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26.01.15
Rihanna defeats appeal by Topshop in T-shirt ‘passing off’ claim
In Robyn Rihanna Fenty and others –v- Arcadia Group Brands Limited and another ([2015] EWCA Civ 3), lawyers for Topshop sought unsuccessfully to set aside last year’s finding in the High Court that the clothing store was liable for ‘passing off’ under common law for the unauthorised use of the singer’s image on T-shirts. Topshop had obtained…
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Receiver fees from assets discharged from restraint not compatible with ECHR
CPs v Eastenders Group [2012] EWCA 2436 is a fascinating decision of the Court of Appeal in which Lord Justice Laws gives the lead but ultimately dissenting judgment. The CPs had obtained restraint orders over the assets of two defendants and, by piercing the corporate veil, over company assets belonging to Eastenders and also an…
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