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Law Commission Consultation : Taxi licensing reform.
19 May 2012
The Law Commission has published its consultation on taxi and private hire licensing. The proposals if implemented in full could lead to a radical change in the taxi business and would seriously effect many black cab owners and the value of their cabs if the restriction on the number of licenses is granted. ... Read more
Defamation Bill.Reforms to Libel laws introduced.
17 May 2012
Major reforms to Defamation laws were unveiled in the Queens speech. The purpose to attempt to reduce the number of claims, stop the supposed practice of Libel tourism and protect the scientific community and website operators and adapt to the new Internet age.... Read more
Internet Libel:Hyperlinks
15 May 2012
McGrath & Anor v Dawkins & Ors (Rev 1) [2012] EWHC B3 (QB).A website owner can be held liable for hyperlinks to another site which hosts defamatory material. ... Read more
Dispute resolution: No Legal advice privilege for claims consultants.
14 May 2012
Walter Lilly & Company Ltd v Mackay & Anor [2012] EWHC 649 (TCC).Anybody instructing Claims consultants need to be very aware that communications between them are unlikely to be privileged from disclosure unless created in anticipation of proposed litigation. ... Read more
Solicitors Negligence. Refusal to mediate.
04 May 2012
We wrote previously as to the claim Mason & Ors v Mills & Reeve. An interesting further aspect was the Court of Appeals view on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and whether or not it was unreasonable of one party to refuse to engage in it. ... Read more
Solicitors Negligence
03 May 2012
Mason & Ors v Mills & Reeve (A Firm) [2012] EWCA Civ 498 the Claimants lost a considerable part of their inheritance because their father died during heart surgery, just two weeks after selling his business for £3.5 million. ... Read more
IT and IP disputes
26 April 2012
The Beatles Apple Corp has won a case in the European Court of Justice. A wheelchair company had used the word Beatle to promote its electric wheel chair. Apple Corp opposed the community trademark application to use the word Beatle... Read more
Creating a contract by accident.
24 April 2012
The recent Court of Appeal case of Golden Ocean Group Limited v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd and another [2012] EWCA Civ 265 shows how easy it is to be bound by your email communications.... Read more
Beware the loss of your pension pot.
17 April 2012
In the recent case of Raithatha v. Williamson [2012] EWHC 909 (Ch) the single most valuable asset held by the bankrupt was a pension consisting of cash totalling almost £1 million and was vulnerable to creditors.... Read more
Copyright infringement
15 April 2012
Temple Island Collections Ltd v New English Teas Ltd & Anor [2012] EWPCC 1 a recent case as to copyright infringement involved the Claimant’s photograph of a red London bus.... Read more
Failing to amend an online article.
12 April 2012
Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11. If the Supreme court doesn't hear the appeal then it will mean that that organisations will have to take great care to ensure that articles are amended or withdrawn and will have to be subject to constant review. ... Read more
Tenancy Deposit Scheme changes.
10 April 2012
Changes to the Tenancy deposit scheme came into effect on the 6 April 2012. Any deposit must be protected and the Prescribed Information provided to the tenant within 30 days of receipt.... Read more
Obtaining copy documents from the court file by a non party.
02 April 2012
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 397 (Ch). A non party to a case can obtain without the courts permission a copy of a statement of case or judgment or order made in public.... Read more
Twitter Libel
31 March 2012
Cairns v Modi [2012] EWHC 756 (QB) (26 March 2012) is the first Twitter libel trial to come before the Courts. It involved the New Zealand Cricketer, Chris Cairns and the Defendant who was the Chairman of the Indian Premier League.... Read more
