UK Supreme Court dismisses Huawei appeal in mobile patent clash August 26, 2020 The UK Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed appeals by China’s Huawei and ZTE in patent disputes over mobile data technology with Unwired Planet International and Conversant Wireless. The first appeal concerned an action brought by Unwired against Huawei for the infringement of five UK patents, which Unwired had acquired from Ericsson and were said to [...]
Rwanda: Sunak looking at new treaty or change to the law after court slapdown November 15, 2023 Sunak told the Commons as he began Prime Ministers Questions that his “commitment to stopping the boats is unwavering”.
Letters: The robots won’t wait September 7, 2022 [Re: Artificial Intelligence: UK’s Supreme Court to rule on letting robots patent inventions, Sept 4] The permission to appeal to the Supreme Court to reconsider the case of whether artificial intelligence (AI) entities should be allowed to be named as inventors on UK patent applications is a clear indication of the public importance of this [...]
The Supreme Court fight is a policy revolution, lying on top of surprising US political stability September 28, 2020 On its face, the events surrounding the 2020 American election seem too far-fetched even for the most preposterous Netflix series. We have had a pandemic of biblical proportions, riots in the streets, two fascinating (if deeply-flawed) protagonists, and a polarised, volatile electorate lurching from the populist left to the populist right, and no doubt back [...]
Uber faces £1bn VAT showdown with HMRC June 23, 2024 Despite achieving its first full-year profit in February, Uber swung to a net loss of $654m (£524m) in the first quarter of this year.
UK competitions watchdog told to cover pharma firms’ costs after investigation failed May 25, 2022 The Supreme Court today said the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could be forced to cover Pfizer and Flynn Pharma’s legal costs, following the collapse of its case into the two pharmaceutical firms. The landmark ruling could see UK regulators made liable to pay the costs of those subject to failed investigations, after the [...]
High Court green lights legal action against Shell over oil spills November 23, 2023 The High Court yesterday green lit a group action against Shell that stems from oil spills in a region of Nigeria. The lawsuit arose out of oil spills that occurred from oil pipelines located around Rivers State in the Niger Delta, which caused environmental damage. The thousands of claimants are from the Ogale and Bille [...]
US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies of cancer aged 87 September 19, 2020 US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of cancer at the age of 87, the court has said. Ginsburg passed away at her home in Washington on Friday, surrounded by her family, following a battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer, the statement said. She was the oldest justice and just second woman to ever sit [...]
FCA gets green light to take insurance giants to Supreme Court over Corona policies October 5, 2020 A High Court in London approved the FCA’s request to let the Supreme Court decide on the matter in which the market regulator is seeking clarification on the wording of numerous insurance policies in relation to claims filed as a result of the pandemic.
CMA wins appeal in bid to get overseas data from BMW and VW January 17, 2024 BMW and Volkswagen suffered a defeat at the Court of Appeal today after it ruled that the German car companies must comply with information requests from the UK's competition agency.