
Issue: 7873 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Contempt of court

Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd and others v Persons unknown entering or remaining without the consent of the claimant(s) on land at Little Plumpton as more particularly described in the claim form and shown edged red on the plan annexed to the claim form and others [2020] EWCA Civ 9, [2020] All ER (D) 105 (Jan)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, outlined the ways the terms of an injunction might be unclear which were relevant when deciding whether to grant an injunction and, if so, in what terms, and where an application was made to enforce compliance or punish breach of an injunction by seeking an order for committal. It further held that there was no principle which justified treating the conscientious motives of a protestor as a licence to flout court orders with impunity from imprisonment, but gave reasons for showing greater clemency to such acts than in dealing with other disobedience of the law.

Contract

Eurasia Sports Ltd v Tsai and others [2020] EWHC 81 (QB), [2020]

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Firm names partner as London office managing partner

Bellevue Law—Sally Hall

Bellevue Law—Sally Hall

Employment boutique strengthens data protection and privacy offering with senior consultant hire

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

Ken Fowlie, chairman of Stowe Family Law, reflects on more than 30 years in legal services after ‘falling into law’

NEWS
Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped
Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
Holiday lets may promise easy returns, but restrictive covenants can swiftly scupper plans. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Francis of Serle Court recounts how covenants limiting use to a ‘private dwelling house’ or ‘private residence’ have repeatedly defeated short-term letting schemes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans
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