Jul 26, 2024 The Joe Sako Summer Workshop 2024: A roundup of Bristows’ work experience programme By Jo Baynes Alice Esuola-Grant Katy Gibson Victoria Hand Jennifer Healy Charlie Purdie Kiran Sidhu +4 more... Show less Bristows was delighted to host 11 brilliant year 12 students on its third annual Joe Sako Summer Workshop. Between the 8th-11th July,...
Feb 06, 2024 Pokémon v Palworld - inspiration or infringement? By Charlie Purdie It is sometimes said that there is a fine line between taking inspiration from another’s work and infringement of intellectual property...
Jun 21, 2022 Bungie v Elite Boss Tech: Destiny 2 cheats developer consents to $13.5m in damages in US copyright infringement claim By Charlie Purdie On 9 June 2022, video games developer Bungie (developer of the popular looter shooter game Destiny 2) moved for the US District Court of...
Feb 15, 2022 Solicitors must stand up to clients and not "behave like schoolchildren in the playground" By Wes Walker A colourful judgment last week in the intellectual property list is a sobering reminder that solicitors need to rise above "bad-tempered...
Feb 01, 2022 Witnesses should attend trial in person (even if they live a 13-hour flight away) By Wes Walker Speedread and practical tips Two decisions in the Commercial Court last week make it crystal clear that the court expects witnesses to...
Oct 12, 2021 (Six) Million Dollar Baby – Clint Eastwood wins damages for use of his name and image to promote CBD products By Sean Ibbetson The District Court for the Central District of California has awarded Clint Eastwood $6m in damages, plus his costs, after a Lithuanian...
Jul 22, 2021 COVID-19 Court Guidance Updated By Wes Walker With the move to step 4 of the government's COVID-19 roadmap on 19 July 2021, HMCTS has updated its pandemic guidance, available here. In...
Jul 12, 2021 First application to strike out trial witness statement under new Practice Direction 57AC By Wes Walker On 8 July 2021, Sir Michael Burton GBE handed down a judgment disposing of what we understand to be the first application to strike out...
Jun 15, 2021 Expert Evidence 101: How not to do it By Wes Walker A recent decision from Joanna Smith J sitting in the Technology and Construction Court is a mortifying lesson in how not to work with...
Jun 11, 2021 Faulty memories and reliable witness evidence in arbitration By Wes Walker There has been much discussion about the recent changes to trial witness statements in the Business and Property Courts brought about by...
May 21, 2021 Kogan v Martin: Unprecedented ruling on IMDb writing credits By Jake Palmer In Martin & Anor v Kogan [2021] EWHC 1242 (IPEC), a dispute over a writing credit on IMDb, Meade J has held that the following accurately...
Mar 25, 2021 Meghan Markle's Mail on Sunday admission on hold By Bristows After her High Court victory against Associated Newspapers' Ltd (ANL) earlier this month, the Duchess of Sussex was forced on Monday this...