The Treasury must face the full brunt of an Iranian bank’s multi-billion-pound damages claim after it was unlawfully shut out of the UK financial sector as international sanctions against Iran were implemented. The bank was
Legal action is almost always subject to strict time limits and failure to seek prompt professional advice can have catastrophic consequences. In one case, a woman’s hopes of challenging a €7.3 million debt claim against
Rivalry in business is in the public interest, but can go too far, as one pole dancing accessory company found out to its cost after an employee unwisely registered a tranche of Internet domain names
A company has succeeded in establishing that tax advice given to it by its lawyers in the wake of a Euros 1.5 billion corporate merger was inadequate. However, its claim for damages ultimately failed in
The apportionment of risk in international trade is a common source of dispute and, in one such case, the High Court has come to the aid of a shipping company which was left holding a
Contrary to what some may believe, the Internet is not a free-for-all and those who register web addresses which breach the rights of others are playing with fire. One businessman found that out to his
Widespread imitation of original fashion designs poses a perennial problem for the clothing industry. However, the High Court has come down hard on importers of a range of jeans which were ‘copied’ from a leading
The trans-European market in branded goods came under the spotlight as the Court of Appeal placed the emphasis on free trade and opened the way for a parallel importer of pharmaceuticals to buy up stocks
The public interest in incentivising research into new pharmaceuticals, and the rights of doctors and pharmacists to prescribe and dispense the cheapest available drugs, collided head-on in a High Court test case. Company A manufactured
Celebrities have never had a monopoly over the commercial use of their photographic images – but allowing a retailer to sell a T-shirt emblazoned with a pop star’s iconic photo would amount to deception of
