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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7656

12 June 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Skype Ultd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-184/13, [2015] All ER (D) 29 (May)

Or at least the so-called “illegality defence” will not protect rogue directors, explains Richard Highley

Littlewoods Retail Ltd and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWCA Civ 515, [2015] All ER (D) 225 (May)

Can the UK force its modern-day “colonies” to introduce registers of beneficial ownership, asks James Brockhurst

Could conservation wishes change property law, asks Brie Stevens-Hoare QC

Minder Music Ltd and another v Sharples [2015] EWHC 1454 (IPEC), [2015] All ER (D) 05 (Jun)

There is much in the coming parliamentary programme to trouble civil liberties-minded lawyers, says Jon Robins

Hester Jewitt considers the impact of the election on employment law

Warner-Lambert Company, LLC v Actavis Group PTC EHF and others [2015] EWCA Civ 556, [2015] All ER (D) 231 (May)

OPO (A Child by BHM his litigation friend) v MLA and another [2014] EWHC 2468 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 23 (Jun)

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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
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
From cat fouling to Part 36 brinkmanship, the latest 'Civil way' round-up is a reminder that procedural skirmishes can have sharp teeth. NLJ columnist Stephen Gold ranges across recent decisions with his customary wit
Digital loot may feel like property, but civil law is not always convinced. In NLJ this week, Paul Schwartfeger of 36 Stone and Nadia Latti of CMS examine fraud involving platform-controlled digital assets, from ‘account takeover and asset stripping’ to ‘value laundering’
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