Nestlé foiled by Cadbury as it loses bid to trademark KitKat bar – The...
‘KitKat-maker Nestlé has been foiled again, after a UK Court of Appeal ruled that the consumer goods giant cannot trademark the shape of its popular four-fingered chocolate bar.’ Full story The...
View ArticleMere association of Nestlé shape mark with Kit Kat brand ‘fatal’ to claims of...
‘Kit Kat manufacturer Nestlé has had its bid to trade mark the shape of its four-fingered chocolate bar rejected by the Court of Appeal in London in a ruling which could impact on similar applications...
View ArticleBusinessman guilty of mixing horsemeat with beef – BBC News
‘A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a £200,000 conspiracy to pass off horsemeat as beef, much of which went on to enter the food chain.’ Full StoryBBC News, 26th July 2017Source:...
View ArticleTwo men jailed in UK for horsemeat conspiracy – The Guardian
‘Two men have been jailed for their roles in a conspiracy to pass off 30 tonnes of horsemeat as beef – a plot “motivated by greed” that was one part of the wide-ranging horsemeat scandal that came to...
View ArticlePeanut curry death: Mohammed Zaman fails in appeal bid – BBC News
‘A restaurant owner who was jailed after a customer died from an allergic reaction to a curry has failed in a bid to have his conviction overturned.’ Full StoryBBC News, 9th November 2017Source:...
View ArticleCaspian Pizza Appeal – Caspian Pizza Ltd and Others v Shah and Another – NIPC...
‘In Caspian Pizza Ltd and Others v Shah and Another [2015] EWHC 3567 (IPEC) (9 Dec 2015) Judge Hacon dismissed a claim for trade mark infringement and passing off. The trade marks relied upon were the...
View ArticleNestlé’s KitKat dealt blow in trademark battle as EU adviser says it is not...
‘KitKat faces the loss of EU trade mark protection for its four-fingered chocolate bar, after a senior adviser to the European Court of Justice said the shape was not recognised by customers in enough...
View ArticleVegan group’s advert wrongly linking cow’s milk to cancer is banned – Daily...
‘A vegan group’s “misleading” advert linking cow’s milk to cancer has been banned. The poster by activists Viva! triggered two complaints to watchdogs after being seen on buses in Bristol last...
View ArticleBrexit indigestion: row brewing over call for UK laws to protect likes of...
‘Feta cheese, Parma ham, French cognac and Belgium’s sour lambic beers are the latest cause of indigestion in Brexit talks, after the EU stepped up demands on the UK to legislate to preserve the status...
View ArticleJunk food deals and adverts face fresh restrictions – The Guardian
‘Two-for-one junk food deals and the sale of sweets and chocolates around supermarket checkouts will reportedly be banned under a new government campaign against child obesity.’ Full StoryThe Guardian,...
View ArticleDealer of toxic diet pills that killed student guilty of manslaughter – The...
‘An online steroid dealer who sold toxic slimming pills that killed a bulimic student has been found guilty of manslaughter.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 27th June 2018Source: www.theguardian.com
View ArticleKit Kat case: Time for a break in trademark row? – BBC News
‘When is a Kit Kat not a Kit Kat? If it’s a four-fingered wafer covered in chocolate, the Kit Kat people would tell you they own that design. Spare a thought, then, for identical treats like Norway’s...
View ArticleHeinz baked beans TV advert banned for second time – BBC News
‘A TV advert for Heinz baked beans has been banned for comparing its nutritional value to a protein shake.’ Full StoryBBC News, 25th July 2018Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleSupreme Court to rule on vegetative state case – BBC News
‘The Supreme Court is due to rule on whether it should be easier to withdraw food and liquid to allow people in long-term vegetative states to die.’ Full StoryBBC News, 30th July 2018Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleUK judges will no longer have to rule in vegetative state decisions – The...
‘Judges will no longer need to be consulted when doctors and relatives of patients in a vegetative state agree that life-supporting treatment should be ended.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 30th July...
View ArticleNo need for court order for withdrawal of nutrition in case of PVS patients –...
‘NHS Trust v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and Others, Supreme Court 30 July 2018. The question for the Court was a simple but important one: whether the permission of a court...
View ArticleSupreme Court considers when court approval is needed to end life-sustaining...
‘Alex Ruck Keene, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers, examines the Supreme Court’s confirmation in An NHS Trust and others v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2018] UKSC 46, [2018] All...
View ArticleCall for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK – BBC News
‘UK law says that you can’t buy or sell dog meat, but if you humanely kill a dog you own, you can eat it.’ Full StoryBBC News, 7th August 2018Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleThe Supreme Court ruling on ending life – No. 5 Chambers
‘After the Anthony Bland case in 1993, it became the practice to get the courts to decide whether a patient in a persistent vegetative state could be allowed to die. Following a Supreme Court decision...
View ArticleKellogg’s ‘disappointed’ by TV ad ban for ‘healthier’ granola product – Daily...
‘Kellogg’s said it was disappointed by a ruling that banned its TV advert to appear between children’s programmes, despite it being for a “healthier” product. Ads for food giants KFC and Kellogg’s have...
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