Cases

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Walker v Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Privy Council - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons - Professional discipline - Appeal on penalty - Inadequate reasons - Distinction between removal and suspension - Effect of power to reinstate - Mitigation - Necessity of sanction

[2007] UKPC 64 - Privy Council

Judge Lords Walker, Mance and Neuberger

Nike European Operations Netherlands BV v Rosicky

Sports law - Contract - Professional football player's contract to use claimant's products - Option to extend contract - Exercise of option - Player wishing to enter into contract with third party

[2007] EWHC (Ch) - Chancery Division

Judge Patten J

Fearns v Anglo-Dutch Paint & Chemical Co Ltd & Ors

Trade marks - Infringement - Passing off - Misrepresentation - Malicious falsehood - Publication - Copyright - Infringement - Duration - s.52 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Breach of contract - Causing loss by unlawful means

[2007] EWHC 955 (Ch) - Chancery Division

Judge Christopher Floyd QC

RWE NPower v Carrol & Others

Harassment - Trespass - Injunction - Representative Capacity of Defendant - CPR 19.6(4) - Enforcement of Order - Power of Arrest under Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

[2007] EWHC 947 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Teare J

De Landtsheer Emmanuel v Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne

Comparative advertising – Identifying a competitor or the goods or services offered by a competitor – Goods or services satisfying the same needs or with the same purpose – Reference to designations of origin

Case C-381/05 - European Court of Justice

Judge Jann, President, Cunha Rodrigues (Rapporteur), Schiemann, Ilešiè and Levits, Judges

Campaign Against Arms Trade v BAE Systems Plc

Disclosure - Non-party disclosure - Norwich Pharmacal order - 'Mere recipient' - Leaked information - Identification of source

[2007] EWHC 330 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge King J