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ArticleCaveat Emptor For Sophisticated InvestorsSpringwell was an investment vehicle for a group of companies owned by the Polemis shipping family. United KingdomStrategyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
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ArticleAttorney General Backs Ban On Wearing Headscarves In The WorkplaceOn 31 May, Attorney General Kokott gave her opinion in a long-standing dispute which is headed to a final determination by the European Courts of Justice. European UnionEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleNestlé Loses KitKat AppealThe European Court of Justice today dismissed the appeal by Nestlé in its long-running battle with Cadbury over the shape of its KitKat chocolate bar.European UnionIntellectual PropertyJ A Kemp
ArticleUpdate From The EPO On Opposition Oral ProceedingsEarlier this year, the EPO announced a pilot scheme for Opposition Division Oral Proceedings via videoconference. European UnionIntellectual PropertyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
ArticleUK Signs Hague Judgments Convention 2019: A Further Step Toward Facilitating The International Enforcement Of English JudgmentsFollowing the government's announcement in November that the UK would join the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments...European UnionLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleLewis V Tindale: Uninsured Drivers On Private LandWas the Motor Insurers' Bureau ("the MIB") required to meet any judgment in the claimant's favour under the Road Traffic Act 1988? Soole J held not. Under the Uninsured Drivers Agreement 1999,European UnionTransportClyde & Co
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ArticleIntermediary LiabilityOnline intermediary liability has been debated in the courts since the internet came into being. GlobalMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher
ArticleData Privacy Concerns For Charities Using US-Based Social Media SitesA case being considered in the European Court of Justice regarding access to personal data has highlighted the need for charities to be cautious about uploading personal or confidential information on Facebook or other similar US social media sites.GlobalPrivacyWithers LLP
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ArticleFocus Antitrust - 20 March 2015The General Court has upheld the European Commission's decision prohibiting the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext, rejecting all the pleas put forward by Deutsche Börse. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleNot CriminalWe wrote a few weeks back about the criminal trial of three executives accused of fixing prices for water storage tanks that has been taking place in London.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawFieldfisher
ArticleHip Replacement Case May Have Wider Implications For Consumer Protection LawWriting for today's The Scotsman, BLM's Fiona McEwan examines the case of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and Another, which has already made Scottish legal history.United KingdomConsumer ProtectionBLM
ArticleGood Faith In FranchisingThe English law of contract is well known for not having a general duty of good faith and the approach to dealing with good faith situations in case law has been piecemeal...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawFieldfisher