ArticleNew UK Competition Watchdog Sets Its Sights On CartelsThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently released its Annual Plan for 2015/2016. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleFirst UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement Approved By The English CourtsOn 30 November 2015, the English Court approved the first Deferred Prosecution Agreement ("DPA") in the UK between the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") and Standard Bank ("SB"). United KingdomCriminal LawA&O Shearman
ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Non-Compete Covenant, Overruling Court Of Appeal's Restrictive Approach To SeveranceThis morning the Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Tillman v Egon Zehnder.United KingdomEmployment and HRHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleMoney For Old Rope?The question of whether owners of land can claim compensation where high voltage power lines cross their land seems to be something that is being asked more and more, especially in the current climateUnited KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesGilson Gray
ArticleBanking Litigation Yearbook And Broader Disputes Yearbook For 2023As the end of another eventful year approaches, our Banking Litigation Yearbook looks back at what 2023 delivered from the perspective of in-house lawyers at financial institutions.United KingdomFinance and BankingHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleX Factor, Animal Sanctuaries And The Angel Of The North – Who Said The Law Of Involuntary Bailment Is Dull?The factual background to this case is perhaps one of the more unusual and bizarre in the normally somewhat dry area of repossession and involuntary bailment. United KingdomFinance and BankingRWK Goodman
ArticleChristopher Cowles Featured In Life Sciences IP ReviewChristopher Cowles was featured in the Life Sciences IP Review article "Amgen v Sanofi: Scotus Grapples with Enablement." The article discusses the recent, highly anticipated US Supreme Court...United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesWithers LLP
ArticleChanges to negligence lawsThe Compensation Act 2006, which became law at the end of July, includes two provisions intended to address concerns about "compensation culture." United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleAttempt To Put Asset Beyond The Reach Of Trustees In Bankruptcy FailsTrustees in bankruptcy issued an application for a declaration that a property owned by a company (the Property) was in fact owned by the bankrupt.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringTaylor Wessing
ArticleMerinson v Yukos International: Brussels Regulation And Jurisdiction AgreementsCourt of Appeal decides the test under the recast Brussels Regulation for a jurisdiction agreement entered into after a dispute has arisen.United KingdomInsuranceClyde & Co
Article2016 In Review - Case Law From The UK Courts & EPO Boards Of Appeal - Tuesday 31 January 2017In this webinar, partners Avi Freeman and Jon Markham reviewed the important cases from the UK courts and the EPO Boards of Appeal in 2016.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyBeck Greener
ArticleAlternative Means Of Service Can Only Work Following An Earlier Attempt Of ServiceThe UPC Court of Appeal confirmed that a real attempt to serve a Statement of Claim under Rule 274.1(a) must be made before alternative methods are permitted, rejecting NEC Corporation's argument to bypass this based on national court precedents.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyMarks & Clerk
ArticleCross Border Challenges – Our Second VC SeminarAfter a highly successful first step into the world of VC seminars, on the 11th November Haseltine Lake Kempner hosted our second seminar on European IP United KingdomIntellectual PropertyHLK
ArticleIs Plastic Equivalent To Metal? The Doctrine Of Equivalents At The UPCA recent order from the UPC gives further insight into how the UPC will apply the doctrine of equivalents. In Washtower v BEGA (UPC_CFI_479/2025)...United KingdomIntellectual PropertyBoult Wade Tennant LLP
ArticleSamsung Clears First Hurdle Against AppleIn the first ruling from the District Court in the Apple-Samsung smartphone patent infringement case, following the remitting of the case to the District Court by the Federal Circuit to reassess the damages...United KingdomIntellectual PropertyDehns
ArticleUPC CoA: English Please! Court Of Appeal Suggests Change Of Language Of ProceedingsThe Court of Appeal requested that the parties in the Hybridgenerator v HGSytems/ Infotech case (UPC_COA_233/2025) consent to a change of language from Danish to English. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyMarks & Clerk
ArticleApplications Determined In The NOx Emissions Group Litigation (Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group AG And Others)Dispute Resolution analysis: The Managing Judges of the large GLO NOx emissions litigation have dismissed applications seeking the protection of documents used in open Court...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGatehouse Chambers
PodcastCommercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 13: General Update (Podcast)This episode is hosted by Anna Pertoldi, a partner in our litigation team, who is joined by Maura McIntosh, a professional support consultant, and Philip Lis, a senior associate.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleDamages-Based Agreements (DBAs): Promising Proposals For ReformA proposed redrafted version of the regulations governing DBAs was presented yesterday at a conference at The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP