Commercial Client

• ‘Family of Trade Marks’ Argument Prevents New Trade Mark Registration

  • Posted14 January 2013

  There have been many cases over the years which deal with ‘family names’ in trade marks – ‘easyJet’ having brought some of the more memorable ones. Recently, US banking...

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• Paid Holiday for Workers on Long-Term Sick Leave

  • Posted10 January 2013

  The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the entitlement to paid annual leave of a worker who is absent for a whole year owing to sickness does not depend on...

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• Court of Appeal Says Yes to Successive Freehold Applications

  • Posted9 January 2013

  Tenants wanting to acquire the freehold of their properties under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 may now be permitted to make more than one application, following...

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• Disclosure of Anonymised Data Does Not Require Consent

  • Posted7 January 2013

  The Data Protection Act 1998 is designed to protect the security of personal information, which is information that it is ‘reasonably likely’ could be used to identify individuals when matched...

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• Breach of Trade Mark – Improper Behaviour by Trade Mark Owner Not a Defence

  • Posted4 January 2013

  When a supplier sought to protect its trade mark against a company that was breaching its right to control the first sale of its products in Europe, the claim was...

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• Separate Issues Severable When Dispute Not Crystallised

  • Posted2 January 2013

  Construction disputes are common and the use of arbitration proceedings represents an attempt to make resolution of such disagreements easier. However, arguments about the legal right of the arbitrator to...

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