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Area of Law: Intellectual Property
Stephanie Wickenden and Stefano Braschi acted for easyGroup against the band Easy Life that was using imagery redolent of the airline. The band undertook to change its name. The case was widely reported in the popular press.
Read MoreArea of Law: Property
The High Court (Richards J) has handed down its second judgment in Prescott Place Freeholders Limited v Batin & Donovan [2023] EWHC 1445 (Ch), in which Michael Walsh acted for the successful Claimants. This judgment deals with the consequential matters arising from the findings of fact at trial (see [2023] EHWC 435) (the “Trial Judgment”).
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Thomas Elias acted for the claimants in this cross-jurisdictional trade mark dispute arising in the context of a sale of shares in one of the defendant companies. At an interim hearing, the claimants resisted applications for a stay and for security for costs, and obtained an unless order against the defendants.
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Mr Justice Richards' judgment in Prescott Place Freeholders Limited & Others v Batin & Donovan [2023] EHWC 435 is essential reading for those interested in tenants’ rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. Michael Walsh acted for the successful Claimants.
Read MoreArea of Law: Civil Fraud
The Singapore International Commercial Court (International Judge Bergin) has today handed down judgment following the trial of the dispute between Bidzina Ivanishvili and other plaintiffs and Credit Suisse Trust Limited. The claim stemmed from the long-running fraud committed by Patrice Lescaudron, an employee of Credit Suisse Bank in Geneva.
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Justin Higgo KC acted for the successful Claimant in Trafalgar Multi Asset Trading Company Ltd v Hadley & Ors [2023] EWHC 1184 (Ch), both in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
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In Healey v Fraine & Others [2023] EWCA Civ 549, the Court of Appeal has decided that Parliament did not intend to change the law of adverse possession in the Land Registration Act 2002 so that occupiers of land could be in possession with the consent of the owner and also be in adverse possession at the same time for the purposes of paragraph 5 of schedule 6 of the Act. The Court decided that the meaning of adverse possession had not changed.
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The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on Tuesday 25th April 2023 in Floreat Investment Management Limited v Churchill & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 440, in which it reversed a finding of dishonesty made at first instance and entered judgment in favour of the appellants. The decision also provides useful guidance as to the appropriate content and structure of trial closing submissions.
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The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on Wednesday, 19th April 2023, in Hunt v Ubhi [2023] EWCA Civ 417 in which it reiterated that the default rule is that applicants for freezing orders, including office holders, must provide unlimited cross undertakings in damages and that a departure from the default rule must be justified.
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