Husband and wife petitioned for divorce in 2008. In January 2009, a statutory demand was served on the husband and a bankruptcy petition was presented in March 2009.

There have been conflicting decisions on whether a person may be made the subject of any income payments order (IPO).

On 25 February the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) published the agreed Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs for the new court.

The ECJ has ruled on a reference from the High Court, giving helpful clarification on what constitutes a communication to the public for the purposes of the Info Soc Directive.

The Information Commissioner has published updated guidance on the use of direct marketing, giving more direction on what constitutes valid consent.

On 2 October 2012, the Government published a Summary of Responses to its 27 March 2012 consultation on the possible changes to the income tax rules on the taxation of interest and interest-like returns and rules on the deduction of income tax at source which was discussed in our e-alert on 28 March 2012.

News has emerged from the US that the FDA has accepted, for the first time, a New Drug Application for a 'digital medicine'.

Under English law, the legal effect of breach of warranty is draconian, entitling the insurer to treat himself as discharged from all liability under the policy, irrespective of causation.

In the proceedings concerning provisional measures in the order of 5 December 2023 in the 10x Genomics v NanoString case (original order in German/ non-binding machine translation, English)...

A trade mark is not registered lightly. To be eligible for registration, a trade mark must not only have distinctive character, it must also not conflict with an earlier trade mark.

A trade mark provides the holder with benefits for use in commercial practices, as it can for example be used in advertisement. However, it is key to ensure that advertising meets...

The Benelux trade mark registration of Louboutin is shown above left. Pictures of the shoes offered by Van Haren are shown above right.

On 20 December 2023, the Munich UPC Local Division handed down a landmark decision on claim construction(UPC_CFI_292/2023: machine translation (EN) / German original), rejecting preliminary measures regarding the alleged infringement of European Patent EP 3 883 277.

The EU adopted the "CER" directive at the end of 2022, which is intended to contribute to the protection of critical digital infrastructure.

Solar power generation is an essential part of the energy transition. Such plants require large open spaces, which are becoming less and less available and less and less accepted.

The case law year started well for those interested in supplementary protection certificates ("SPCs") for patents and waivers thereof: on 23 January 2024...

On 1 July 2018 the split payment mechanism was introduced into the Polish VAT system as another measure against VAT fraud.

In Ryobi Tactics Pte Ltd v UES Holdings Pte Ltd and another and another matter [2019] SGHC 11, the Court considered whether a performance bond could extend to a contract or project other than the contract or project pursuant to which the performance bond was given.

The HC also found that there was no such implied term in fact.