$55 Million Oil Tanker Hijacked and Bombed by Pirates
The owners of a $55 million oil tanker, who claim that she was attacked in the Gulf of Aden by a band of pirates who set off a bomb in her engine room, leaving her
Sotheby’s Cleared of Negligence in ‘Caravaggio Painting’ Row
A man who accused auction house Sotheby’s of negligently selling a painting which could have been by Italian baroque master Caravaggio for just £42,000 has had his hopes of multi-million-pound compensation dashed by the High
Car Rental Giants at War over ‘Confusing’ Logos
Giant car rental companies met head-to-head in court after both of them adopted a stylised lower case ‘e’ as their corporate logos. The High Court upheld trade mark infringement and passing off claims by one
Legal Aid Cuts Impact on Family Justice
In a case which highlighted the impact of legal aid cuts on the family justice system, a teenager who faced being cross-examined in court by a man accused of sexually abusing her will instead be
Assets Frozen in Alleged Brazilian Teak Forest Fraud
A company (company A) which specialises in ecologically friendly investments has won an asset freezing injunction against those it accuses of perpetrating a £2.2 million fraud relating to a 35 hectare plot of Brazilian teak
Iconic Ice Cream Van Design Rights Infringed
A family company which for over 50 years has led the field in the manufacture of ice cream vans has won the right to substantial compensation after convincing the High Court that a rival business
Company Counts $4 Million Cost of Disastrous Currency Swaps
A company which engaged in disastrous currency swaps with an investment bank is facing up to a bill for more than $4 million after the High Court ruled that it could not escape liability by
Controversial Employment Tribunal Fees Are Lawful
Controversial charges imposed on those who use Employment Tribunals (ETs) have been approved by the High Court – despite a trade union’s plea that they discriminate against the poor, weak and vulnerable, rendering their employment rights
Wheelchairs, Buses and Disability Discrimination
In a test case which helps to define the outer limits of disability discrimination, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a bus company was not obliged to have in place a policy requiring mothers
Copyright Judge’s Eye for Fashion Deployed
Copyright judges are, it seems, expected to have an eye for fashion as well as the finer points of intellectual property law. A ‘tribal’ print used in a high street retailer’s dress range came under