Cut Back Your Cypress Trees or Pay the Price!
In a stern warning to householders that they are under a legal duty to keep their garden trees and shrubs under control, a woman has been ordered to pay over £17,000 damages to neighbours
Anti-Smoking Charity Triumphs in Domain Name Dispute
A businessman who marketed electronic cigarettes using a website address formerly owned by a leading anti-smoking charity has been stripped of the domain name after Internet watchdog Nominet ruled that his use of it
Data Transfer Technique ‘Not Patentable’
The creator of a novel method of transferring data between computers, using email, has failed in an attempt to patent its invention after the High Court ruled that it fell foul of the exclusion
Interest Rate Swap Success: “Tear up the product”
Josiah Hincks’ Litigation Partner, Steven Mather, has had yet another success story in the fight for Justice against the Big Banks – by getting the bank to admit it mis-sold a complex financial product and
Discovery of Richard III’s Remains Triggers ‘Unseemly’ Court Battle
King Richard III is proving almost as controversial in death as he was in life after the High Court opened the way for his descendants to mount a judicial review challenge to controversial plans
Train Disaster Caused by Fleeting Moment of Inattention
In a ruling which underlines that the cause of disasters can often be nothing more complicated than a fleeting moment of inattention, motor insurers face having to pay more than £2 million compensation after
Patent Holder Pays High Price of not Paying Fees on Time
In a case which bitterly illustrates that the law can be harsh if statutory time limits are not met, a patent holder has forfeited the valuable protection that would otherwise have been afforded to a
Identity of Defendant ‘Deliberately Concealed’ in Odour Nuisance Case
In the context of an industrial odour nuisance claim, the High Court has found that a proposed defendant to the case was not entitled to assert a limitation defence on the basis that its
Generous Farm Hand Knew His Own Mind
In a ruling which drew a clear distinction between a relationship of love, affection and trust and one involving undue influence, the High Court has ruled that a ‘poor and ignorant’ farm hand knew
Tackling Online Piracy and Counterfeit Crime
Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger and City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard have announced that there is to be a new police unit dedicated to tackling online piracy and other forms of intellectual