“Peers will vote later today on whether to ratify the Lisbon treaty – its final parliamentary hurdle – after it was rejected in an Irish referendum last week.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
O2 Holdings Ltd and another v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (Case C-533/06); [2008] WLR (D) 193
“A registered trade mark proprietor (“proprietor”) could not rely on his trade mark rights to prevent the use of a sign similar or identical to his mark in a comparative advertisement if all the requirements for comparative advertising set out in Council Directive 84/450/EEC on comparative advertising, as amended, were satisfied, and, in particular, the use was not likely to give rise to confusion on the part of the public.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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O2 Holdings Ltd and Another v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The proprietor of a trademark was not entitled to prevent the use by a competitor of a sign identical or similar to his mark in a comparative advertisement, provided, inter alia, that there was no risk of confusion on the part of the public between the proprietor and the competitor or between their respective goods or services.”
The Times, 17th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Ireland has voted No to the Lisbon Treaty, plunging the European Union into a new crisis.”
The Times, 13th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Day v Haine and another [2008] EWCA Civ 626; [2008] WLR (D) 188
“Where a company had failed to comply with its statutory obligation to consult its workforce before going into liquidation and subsequently protective awards were made by an employment tribunal, the obligation had arisen before the liquidation and the protective awards were therefore contingent debts of the company within rr 12.3 and 13.12 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 and provable in the liquidation. Moreover, the failure to consult concerning collective redundancies also infringed European law which the United Kingdom was under a duty to implement and to ensure that the penalty for infringement would be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.”
WLR Daily, 12th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The House of Lords has voted against holding a referendum on the EU Treaty – a day before the Irish Republic’s national ballot on the agreement.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The culture secretary, Andy Burnham, said today that the British government would not accept the European Union directive allowing product placement on UK television.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British employers will retain the right to ask employees to work more than 48 hours a week following EU talks in Luxembourg earlier today. ”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Romantiek Transport BVBA and Others v Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
Court of Appeal
“A Belgian road haulier’s licence empowered a licensed haulier to engage in temporary road haulage in the United Kingdom but any full-time operation in the UK was illegal without a current licence granted by the UK licensing authority.”
The Times, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Imitating a consumer to promote your business will become a criminal offence from Monday. New laws banning unfair commercial practices will outlaw any practice that fails to make a trader’s commercial intent clear.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Community authorisation granted by a member state within Council Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93, which entitled a road haulage carrier to operate on a temporary basis national road haulage services in another member state (‘cabotage’), did not have the effect of enabling such a carrier to operate permanently in the UK without a current UK licence pursuant to s 2 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995.”
WLR Daily, 19th May 2008
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.
“Google could face difficulties with European privacy laws if it launches the Street View feature of its maps service in European Union countries, it has been warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A millionaire businessman today won permission for a high court challenge over the government’s refusal to hold a referendum on the EU reform treaty.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of Britain’s richest men has hired Cherie Blair’s law firm to advise him on a £750,000 High Court battle that could force Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The privacy watchdog for EU institutions has called for a planned requirement for telecoms companies to publish details of information security breaches to be extended to banks, businesses and medical bodies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK Government wants to sign up to a European Regulation which would standardise how the law is applied in cross-border contractual disputes, it has said. The Regulation, known as Rome I, replaces existing rules governing such disputes.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The government has announced proposals designed to protect the interests of UK businesses operating in Europe.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: ‘Rome I Should the UK opt in?’ consultation paper (PDF)
“Parliament should have the final say over whether Britain ‘opts in’ to the most controversial parts of the EU’s Lisbon treaty, an influential group of peers said today.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Passengers across the UK have been hit by EU rules on working hours meant to protect drivers, bus companies say.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An award-winning winemaker whose wares are sold at the royal palaces is facing a £30,000 bill after European bureaucrats ruled that he was using the wrong-shaped bottles.”
The Times, 25th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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