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The UK government has made a dramatic U-turn on proposed measures to tackle Internet pirates who illegally download films and music from the net. In an amendment to the Digital Britain report, the government...
High Court rules on reasonableness of exclusion clauses – Lobster Group v Heidelberg, High Court
The High Court has ruled on the reasonableness of exclusion clauses included in various agreements relating to the hire of a printing press. Lobster Group originally entered into a contract with Heidelberg...
English law contract must be construed in accordance with English law despite being in US form – Seadrill Management Services v OAO Gazprom, High Court
The High Court has ruled that where a contract is expressed to be governed by English law, the contract must be construed in accordance with English law principles of contract construction despite the...
Court of Appeal backs racecourses’ joint venture to distribute media rights – Bookmakers’ Afternoon Greyhound Services v Amalgamated Racing, Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has backed a ruling by the High Court that the creation of a second distributor in the market for racecourse media rights did not have an anti-competitive object or effect. The case...
OFT seeks wider powers to ban directors who fail to prevent competition law breaches
The Office of Fair Trading has commenced a consultation on proposed changes to its guidelines which would allow it to ban directors who ‘ought to have known’ about and acted to prevent anti-competitive...
CFI says ‘fennel’ and ‘fenjal’ marks dissimilar visually and phonetically and so not likely to cause confusion
Crisgo applied to register ‘Fennel’ for various cosmetics goods. The owner of the ‘Fenjal’ toiletries range, Grether AG opposed the application claiming that there would be a likelihood of confusion...