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9 Stone Buildings | United Kingdom | 2 Dec 2020
On 27 November 2020, Rose, Lewison, and Stuart-Smith LJJ handed down their Unanimous judgment dismissing Mr Sanjiv Varma’s appea…
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Anthony Gold | United Kingdom | 14 Feb 2020
If an individual is in breach of a court order, for example to pay the other party a sum of money, the court has discretion to refuse to hear them by…
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Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 6 Feb 2020
Applications in the civil courts for contempt of court are becoming more regular and we have previously written blogs on this topic: It's only a…
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Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 28 Nov 2019
The Courts are cracking down on those who fail to abide by, or act in complete disregard of, court orders and procedures. Individuals and companies…
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RPC | Hong Kong | 12 Nov 2019
Mathnasium Center Licensing, LLC v Chang is another recent example of the courts sentencing makers of false statements of truth to a period of…
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James & Wells | New Zealand | 30 Aug 2019
The Contempt of Court Bill 2018 (“Contempt Bill”) passed its third reading in the House on 20 August 2019 and is at the time of writing awaiting…
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Odin Feldman & Pittleman PC | USA | 21 May 2019
Courts possess inherent authority to regulate conduct in their courtrooms and to enforce their orders. All litigants who are unsuccessful in civil…
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RPC | United Kingdom | 15 Apr 2019
A fraudster may hatch a plan to hide their prize asset (the golden egg) when they learn that court proceedings are likely to be started by their…
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RNA Technology and IP Attorneys | India | 21 Jan 2019
The Delhi High Court vide order dated 12th December, 2018 sentenced the Director of a company to fifteen days civil imprisonment for non-compliance…
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Brodies LLP | United Kingdom | 20 Dec 2018
Intellectual property (IP) assets, whether in the forms of patents, designs, trade marks, copyright or trade secrets are very valuable assets. It is…