A judgment that generated a lot of column inches but had little practical effect was decided recently by the General Court of the European Union , when Skype (Skype Ultd) was denied the ability to register its name as a trade mark on the ground of its...
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have traditionally taken a very tough approach regarding time limits, and many cases arising out of HMRC's failure to accept what the taxpayer claimed was a 'reasonable excuse' for failing to lodge a return or tax election or to...
Timing stipulations in commercial contracts can be inflexible and failure to comply with them can be very costly indeed. In a recent case , a building company's failure to submit an interim application for payment on time has resulted in a considerable...
Although she had separated from her husband more than 20 years previously, a woman who died of a brain tumour in 2010 had not yet completed the settlement of the financial side of her divorce when she died. Since the separation, she had taken up with a man...
The welfare of children is always the principal concern of the court in care proceedings and the rights of their parents are of much lesser importance. In one case, a judge opened the way for adoption of a seriously ill baby boy after ruling that his...
In practice, most litigation never reaches court because a settlement is negotiated between the parties before the matter goes to trial. Changes to the regime that governs offers of settlement in legal disputes will affect anyone making or receiving an...
An intellectual property decision which surprised some when it was made in 2014 has been reversed by the Court of Appeal . It involved the importer and distributor of a branded pharmaceutical product which had an exclusive licence to use the product's...
With the benefit of expert advice, a flat dweller who stood her ground and refused to move out of her leasehold property to make way for redevelopment of the property has been awarded more than £270,000 in compensation after her home was compulsorily...
A recent case in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) gave guidance on the potential liabilities of consultants and contractors when a building project goes wrong and the owner of the building alleges that the consultant has failed to warn them. ...
The use of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) has become widespread since their introduction in April 2001. An LLP allows its members to have limited liability, which a ‘traditional’ partnership does not: in a traditional partnership, each...
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