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London Underground procurement challenge hits the buffers
A High Court judge has granted London Underground permission to enter into "distinctively prestigious" contracts with Siemens for the introduction of new London Underground trains despite an on-going challenge by...
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Professional Regulatory Bulletin – November 2018
Welcome to another of our professional regulatory case law updates. You have not heard from us since our update on the Bawa-Garba case in the late summer, but it's fair...
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High Court orders petitioner’s purchase of 50% shareholding in company in unfair prejudice petition
On conclusion of the trial of a petition under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (Goodchild (petitioner) v (1) Taylor (first respondent) & (2) Taylor Goodchild Limited (second respondent,...
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Aldi’s Christmas ad: do spoofs risk infringement of IP rights?
Many of you will have seen Aldi's new Christmas advert featuring Kevin the Carrot driving a bright orange truck through a snowy forest, past the homes of excited children waiting...
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Lego’s IP victories in China
In a further signal to foreign businesses operating in China that the Chinese courts are willing to take a tough stance on IP infringement, Lego has won another IP claim...
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Raychaudhuri v GMC and PSA [2018] EWCA Civ 2027
Court of Appeal confirms the Medical Practitioners Tribunal findings that a doctor had not acted dishonestly. 1. Why is this case important? Despite the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) concluding that...
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B v General Medical Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1497
This case reminds us that healthcare regulators in particular may often find themselves in control of "mixed data" documents, which contain sensitive personal data regarding both patients and the healthcare...
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General Medical Council v Shekhar Chandra [2018] EWCA Civ 1898
This case emphasises the importance of the overriding objective and confirms the test to be applied in restoring doctor's to the register. The Court of Appeal's judgement also provides a...
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Litigation privilege in SFO v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation
The effect of Andrews J's judgment had been to effectively reduce almost to vanishing point the protection afforded by litigation privilege in circumstances where an organisation undertakes an internal investigation...
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Private Client Issues – November 2018
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. Insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals. Doing...
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Peeking around the corporate veil
The recent decision of the Technology and Construction Court in Palmer Birch (A Partnership) v Lloyd & Anor [2018] EWHC 2316 (TCC) (24 September 2018) will make for interesting reading both for...
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Financial Sanctions – and drafting construction contracts
By resolutions of the UN Security Council, and by legislation in the EU, USA, UK and elsewhere, sanctions support foreign policy objectives and international law. Typically sanctions seek to address...
