In the High Court case of Ashworth and others v The Royal National Theatre the Claimants, a group of musicians, were unsuccessful in their application for an interim injunction to require the Defendant, The Royal National Theatre (RNT), to continue to engage them in the production of War Horse until the hearing of their claim […]

The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (Bapio) has this week been unsuccessful in its Judicial Review claim against the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the General Medical Council (GMC), the doctors’ regulatory body. Racial discrimination allegations sparked the Judicial Review claim, and began last Tuesday at the Royal Courts of Justice […]

The Law Society has issued formal guidance on making a “Sharia compliant” Will. This initiative by the Law Society has come under attack by campaigners for secularism, who accuse the Law Society of assisting discriminatory practices which deny women an equal share and excludes “illegitimate” children or unbelievers. The guidance was published earlier this month […]

A decision has been handed down from the Court of Appeal in the case of Game Station (Jervis v Pillar Denton). The decision granted landlords Land Securities, British Land, Hammerson and Intu the right to recover rent from administrators that operated a retail business as a going concern whilst a buyer was sought despite the […]

December is notoriously the quietest month for gym attendances with works drinks and parties taking precedence during the Festive and New Year period. With all the over indulgence, for many comes the January remorse. New Year’s resolutions are made with the best intentions of a ‘fresh start’ in 2014. Top of the list for many […]

The recent arrest of six men by the National Crime Agency over match fixing allegations has taken the football headlines from the back of the newspapers to the front pages. Ex-Premier League player Delroy Facey is the most notable of those alleged and his picture is being widely used in many press articles. So what […]

“The Asian build is not that of a footballer…it may well be Asian ingredients in food, or the nutrition they intake, [but it is] not ideal for  building up a physical frame” (the then Sheffield United manager Dave Basset, BBC TV 1995). The quote above sparked a report published in 1996 by Jas Bains and […]

In a previous blog, we looked at the case of Société des Produits Nestlé SA –v- Cadbury UK Ltd (2012), in which the High Court allowed Cadbury’s application to register as a trade mark the particular colour purple that has become associated with their brand. That decision has now been overturned by the Court of […]

In order to establish a claim in passing off, a Claimant requires to show they have the necessary goodwill or reputation, that there has been a misrepresentation to the public (which may or may not be intentional) which leads the public to believe that the goods or services offered are those of the Claimant and […]

We are seeing an increasing number of complaints being made against banks by customers who claim to have been mis-sold interest rate protection products, known as “Base Rate Swaps” or “Interest Rate Swaps”. What is an Interest Rate Swap? Interest Rate Swaps are Contracts that allow a customer to swap a variable interest rate loan […]

Historically, companies have often entered into liquidation far too quickly without considering the alternative methods available. One alternative to liquidation available to corporate entities is to propose a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to its creditors. A CVA is a written agreement dealing with the financial affairs of the company, which binds all the relevant parties […]

A recent judgment has reignited the debate about the extent to which a duty of ‘good faith’ should exist between contracting parties.  Historically, the law has only recognised an implied duty of good faith in limited circumstances – such as in the context of insurance, contracts of employment and where a fiduciary relationship exists (for […]