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Bloomsbury Law Online Blog
2y ago
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
Bloomsbury Law Online Blog
2y ago
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
Bloomsbury Law Online Blog
2y ago
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