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Pouring warm beer on your descriptive trade-mark

  • Stewart McKelvey
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2013

A series of Canadian beer cases shows the challenge of determining whether a trade-mark is too descriptive to be registered. Trade-marks cannot be

Anthony Phee v James Gordon and Niddry Castle Golf Club - an update

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2013

The golfers amongst you may remember the 2011 case of Anthony Phee v James Gordon and Niddry Castle Golf Club. By way of background, Mr Phee was

Sunnier days for the lawfulness of Al Fresco dining

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 24 2013

As restaurants and cafes look forward to maximising their business during some warmer weather, the High Court has considered the extent to which

Kavanagh and others v Crystal Palace FC (2000) Ltd and others

  • Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 12 2013

Following the announcement that Crystal Palace Football Club had gone into administration in January 2010, the club's administrator wanted to sell

Golf club's risk assessment below par

  • MacRoberts LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 4 2013

In November 2011 we reported on the case of a golfer injured by a ball hit by another golfer. The player and club found liable for the accident

When is an agent not an agent?

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 29 2013

In multi-party arrangements, the question of who the supplier(s) of a service is and who acts as an agent is fundamental for VAT purposes. The recent

Appeal court apportions more blame on golf club for golfer's eye injury

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 21 2013

In November 2011, we reported on a case in which a golfer lost his eye and was awarded £400k. Mr Phee, an inexperienced golfer, was struck by a golf

Agent can hold secret commission on constructive trust for principal

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 19 2013

Ramsay Mankarious facilitated, through Cedar Capital Partners, the acquisition of a hotel in Monte Carlo by a group of investors. What Mankarious did

Damages awarded for breach of Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1988 and Disability Discrimination Act 1995

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 8 2013

On St Valentine's Day, the Court of Appeal handed down their decision in the case of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v ZH and Liberty (1

Duty of care for fun day: outcome of retrial

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

Defendants liable for catastrophic claim arising out of "It's a Knockout" style games. Mr Justice Foskett emphasised that his decision did not