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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
18 November 2013
Court of Appeal disallow Inheritance Act claim brought outside limitation period
In the case of Berger and Berger [2013] EWCA Civ 1305, the Court of Appeal has refused permission for a surviving spouse to make a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 nearly six and a half years after a grant of probate was issued
6 November 2013
High Court finds contract to have been formed in two different jurisdictions
In the case of Conductive Inkjet Technology Ltd v Uni-Pixel Displays Inc [2013] EWHC 2968 (Ch), the High Court has found that, for the purposes of establishing whether the English court has jurisdiction, a contract was formed in two different jurisdictions.
29 October 2013
Another victory for the banks in interest rate swap misselling claims
In a recent blog, Interest rate swaps: Potential Causes of Action in Misselling Claims, we detailed the recent case of Green v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (commonly referred to as the Green and Rowley case), a case involving Mr Rowley, a hotelier and property developer, and his business partner Mr Green, a residential lettings agent, and their claim against RBS for an interest rate swap agreement which was sold to them in 2005.
28 October 2013
Trademarks in the bakery: let the batter begin!
We have become a nation obsessed by cake. Cake is not, as we once thought, a treat reserved for birthdays and special occasions. You can barely order a cup of coffee without having your arm twisted into buying some form of patisserie. Cupcake stores, tea houses and dare I say it ‘bakers’ are popping up on high streets everywhere and you only need to switch on the television to see Mary Berry and her grumpy sidekick talking about “soggy bottoms” and “even crumb texture”. Don’t let me get started on “buttery biscuit bases”!
16 October 2013
High Court allows extension of limitation period in libel claim for “reasonable” delay
In the case of Raymond Russell Bewry v (1) Reed Elsevier UK Ltd (t/a LexisNexis) (2) Reed Business Information Ltd (t/a Community Care Inform) (2013) the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice allowed an extension of the time limit to bring a claim for libel under section 32 of the Limitation Act 1980.
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