Kitfit Swallow Group Ltd v Great Gizmos Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted November 26th, 2007 in law reports, stay of proceedings, trade descriptions by sally

Kitfit Swallow Group Ltd v. Great Gizmos Ltd

“Where English trade mark proceedings in which there was a counterclaim for revocation were running concurrently with proceedings commenced in the Office for the Harmonisation in the Internal Market there was no presumption that the English proceedings would be stayed.”

WLR Daily, 23rd November 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.


 

MPs call for tax reform rethink – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2007 in capital gains tax, news by sally

“The government should think again about its controversial plan to reform capital gains tax, a cross-party committee of MPs has urged.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Reforms fails abused children” – BBC news

Posted November 26th, 2007 in child abuse, news by sally

“Planned legislation to reform the care system fails to ensure abused children receive vital therapy, according to a child-protection agency.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

US-style lawsuits to fuel compensation culture – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 26th, 2007 in class actions, compensation, consumer protection, news, price fixing by sally

“Consumers will be entitled to automatic compensation payouts from retailers who fix high street prices under Government proposals to introduce US-style class-action lawsuits to Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Innocents fear DNA database errors – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 26th, 2007 in DNA, news, police by sally

“Thousands of people could be accused of a crime they did not commit as a result of errors in records on the national DNA database, it emerged last night.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Anti-terrorism officer faces inquiry into expenses claims – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2007 in expenses, news, police by sally

“Scotland Yard’s most senior anti-terrorism officer is facing questions about his expenses claims, it emerged yesterday. Assistant commissioner Andy Hayman has been asked to explain the bills, which insiders say are higher than for other officers of his rank.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Deportation battle for footballer who fled death threats from secret society – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2007 in asylum, deportation, news, Sierra Leone by sally

“Bangura, 19, escaped trafficking, witchcraft and threats to mutilate him in his home country of Sierra Leone to play professional football in the richest league in the world. Today, that dark past will come back to haunt him as his fight against a Home Office deportation order reaches its final stage.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Labour admits secret cash may be illegal – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in news, political parties by sally

“Labour is facing questions on whether a series of donations amounting to more than £380,000 breached the law by using intermediaries to shield the identity of a major donor.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Attorney-General set to scupper plans to make gay hate a crime – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in hate crime, incitement, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Government plans to criminalise the stirring up of hatred against gays and lesbians are in disarray because of a Cabinet split over the need for such a law.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judges’ details “posted on unencrypted discs” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, judiciary, news by sally

“An investigation into how personal information about the judiciary came to be sent by post began last night as further details emerged about lost discs containing taxpayers’ details.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Juries to be warned of rape victim “myth” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in juries, news, rape, victims by sally

“Ministers will outline plans this week to boost the rate of convictions in rape cases by countering myths that may sway juries in cases of sexual assault.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Vodafone faces court case in “bugging” row – The Observer

Posted November 26th, 2007 in interception, murder, news, telecommunications by sally

“Senior British managers of Vodafone are facing a private lawsuit from the family of a former employee who claim that he was murdered to stop him revealing a major phone-tapping scandal.”

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The Observer, 25th November 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Revealed: The “hard-sell” cosmetic surgery clinics – The Observer

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, cosmetic surgery, news by sally

“The country’s booming cosmetic surgery industry is under fire this weekend for using illegal advertisements and defying its own rules with ‘hard-sell’ tactics.’

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The Observer, 25th November 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Church suspends adulterous vicar – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in Church of England, clergy, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“The first vicar to appear before a new Church of England disciplinary tribunal has been suspended for four years for having an affair with a married woman.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Child abuse allegations over top policeman who quit – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in child abuse, judges, news, police by sally

“The chief constable who resigned amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and misuse of police equipment was also being investigated in connection with his force’s dismissal of child abuse claims against a judge, The Times can disclose.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Litvinenko’s widow goes to court to hunt assassin – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in extradition, human rights, murder, news, Russia by sally

“The widow of the poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko said yesterday that she had filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights to try to force Russia to find out who was behind his death.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenagers who boasted about killing young father get life – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Three teenagers were detained for life yesterday for the murder of a young father who was killed because he left his house to ask them to be quiet.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BBC faces fresh phone-in scandal – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in news by sally

“A catalogue of phone-in voting errors plagued a high profile BBC programme, understood to be Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, according to an independent enquiry released yesterday by the public broadcaster.”

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The TImes, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Careless data loss “should be an offence” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The top security chief in Whitehall is to carry out a comprehensive review of data protection across the Government within a matter of weeks after the child benefit records scandal.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Thousands hit by phone bill scams – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications by sally

“Sales tactics used by mobile phone companies are to be subjected to strict new rules amid widespread evidence that customers are being duped over deals, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk