The Legal 500

THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (ECJ) IS IN THE midst of considering questions referred to it by the UK courts in three separate cases that should clarify the law regarding comparative advertising. This type of advertising, particularly when it identifies a competitor or a competitor’s goods or services by referring to a registered trade mark, is of particular concern to trade mark owners as their competitors normally seek to make unfavourable comparisons with their own goods or services, or to take advantage of being associated with the market leader’s brand.

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A 'premium for drinks' that is paid by the employer to comply with its obligation to put the appropriate drinks at the disposal of its employees is not subjected to social security contributions.

After years of uncertainty, in 2011 the Czech Republic finally passed an amendment to the Commercial Code explicitly allowing for the limitation of damages in agreements under Commercial Code between entrepreneurs and companies.

There are a number of aspects of the rules for tier 1 investors and entrepreneurs that are unclear or unnecessarily restrictive and we have been in extensive dialogue for many months now with the UKBA on a range of issues, both policy and technical.

1) minority shareholders rights and shareholders agreements, 2) S.A. taxation, 3) antitrust regulations, cartels and abuse of dominance, 4) state aid, 5) environment & industry, 6) spatial & urban planning, land uses, 7) personal data protection.

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If there is one part of the Localism Act 2011 about which local government lawyers have considerable concerns, it is the new standards regime.

Clive Sheldon QC

Legal Update No. 322