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Copyright claim success for Jaguar Land Rover in China
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), designers and manufacturers of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles has recently announced that it has been successful with a legal action made in China for copyright infringement. The copyright claim was originally made by JLR in 2016 against Chinese manufacturer Jiangling Motors Corp, based on Jiangling’s design and manufacture of a vehicle that closely resembles the Range Rover Evoque. Even though the copying of designs by Chinese manufacturers is well known and widespread across many sectors including automotive, legal action is relatively rare as even with the legal resources that big brands can deploy, the prospects of success in Chinese courts is considered to be low. In addition, there can often be a perception amongst the Chinese public of their local manufacturers being ‘bullied’ by foreign brands, which can adversely affect sales. Last week the Beijing Chaoyang District Court... Read More
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Football boss makes £2m professional negligence claim against solicitors
Huw Jenkins, former chairman of Championship football club Swansea City FC, is making a claim for damages based on alleged professional negligence against a firm of solicitors who had previously advised him during his divorce in 2017. Mr Jenkins was chairman of the Welsh club between January 2002 and February 2019, a period of great success for the side including promotion to the Premier League and a League Cup victory in 2013. The 56 year old’s claim for damages is against law firm John Collins & Partners LLP, who had previously advised him in 2011 that his finances were not sufficiently stable to reach to an appropriate financial settlement with his then-wife. Mr Jenkins and his former wife separated in February 2011 but the divorce was not finalised in 2017, during which time Swansea City’s promotion to the Premier League resulted... Read More
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Contract dispute judgement results in £80,000 indemnity costs award against the MOD
A recent judgement has seen a costs penalty of £80,000 imposed on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) following concerns over disclosure of information as part of a contract dispute case. The case in question, Serco v Secretary of State for Defence, saw judge Mr Justice Fraser award indemnity costs against the MOD following conduct in disclosure of information that was ‘well outside the norm’ and that the required information should have been provided on a voluntary basis by the MOD months before. The claim against the MOD was bought by Serco in June last year following the outsourcing giant’s concerns regarding how its £1.1bn bid for fire and rescue services was assessed. Serco had requested a variety of information from the MOD to provide insight as to why its bid for the 12 year contract had failed, including documentation giving reasons for... Read More
