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)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
