The Cyber Briefing is part of the Bloomsbury Law Online Service. The full briefing is available here ..read more

There were three notable Court of Appeal judgments in December, all upholding first instance decisions ..read more

Case summaries Re A (Jurisdiction: Family Law Act 1986) (Application for Amplification) [2021] EWFC 105 (15 December 2021), Poole J – Refusal of preliminary issue application as to whether the English court could hear an application concerning two children each with parents living in different countries. Re M (A Child) [2021] EWHC 3225 (Fam) (1 December 2021), Judd J – Appeal allowed where the court did not take proper account of the extent of the vulnerability of the mother applicant under FPR 2010, Pt 3A and PD3AA. GK v PR [2021] EWFC 106 (14 December 2021), Peel J – Appeal allowed where ..read more

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The Supreme Court published an important judgment on 10 November, in which it rejected an attempt to bring a class action against Google over an alleged breach of data privacy (Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50). The case addresses the possibility of class actions, the availability of damages and the evaluation of wrongful use of data ..read more

A common problem with the articles of association is the addition of poorly drafted precedents with unambiguous terms. The court is often asked to make judgments on such provisions and to interpret the true meaning of the words used. To instigate the process of establishing the intention of the parties, it is important to consider firstly the articles in terms of their contractual obligations ..read more

Right to Manage companies Right to Manage (RTM) companies are private companies limited by guarantee, which enables a group of leaseholders, typically in blocks of flats, to take over the management of their building irrespective of any fault on the part of their landlord. Under the current legislation, the leaseholders must form a private limited company to undertake the management functions; it cannot be undertaken by an individual, partnership or charitable company. If successful in obtaining the right to manage, the leaseholders will be responsible for: • managing and collecting service c ..read more

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This month’s Briefing leads with two important judgments addressing the conduct of professional representatives in IP cases. The first dealt with a professional negligence claim where a firm of patent attorneys had failed to appeal an adverse opposition decision in time. Mr Justice Adam Johnson’s judgment addressed the extent of liability, and what losses resulted from the negligence ..read more

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