In a case which reveals that relative corporate minnows can succeed in upholding their intellectual property rights against much larger companies, the High Court has ruled that the giant Hollywood studio behind the hit television show ‘Glee’ infringed the trade mark of a long-established chain
Shops and other commercial premises targeted by campaign groups will be afforded greater protection in future after the Supreme Court upheld the aggravated trespass convictions of two men who invaded a cosmetics store that they believed took its supplies from Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.
In an extreme case of workplace tension between colleagues leading to prolonged litigation, the dismissed former head of a police force’s in-house diversity unit has suffered defeat in a marathon legal campaign to prove that he was the victim of racial discrimination. The man, who
Property developers whose plans are frequently thwarted by registration of land as a town or village green can take encouragement from a Supreme Court decision which significantly eases the path to rectification if such registrations are wrongly granted. Two plots of open land had been
HM Revenue and Customs have issued a notice withdrawing the extra-statutory concession relating to new student residences from 1 April 2015. The concession allows universities and other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to ignore vacation use of residences when determining whether or not the residence is
Under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, employers have a duty to consult with appropriate representatives of employees concerning forthcoming redundancies if 20 or more employees are to be dismissed at one establishment within a 90-day period. In May
Following an unusual High Court trade mark dispute, ‘Mr Wills’ – the top hat-wearing pheasant logo that helped make fashion label Jack Wills a household name – has pecked to death a confusingly similar pigeon which had featured on a rival retailer’s range of men’s
In the recent economic environment, many tenants will be seeking to vacate premises, reduce the size of their premises or renegotiate their leases, so times are tough for landlords. Furthermore, tenants who were good tenants or who seemed financially strong may now be a less
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A woman who was duped into ploughing more than £20,000 into fraudulent ‘land banking’ schemes has struck an important blow for consumer protection after the High Court upheld her right to her money back from a credit card company. The woman had been dishonestly persuaded
