Following the Criminal Finances Act 2017’s entry into force on 31 January 2018, the UK enforcement authorities added a new weapon to their arsenal in their fight against corruption.
The Act introduced a new investigatory...more
In a case brought before it by a professional gambler, on 25 October 2017 the Supreme Court cast the die for the second limb of the test for dishonesty, originally set out in R v. Ghosh [1982], to be overturned....more
In May earlier this year the High Court handed down a judgment which surprised many people. This judgment was that litigation privilege does not necessarily apply to documents and communications produced during the course of...more
The English High Court (the “High Court”) very recently handed down a highly controversial decision in a case between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd (ENRC). The decision could...more
Here we go again: The United States Supreme Court today decided to review two more intellectual property cases. That makes three IP cases so far for next Term (which begins this October), already equaling the number of IP...more
5/3/2016
/ Cheerleaders ,
Fashion Design ,
Laches ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v First Quality Baby Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Sports Apparel ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
Statute of Limitations ,
The Copyright Act
In late 2015, Theresa May, the UK Home Secretary introduced the Investigatory Powers Bill (the “Bill”). Mrs May stated that the Bill was introduced to ensure that surveillance laws are “modern, fit for purpose and can...more
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, anti-corruption campaigners Corruption Watch obtained and released details of what they dubbed a “widespread, secret and one-sided consultation” by the Department of Business,...more