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Force India entered into a Formula One (F1) agreement for the development of a new F1 car with Aerolab. Aerolab created confidential computer-aided design (CAD) files under that agreement, and all intellectual...
Football fixture list commercial arm loses out to bookmakers as fixture lists not protected by copyright or database right despite significant skill and labour – Football Dataco v Yahoo!, European Court of Justice
It has been the case for a few years under European Union law that there is no database right protection in compiling sports fixture lists as the investment involved in the data is in the creation of it...
High Court considers misrepresentation claim and entire agreement clause – (1) Bikam Ood (2) Central Investment Group SA V Adria Cable SARL, High Court
Under a share purchase agreement, Bikam Ood and Central Investment Group (B) agreed to sell 68.5% of the shares in a Bulgarian satellite broadcasting company to Adria Cable (A). The price of the shares...
High Court gives some comfort on exclusion of implied terms under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and gives international contract exceptions a wide interpretation – Air Transworld Ltd v Bombardier Inc, High Court
It is common in contracts for the sale of goods for sellers to include a clause that excludes conditions implied into the contract by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SGA). The SGA implies conditions in relation...
Publican successful in decoder card appeal – Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd, High Court
Following the decision of the European Court of Justice, the High Court has allowed an appeal by a publican against her conviction under section 297(1) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. Section...
Nominet maintains conclusive right to determine whether .co.uk domain names have been registered abusively – Toth v Emirates, High Court
Where a brand owner believes that a domain name similar to its own brand has been registered abusively, it may apply to Nominet’s dispute resolution procedure to have the domain name transferred to it....
High Court wouldn’t infer fixed exchange rate for international contract that mixed pounds and euros – Procter & Gamble v Svenska, High Court
P&G supplied products to S. The contract provided for prices stipulated in euros, with payment to be made in pounds. There was no mention in the contract itself of any particular exchange rate. However,...
The Pirate Bay going the same way as Newzbin – Dramatico Entertainment Ltd and others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and others, High Court
Following the recent ruling in favour the British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) that Internet service providers (ISPs) must block access to Newzbin2, a website that offers users a search engine and download...
Media given more freedom in reporting on MP’s rugby playing son – Jonathan Spelman (a child by his litigation friends Mark Spelman and Caroline Spelman) v Express Newspapers, High Court
The 17-year-old son (JS) of Caroline Spelman MP, a cabinet minister, played rugby for England Under 16s. He had been the subject of an interim injunction to prevent the disclosure of private information...
High Court issues ruling over ban on sale of foreign decoder cards – Football Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure and others, High Court
The High Court has given its ruling in relation to the use of foreign decoder cards in pubs following the guidance issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Three test cases were brought by the Football...