Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd v Vetplus Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 584, [2007] All ER (D) 221 (Jun)
Judges are unfairly singled out for being lenient and the sentencing system is “working as intended”, a senior judge insists.
European Commission v United Kingdom (Case C-127/05), [2007] All ER (D) 126 (Jun)
Trade mark owners will find it more difficult to protect their brands from competitors’ comparative adverts following a Court of Appeal ruling, commercial firm Wedlake Bell is warning.
Wood v Rost [2007] All ER (D) 198 (Jun)
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R v Harries [2007] All ER (D) 48 (Jun)
ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v TTE Training Ltd [2007] All ER (D) 115 (Jun)
Alec Samuels questions whether the new offence of death by careless driving will improve safety and justice on the roads
In brief
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace
Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team
Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall
Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role
Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei
Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
