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R (on the application of Toraane and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 23 – UKSC Blog
The public sector equality duty (“PSED”) imposed by section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 is a procedural obligation that requires public bodies to have due regard to the equality needs listed in that section when exercising their functions. This
Money, Bills & Who Pays The Mortgage After Separation?
In Australia, family law dictates some important timelines to be aware of. If you have been in a de facto relationship, you have two years from the date of separation to finalize your financial settlement (also known as a property
R (on the application of Maguire) v His Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde and another [2023] UKSC 20 – UKSC Blog
This appeal is concerned with the conduct of an request into the death of Ms Jacqueline Maguire (“Jackie”) who died in hospital on 22 February 2017, and the impact upon this of article 2 of the European Convention on Human
A Lidl Decision with big Implications – UK High Court Finds that Tesco’s Clubcard Logo Infringes Lidl’s logo – IP Law Watch
In a recent decision, the High Court of England and Wales has found that Tesco’s use of the yellow and blue Tesco Clubcard logos (reproduced below) infringed Lidl’s trade marks (see the relevant Lidl marks below) and also gave rise
Designs law reform – IPwars.com
IP Australia has published 3 consultation papers on proposed reforms to registered designs law:
- Public consultation of Protection for Virtual Designs
- Public consultation on Protection for Partial Designs; and
- Public consultation on Protection for Incremental Improvements of Designs
There are
This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 5th June 2023 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Wednesday 7th june the Court will hand-down judgment in London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18. Section 43(5) and (6)(a) of
Some talks (not me) – IPwars.com
Coming to the end of the year, there are events on reforming patent litigation practices and domain name disputes in review.
Patent litigation practice
Calling it “A very IPRIA Christmas”, IP Australia and IPRIA are hosting on December 7th at
Damages when the software vendor doesn’t deliver – IPwars.com
The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld the decision to award damages for a defective computer system as the cost of replacement and also included a component for an employee’s time spent working on solutions for the problems.
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It must be Christmas – there’s a copyright issues paper – IPwars.com
The Attorney-General has released a Copyright Enforcement Review: Issues Paper.
The Issues Paper begins with a welcome recognition that copyright plays an important role in “Australia’s creative ecosystem and broader economy”:
Copyright infringement may harm Australia’s creative ecosystem and broader
Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – UKSCBlog
In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2023] UKSC 12, which was handed down on