Cases

Miguel Torres SA v Cantine Mezzacorona SCARL

December 19, 2003

Trade Marks - EC Law - Origin marking - Wine Labelling - TRIPs - Council Regulation 2392/89

Miles v ITV Networks Ltd & Another

December 8, 2003

Intellectual Property - Copyright - Infringement - Inference of copying - Breach of Confidence - CPR Part 24 - Summary Judgment - Mini-trial

Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd

November 11, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Reynolds qualified privilege - application to strike out defence of privilege- alternatively for summary judgment - whether the law as to qualified privilege was in a state of flux

Milne v Express Newspapers (No.2)

July 10, 2003

Defamation - Libel - offer of amends - rejection of offer of amends - the correct test under s4(3) Defamation Act 1996

Maris & Others v Walsh

June 11, 2003

Defamation - Libel - breach of confidence - threat to publish -interim injunction.

Musa King v Telegraph Group Ltd (QBD)

June 9, 2003

Defamation - libel - civil procedure - Conditional fee arrangements - Human Rights - Articles 6, 10 - justification - whether it was permissible to justify the meaning that the police suspected the claimant of involvement in terrorist offences

Miller Brewing Company v The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company

May 23, 2003

Trade Marks - Infringement - Detention of infringing goods by customs authorities - Application for statutory delivery up - Notice of Application served on all those having an interest in the goods - Whether applications under ss. 16 and 19 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 can be made in the same proceedings - Whether third party should be protected under cross undertaking in damages - Whether second defendant an importer

Mersey Care NHS Trust v Ackroyd (No.1) (CA)

May 16, 2003

Disclosure of journalistic source - Public interest defence - Freedom of expression - Article 10 ECHR- Section 10 Contempt of Court Act 1981 - Summary judgment