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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
2 December 2013
High Court awards costs on indemnity basis for “hopeless” summary judgment application
In the case of Simmons & Simmons LLP v Charles Hickox [2013] EWHC 2141 (QB), the High Court has held that a defendant who applies for summary judgment on a point of law which he knows, or ought to have known, was not justified should pay the costs of the application on the indemnity basis.
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”!
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