Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc (Case C-482/09) – WLR Daily

Posted September 27th, 2011 in EC law, law reports, trade marks by sally

Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc

“Acquiescence, within the meaning of article 9(1) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC, was a concept of European Union law and the proprietor of an earlier trade mark could not be held to have acquiesced in the long and well-established honest use, of which he had long been aware, by a third party of a later trade mark which was identical with that of the proprietor if that proprietor was not in any position to oppose that use. Registration of the earlier trade mark in the member state concerned did not constitute a prerequisite for the running of the period of limitation in consequence of acquiescence prescribed in article 9(1).”

(Case C-482/09); [2011] WLR (D) 279

WLR Daily, 22nd September 2011

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Police right not to release anonymised sex offender statistics on teachers, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 27th, 2011 in anonymity, freedom of information, news, sexual offences, statistics, tribunals by sally

“Police did not have to disclose anonymised data about the number of teachers investigated and charged for sexual offences as the information could have been used to identify individuals, a Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2011

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Leveson inquiry to hear expert evidence – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in expert witnesses, inquiries, interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Two experts on banking and financial services law have been invited to make presentations to the Leveson inquiry as part of its bid to come up with a new model for press regulation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

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Moat inquest to examine taser use – The Independent

Posted September 27th, 2011 in inquests, news, police, weapons by sally

“A jury at the inquest of cornered killer Raoul Moat will consider whether police should have used unauthorised Taser weapons on the night, the coroner has said.”

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The Independent, 26th September 2011

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Dale Farm residents win further reprieve – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in enforcement notices, injunctions, local government, news, repossession, travellers by sally

“Judge extends injunction to stop evictions at illegal Travellers’ site, saying council enforcement notices lacked clarity.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

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Regulator warns of secret app charges and proposes industry guidance – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 27th, 2011 in consultations, consumer protection, news, telecommunications by sally

“Some makers of mobile phone apps are secretly charging phone users for services they never asked for, premium rate phone regulator PhonepayPlus (PPP) has said. It has proposed guidance that it hopes would prevent consumers being harmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2011

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Prison ‘slopping out’ case goes to high court – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in human rights, news, prisons by sally

“The Prison Service is fighting a legal case that could force the government to spend millions of pounds upgrading old jails.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

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Don’t throw the BAILII out with the bath water – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 27th, 2011 in judgments, law reports, news by sally

“The Guardian published an editorial today (26 September) arguing that court judgments should be opened up to the public. The editorial challenges the fact that BAILII, the charity which currently publishes most judgments online, is not searchable on Google.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2011

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Justice gap can be filled by the new Centre for Criminal Appeals – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“Case of Tony Stock highlights why processes to address miscarriages of justice are failing.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

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Lancashire teacher cleared of sex assaults on pupils – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2011 in news, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A teacher acquitted of sex assaults on pupils has spoken of his distress at living apart from his wife and baby for eight months because of the case.”

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BBC News, 26th September 2011

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Attorney General: cuts to legal aid will force people to represent themselves in court – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 27th, 2011 in legal aid, litigants in person, news by sally

“Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, is to raise concerns about cuts in legal aid with the Cabinet.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2011

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Man jailed for theft of manuscripts by Churchill, Joyce, Amis and Eliot – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in mental health, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A university graduate who stole £36,000 of manuscripts by famous figures including Sir Winston Churchill, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and TS Eliot has been jailed for 30 months.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

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