Law Brief Update

Insurance Law: BAI (Run Off) Ltd v Durham & Ors (SC) 28/3/12

LBU Team — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:27:48 +0000

Employers’ liability insurance policies covering employers for disease contracted or injury sustained during the relevant insurance period covered cases where mesothelioma was caused, not only when the disease manifested itself. The negligent exposure of an employee to asbestos could be described as having a sufficient causal link with subsequently arising mesothelioma. Share this article:

Intellectual Property Law: Comic Enterprise Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp, Ch Div (Judge Birss QC), 22/3/12

LBU Team — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:19:38 +0000

T’s application to transfer a claim from the PCC to the High Court was granted. C was an SME which ran comedy venues and owned the trade mark THE GLEE CLUB. T produced the hit TV programme “Glee” and had registered a number of CTMs for GLEE. The court found that the claim was of [...]

Book recommendation: ‘I Have to Move My Car: Tales of Unpersuasive Advocates and Injudicious Judges’ by Lord Pannick

LBU Admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:14:17 +0000

“There are law books about constructive trusts, the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 and the rule in Foss v Harbottle. This is not one of them. David Pannick QC has always been much more interested in unpersuasive advocates and injudicious judges. In this collection of his fortnightly columns from The Times, David Pannick passes judgement [...]

Zoo Dolphin Deaths ‘Caused By Party Drugs’

LBU Team — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:04:21 +0000

Two dolphins, named Shadow and Chelmers, died at Connyland Zoo in Lipperswil, Switzerland last November. A toxicology report made available to Swiss media has shown that the heroin substitute, Buprenorphin, was present in the animal’s urine. A weekend rave party hosted by the zoo, which was attended by many, was held near the dolphins’ training pool. At first, cause [...]

Monday morning with Alex Williams’ cartoons, 14th May 2012

LBU Admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:03:41 +0000

This cartoon is by Alex Williams who draws the Queen’s Counsel cartoons for The Times and in numerous books including Lawyers Uncovered. He also does the cartoons for BabyBarista and has had two more excellent books published recently: 101 Ways to Leave the Law and 101 Uses for a Useless Banker. He offers almost all of [...]

Weekend video: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

LBU Admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:44:47 +0000

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Employment Law: Horwood v Lincoln County Council, EAT

LBU Team — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:16:35 +0000

When an employee unequivocally resigns on one date, with immediate effect, and her employer subsequently informs her that her resignation is to be taken as commencing on a later date, the effective date of termination (“EDT”) is the former date, i.e. the date that the employee resigns. The EAT observed that the EDT is not [...]

Intellectual Property Law: Merck Sharp Dohme Corp & Anr v Teva Pharma BV & Anr, Ch Div (Judge Birss QC), 15/3/12

LBU Team — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:13:41 +0000

M’s application was granted for an injunction restraining T from infringing its European patent pending trial. The patent for an anti-retroviral drug was due to expire in August 2013 and the SPC in November 2013. T had obtained a marketing authorisation for a generic form of the drug and refused to provide an undertaking not [...]

Book recommendation: ‘Theodore Boone: The Accused’ by John Grisham

LBU Admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:13:32 +0000

“Theodore Boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. He certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. But then his bike is vandalised, he’s attacked while doing his homework and, worst of all, framed for a robbery. When stolen computer equipment turns up in [...]

LA Slaps Speed Limit On ‘Bombing’ Skateboards

LBU Team — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:25 +0000

As the new “Bombing” hype gains popularity on the streets of California, authorities have been doing all they can to prevent impending disasters caused by this risky fad.. “Bombing” is the practice of darting downhill at high speeds, sometimes while weaving in and out of traffic. Now skateboarders have to abide a 25 kph limit [...]