The much criticised exclusion of computer programs from patent protection came under scrutiny as the inventor of a technique used to transmit virus-free documents around the world failed to convince the Court of Appeal that
High street retailers who claim that the charges they shoulder for accepting Visa card payments breach competition laws have suffered a serious blow to their case after a judge ruled out the majority of their
An international bank which claims to be owed more than $25 million by a Belgian diamond dealership, and is engaged in a worldwide hunt for assets to satisfy the debt, has won a High Court
The publishers of the iconic and ever popular ‘Ideal Home’ magazine clashed with the entirely unconnected operators of the equally well known ‘Ideal Home Show’ in a bitter trade mark dispute after both of them
The music industry would appear to be winning its long-running war against piracy after coming down hard on the operators of 21 websites who actively encouraged music lovers to download copies of hit songs in
In a telling reminder to amateur investors that they should seek legal advice straight away if they feel let down by their financial advisers, a woman who lost a chunk of her life savings in
In a case which has the potential to change the face of Internet advertising, the Court of Appeal has opened yet another chapter in the marathon struggle between Interflora and Marks and Spencer over the latter’s
Those who fund commercial litigation in the hope of profit should take note of a case in which financial supporters of a wholly unsuccessful claim to a stake in highly lucrative oil fields ended up
A fire at well-known nightclub The Sugar Hut – where television show ‘The Only Way is Essex’ (TOWIE) was subsequently filmed – led to a rash of High Court litigation and a million-pound-plus damages award
A British businessman has succeeded in overturning a £1.6 million asset freezing order after the High Court expressed ‘serious doubts’ that he could in any way be held responsible for a multi-million-pound international fraud. A
