The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the Regeneron v Kymab case over patents for transgenic mice. In a 4-1 decision, it reversed the Court of Appeal, finding the two patents invalid...
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Evidence to prove a family case
By David Burrows
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Family Law
30th June 2020
Counsel’s opinion as ‘evidence’ How often has an advocate at a final hearing had to remind the court and his or her opponent that what is in a document is not evidence, unless the document is proved...
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Bloomsbury Immigration Law Briefing: June Teaser
24th June 2020
Welcome to the latest Bloomsbury Immigration Law Briefing which covers the period up to 21 June 2020.
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Covid-19 adjournments of children proceedings
By David Burrows
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Family Law
23rd June 2020
Party’s advocate not able (because of covid-19) to complete a part heard case In Re C (Children: Covid-19: Representation) [2020] EWCA Civ 734 (10 June 2020) the Court of Appeal considered a mother’s...
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Tax and Insolvency
By Mala Kapacee
16th June 2020
For some time, HMRC have been lobbying to become preferred creditors on liquidation of a company. Under current rules, secured creditors are paid first and all unsecured creditors (HMRC included) are...
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Local authority’s failure to focus on the needs of a child
By David Burrows
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Family Law
9th June 2020
PA Media Group v London Borough of Haringey & ors [2020] EWHC 1282 (Fam) (20 May 2020), Hayden J was the culmination of a series of hearings in relation to the care of two boys; and as the extent to...
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Bloomsbury Family Law Briefing: June Teaser
By David Burrows
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Family Law
8th June 2020
Case Summaries R (W a child by litigation friend J) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 1299 (Admin) (21 May 2020) the QB Div Ct – A mother (J) agreed to ‘no recourse to public...
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Bloomsbury International Arbitration Briefing: June Teaser
By Paul Fisher
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Arbitration
4th June 2020
In Brief Bina Modi and Ors. v. Lalit Modi and Ors., CS(OS) 84 and 85/2020 [India] The Delhi High Court recently made a very controversial decision on the powers of the Indian civil courts to issue...
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Wishes of a Gillick-competent child
By David Burrows
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Family Law
3rd June 2020
Wishes and feelings of a mature child In AS v CPW [2020] EWHC 1238 (Fam) (18 May 2020), Mostyn J reviewed the modern law on wishes and feelings of a child of age and understanding (and see Children’s...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: May Teaser
29th May 2020
There have been important decisions in two long-running trade mark sagas this month. Lord Justice Arnold gave his judgment in the SkyKick case, following the opinion of the CJEU in January. He found...
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