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Due execution by company of real property documents (Mars Capital Finance Ltd v Hussain)

Due execution by company of real property documents (Mars Capital Finance Ltd v Hussain)

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Due execution by company of real property documents (Mars Capital Finance Ltd v Hussain)

Released unlawful means conspiracy claims struck out because of the terms of parties’ settlement agreement (Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij BV and others)

Released unlawful means conspiracy claims struck out because of the terms of parties’ settlement agreement (Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij BV and others)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Released unlawful means conspiracy claims struck out because of the terms of parties’ settlement agreement (Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij BV and others)

IP weekly highlights—16 September 2021

IP weekly highlights—16 September 2021

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Patenting AI-devised inventions—a look at the approach being taken in the UK and globally

Patenting AI-devised inventions—a look at the approach being taken in the UK and globally

The following IP news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Patenting AI-devised inventions—a look at the approach being taken in the UK and globally

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Tomlin orders

Tomlin orders

Tomlin ordersThis Practice Note considers Tomlin orders, which are often used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order comprises a consent order and a...

Introduction to passing off

Introduction to passing off

Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing ‘copycat’ products or...

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

Practice notes

Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Practice notes

The scope of photographic copyright—the Red Bus case

The Red Bus case or Temple Island Collections v New English Teas was decided in the, as it was then, Patents County Court (PCC) in January 2012 and...
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Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Performers’ rights and rights in performances

Protection for performersThis Practice Note summarises the rights known as performers’ rights which subsist in the UK under Part II of the Copyright,...
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19th May
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Q&As

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...
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19th May
Practice notes

Remedies for trade mark infringement

This Practice Note outlines the civil remedies available in the UK to the proprietor of a UK trade mark, a comparable trade mark (EU) or a comparable...
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19th May
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...
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19th May
Practice notes

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case management

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case managementIntroduction to the Intellectual Property Enterprise CourtThe Intellectual...
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Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 19th May
Practice notes

Patent assignment and licensing

Patent assignment and licensingThe Patents Act 1977 (PA 1977) treats patents and patent applications as personal property rights. Rights in...
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19th May
Practice notes

Image rights—protection, exploitation and taxation

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
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Produced in partnership with JJ Shaw of Lewis Silkin LLP, Alex Kelham of Lewis Silkin LLP and Rob Meredith CTA of PKF Francis Clark 19th May
Practice notes

Business and Property Courts

Business and Property CourtsCoronavirus (COVID-19)The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures...
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19th May
Practice notes

Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Moral rights

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Parallel imports

ScopeThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are genuine goods that are placed on the...
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Produced in partnership with Taylor Wessing LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Types of dispute resolution

This practice note provides an overview of the main types of dispute resolution that are an alternative to litigation. As well as covering the main...
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Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Registered and unregistered design right infringement

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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19th May
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Q&As

What guidance is available to prepare for no deal Brexit?

What guidance is available to prepare for no deal Brexit?As things stand, if the UK and EU fail to agree and ratify an international treaty setting...
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22nd Sep
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Brexit timeline

Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
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21st Sep
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Practice notes

Copyright, media and digital tracker

Copyright, media and digital trackerThis copyright, media and digital tracker Practice Note is intended to be used to track the progress of...
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21st Sep
Practice notes

Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
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17th Sep
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Q&As

What does Brexit mean for UK students in courses that require periods of study in another EU country?

What does Brexit mean for UK students in courses that require periods of study in another EU country?Until formal notice is given under Article 50 of...
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Produced in partnership with Shazia Akhtar of Gatehouse Chambers 17th Sep
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Practice notes

What does IP completion day mean for E-commerce?

What does IP completion day mean for E-commerce?The implementation period put in place to enable the UK to transition away from the EU’s laws and...
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16th Sep
Practice notes

What does IP completion day mean for TMT?

What does IP completion day mean for TMT?11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the implementation period put in place to enable the UK to...
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16th Sep
Practice notes

The effect of Brexit on UK competition law

The effect of Brexit on UK competition lawThis Practice Note considers what UK competition law will look like after the end of the Brexit transition...
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16th Sep
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Practice notes

Brexit—alternative UK trade models [Archived]

Brexit—alternative UK trade models [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.As of 31 January 2020 (exit day),...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 15th Sep
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Practice notes

What does IP completion day mean for contract breach and remedies?

What does IP completion day mean for contract breach and remedies?This Practice Note explains the implications of IP completion day in relation to...
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15th Sep
Practice notes

Brexit—implications for data protection

Brexit—implications for data protectionThis Practice Note discusses the impact of Brexit on the general processing of personal data under the General...
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14th Sep
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Q&As

What is the position on the interpretation of EU case law relating to EU Directives post IP completion day? In cases concerning retained EU-derived domestic legislation which implements an EU Directive, are UK courts and tribunals bound or permitted to have regard to EU case law on that Directive even though the Directive itself is not retained?

What is the position on the interpretation of EU case law relating to EU Directives post IP completion day? In cases concerning retained EU-derived...
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13th Sep
Practice notes

Rights in databases—training materials—practical scenario

Rights in databases—training materials—practical scenarioMeditech scenario on database right and database copyrightThis training scenario accompanies...
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13th Sep
Practice notes

Life sciences tracker—UK

Life sciences tracker—UKThis Practice Note is intended to be used to track the progress of UK legislative proposals, relevant cases and current...
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13th Sep
Practice notes

Brexit—cybersecurity

Brexit—cybersecurityThis Practice Note explores the effect of Brexit on UK cybersecurity with a particular focus on the network and information...
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13th Sep
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Practice notes

IP—new starter databases guide

IP—new starter databases guideThis new starter guide provides an introduction to database right law. It focuses on highlighting the basic principles...
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13th Sep
Practice notes

Life sciences tracker—EU

Life sciences tracker—EUThis Practice Note is intended to be used to track the progress of EU legislative proposals, relevant cases and current...
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9th Sep
Practice notes

Brexit implementation period—settlement [Archived]

Brexit implementation period—settlement [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers...
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8th Sep
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Precedents

Social media—training materials

Social media—training materialsIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time (referred to in UK law...
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8th Sep
Precedents

Online brand protection—training materials

Online brand protection—training materialsIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time (referred to...
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8th Sep

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Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a negligent breach of duty of care outside a statutory duty, see Practice Notes:•Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?•Negligence—when is the duty of care

Provisional sums

Provisional sums

Provisional sumsWhat are provisional sums?There is no precise standard definition of provisional sum but it is generally understood to refer to an amount inserted in a bill of quantities, or contract sum analysis, to cover certain items of work that cannot be accurately defined, detailed or valued

Nuisance—establishing a claim for private nuisance

Nuisance—establishing a claim for private nuisance

Nuisance—establishing a claim for private nuisancePrivate nuisance—what situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance normally involves interference with the claimant’s enjoyment of their land, usually by noise or smell or by the causing of actual physical damage to their property. In

Discharge by frustration

Discharge by frustration

Discharge by frustrationCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19) toolkit—Contracts•Coronavirus (COVID-19) and contractual obligations—checklisttogether with the Q&A (in the related content pod on the right hand side) for