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Bailey and Williams issued proceedings against Graham (of Dragons’ Den fame under the pseudonym “Levi Roots”) in relation to his creation and marketing of “Reggae Reggae Jerk/BBQ Sauce” for breach...
Rooney hits the winner as image right agreement ruled to be a restraint of trade – Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Rooney & Others, Court of Appeal
In 2003, as a 17-year-old, Wayne Rooney (R) entered into an image-rights representation agreement with Proactive Sports Management Ltd (P). Under the agreement, R’s image rights, which he had vested...
Estate agent’s failure to explain “sole agency” term meant it did not get commission for sale introduced by another agent – Great Estates Group v Digby, Court of Appeal
GEG was appointed by Digby as its “sole agent” for the sale of Digby’s property: During the sole agency period, Digby received an introduction for a purchaser through another agent, and Digby sold...
Danger of oral contracts reiterated – BVM Management v Roger Yeomans t/a The Great Hall of Mains, Court of Appeal
Oral contracts, where the parties do not sign a formal document, can exist. As with any contract, this is when the following four basic elements of a contract exist:
an offer;
acceptance of that...
Court of Appeal orders rectification of a contract where one party unfairly took advantage of another’s failure to appreciate the meaning of one of the terms – Daventry District Council v Daventry & District Housing, Court of Appeal
The two parties in this case had negotiated a contract which did not reflect the commercial agreement that had been reached in principle. The contract related to the purchase of council housing by Daventry...
Estate agents should make sure their agreements cover sale of shares by the vendor rather than just sale of the property or they will not get commission –Estafnous v London & Leeds Business Centres Ltd, Court of Appeal
Mr Estafnous (E) and London & Leeds Business Centres (L) had entered into an agreement by which L was to sell a property to a purchase that was introduced to L by E. Under the agreement, L was to pay...
Jumping the gun and terminating for late performance before the contractual procedure allows leads to wrongdoer becoming the victim – Gesner v Bombardier, Court of Appeal
Gesner contracted to buy an aeroplane from Bombardier. The contract provided that Gesner could invoke the termination clause if there was a 90 day period of non-excusable delay in delivery. The plane was...
Lack of specific consent amounted to game changer in targeted football fans sponsorship contract – Playup Interactive Entertainment v Givemefootball, High Court
Givemefootball hosted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s website and ran the PFA Fans Awards, whereby football fans vote for their favourite players. Playup ran an interactive gaming business...
WikiLeaks discovers confidentiality is important and sues Guardian for alleged breach
WikiLeaks is suing The Guardian for an alleged breach of confidentiality. The website that came to the fore when it published secrets discovered from the US government, is now calling a practice that blows...
Publisher entitled not to publish book due to privacy concerns – Amanda Smith v Headline Publishing, High Court
Under a contract for publication of memoirs, Amanda Smith gave a warranty that her work did not contain anything libellous or otherwise unlawful. She was paid in advance for the work. However, prior to...