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ArticlePriority Entitlement In Europe: Best Practice Following Enlarged Board Of Appeal Decision G 1/22 + G 2/22The recent Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions G1/22 and G2/22 on priority entitlement provide a good opportunity to review this complex issue.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJ A Kemp
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ArticleRelief From Sanctions: Too Little Too LateApplications for relief from sanctions continue to trouble the courts, the latest judgment being given by the Court of Appeal in ELO Trustees Ltd v (1) Bonhams 1793 Ltd (2) HNW Lending Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 664.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGatehouse Chambers
ArticleReputation Update: Talk Isn't Cheep – £125,000 Damages For Libellous TweetEarlier this month, the Northern Irish High Court awarded former Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster, £125,000 in damages for a tweet made by TV presenter, Dr Christian Jessen.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSimkins
ArticleRetailer Sports Direct Has Lost Its Lengthy Legal Argument With The Financial Reporting Council About Documents Being Covered By PrivilegeNicola Sharp of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the case.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRahman Ravelli
ArticleRevised Rules Of Procedure Of The Boards Of Appeal To Come Into Force From 1 January 2020The EPO's Administrative Council approved amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) at its 160th meeting on 26 and 27 June 2019 (see here). United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJ A Kemp
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ArticleSet Off To Get Lift Off: Changes To The QOCS Regime Any amount above that is unenforceable, and cannot be set off against the amount of costs that the claimant receives.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGatehouse Chambers
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