In a case which illustrates the fearsome jurisdictional difficulties that so often arise in disputes involving companies with a global presence; the High Court has asserted its exclusive right to resolve a contractual disagreement
In a stern warning to web entrepreneurs that abusive registration of internet domain names with a view to profit will not be tolerated, a businessman brought down the wrath of car manufacturers, Jaguar Land
A financial services company that claims to have fallen victim to a $160 million fraud has defeated arguments that the Commercial Court should not entertain its claims for damages and restitution against the alleged
The Patents County Court was only formed in 2010, but has already become a victim of its success. Because of the great increase in workload of the court, it has been ‘rebranded’ as the
In a case which underlined that court deadlines are no trivial matter and a failure to meet them can have devastating consequences, ship owners came within a whisker of losing their right to pursue
In a case which vividly revealed the power of a famous name, Hollywood giant, Paramount Pictures Corporation, has succeeded in wresting the internet domain name, paramount.co.uk, from a British businessman who, through a broker,
Death-bed wills are fraught with problems and certainly legal advice, should be taken wherever possible. Recently, a death-bed will led to a family tearing itself apart in High Court proceedings over a £630,000 estate
In a powerful indication that the courts are prepared to take firm action to stamp out so called ‘cash for crash’ fraud, motor insurers have been granted permission to seek a jail term for
In an unusual departure from the ordinary rule that proceedings should not be brought against a company in liquidation, the High Court has permitted a former partner in a debt-laden law firm to seek
In a case which underlines that the risk of public confusion is very often the deciding factor in trade mark disputes, one of Britain’s only two private universities scored an early success in a
