Data has become the most valuable commodity of the digital era. In Europe, the value of the data commodity is thought to be around the €50 billion mark and projections suggest that this figure could rise to €111 billion by 2020. With such…
The media has reported this week that Martin Lewis, founder and chair of Money Saving Expert, has issued High Court proceedings against Facebook, in order to bring a claim for defamation. Mr Lewis’ online blog reports that his claim is based…
A brand or mark can help a business separate itself from the crowd. Globally distinctive brand marks such as the Apple logo or Coca-Cola sign are instantly recognisable to consumers. These brand marks distinguish corporations and products that customers trust and…
It was recently reported that rock band, Radiohead, were in the process of bringing an action against singer, Lana Del Ray, for copyright infringement of their song Creep. The apparent claim was that her song Get Free is allegedly sufficiently…
Dominic Green and Tom Wilkin discuss the Court of Appeal’s decision on challenging the validity of a trade mark in Caspian Pizza v Shah,[1] in which RadcliffesLeBrasseur acted for the defendants. The Court of Appeal has clarified that a mark holder…
On 25 May 2016 the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) comes into force and will be directly applicable in all EU member states from 25 May 2018. What does this mean for employers? The GDPR will update UK data protection law,…
Sharing information through social media is now a daily activity for many. Networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter provide readily available forums through which opinion can easily be promulgated. Through the simple click of a button, a photo can…
Alfrank Designs Limited v Exclusive (UK) Limited and another [2015] EWHC 1372 (IPEC) is a leading case in which the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court awarded damages in respect of the infringement of its unregistered EU and UK design rights. Both the…
Changes to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) have removed the statutory cap on fines for many offences, including those under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). This has resulted in magistrates’ courts acquiring new…
As of January 2014, the Defamation Act 2013 introduced a “serious harm” threshold for defamation claims. As set out in section 1(1)a statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the…
