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25 January 2007
Issue: 7257 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Trademarks

Special Effects Ltd v L’Oreal SA [2007] EWCA Civ 1, [2007] All ER (D) 29 (Jan)

Decisions made in proceedings in the Trade Mark Registry against one party do not give rise to issue estoppel in subsequent legal proceedings in the High Court since the decisions of the registry are not final against the party who lost in those proceedings.

Therefore, it is not an abuse of process for the party who loses in the registry to raise similar issues in subsequent High Court proceedings between the same parties.

Issue: 7257 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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