• R v Norris

    Criminal law Appeal. The application for leave to appeal followed the conviction of the defendant for the high profile murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. The trial that had led to the conviction had followed advances in forensic science and new...

    [2013] All ER (D) 178 (May) | Wed, 15/05/2013

  • Hotak v Southwark Borough of London

    Housing Homeless persons. The claimant had applied for housing assistance from the defendant local authority. He had learning difficulties, so his brother assisted him with day-to-day tasks. His brother would have applied for housing assistance also,...

    [2013] All ER (D) 172 (May) | Wed, 15/05/2013

  • Allen v Redshaw

    Copyright Infringement. The claimant owned the copyright to the children's' programme 'Button Moon'. The defendant sold mugs, T-shirts and hooded tops using images related to Button Moon. The claimant commenced proceedings for passing off and breach...

    [2013] All ER (D) 221 (May) | Wed, 15/05/2013

  • Novatis AG v Hospira UK Ltd and another company

    Patent Infringement. The Patents County Court held that two medical patents were invalid (see ). It gave permission to the defendant company, Novartis, to appeal. Novartis applied to the court, seeking an injunction to prevent the claimant company,...

    [2013] All ER (D) 177 (May) | Tue, 14/05/2013

  • Sanco SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

    European Union Trade marks. The General Court of the European Union dismissed the action brought by Sanco, SA (Sanco) against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, concerning opposition...

    [2013] All ER (D) 199 (May) | Tue, 14/05/2013

  • Masottina SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

    European Union Trade marks. The General Court of the European Union dismissed the action brought by Masottina SpA (Masottina) seeking annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade...

    [2013] All ER (D) 200 (May) | Tue, 14/05/2013

  • Unister GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

    European Union Trade marks. The General Court of the European Union dismissed the action brought by Unister GmbH, established in Leipzig (Germany), against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal...

    [2013] All ER (D) 185 (May) | Tue, 14/05/2013

  • Melli Bank Plc v Holbug Ltd

    Company Assets. The claimant bank successfully applied for summary judgment regarding payments due under a discount facility agreement. Following the freezing of the claimant's assets by the introduction of sanctions against Iran, the defendant...

    [2013] All ER (D) 165 (May) | Mon, 13/05/2013

  • Loveridge v Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth

    Landlord and tenant Eviction. The claimant had been a secure tenant of the local authority. While the claimant was on an extended holiday, the authority (which did not know of his absence) took possession of his flat and arranged to install a new...

    [2013] All ER (D) 110 (May) | Fri, 10/05/2013

  • R v Hussain

    Criminal law Trial. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division refused the Crown leave to appeal following a judge had acceded to an application on behalf of the respondent to stay remaining counts on an indictment relating to child prostitution and...

    [2013] All ER (D) 125 (May) | Fri, 10/05/2013