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Brexit: UK Businesses & the European Court of Justice (ECJ)

18th July 2016
An increasing number of commercial and business-related disputes are being heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) up 20% in the last year to 423, compared to 352 in 2014, according to research from the Legal Business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. However, the Brexit […]
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Strengthening European Prosecution of IPR Infringement

15th July 2016
This week, Eurojust and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand the existing fruitful collaboration to support European prosecutors working with cases concerning violations of intellectual property rights (IPRs). The MOU, signed at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague (Netherlands), will enable the further development of specific […]
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Microsoft Free-For-All Data Case A Win

15th July 2016
The US Government has been intentional about requesting authority access to the firm’s servers abroad, but a court has now ruled this cannot be forced. In what now sets a precedent for privacy protection in the sector of cloud computing and data services, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will not be allowed to access […]
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Edwin Coe Take the Reins on Lead Article 50 Court Action

11th July 2016
Edwin Coe has been appointed as solicitors for the Santos claim that seeks to determine whether Parliamentary authority is required before Article 50 notice withdrawing from the EU can be triggered. The Santos claim is the only issued application for judicial review on the issue of whether the Prime Minister has the power to serve […]
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California Introduces New Gun Laws & Bans

5th July 2016
Over the last few months, and following the recent Orlando massacre, gun violence and weapons law has been highly in debate throughout the US. Now authorities in California have introduced a range of new laws designed to prevent mass shootings by seizing guns from those considered a danger to others or themselves and banning large […]
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Virginia Introduces Law to Stop Under-Age Marriage

5th July 2016
Youtube prankster Coby Persin recently took to Times Square to photograph himself and his ‘wife’, who was 12 years old, in order to raise awareness of the long-standing legality of young marriage in Virginia. As a result, New Yorkers were stunned at the obscenity, and thus the state of Virginia has now passed a bill […]
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Brexit: Will the UK be Left in the Dark?

28th June 2016
Whilst the British public has spoken and the decision to leave the EU has been made, the path is far from straight forward. The referendum is merely the start of a two year process of negotiations and decisions. The UK has now to decide if it will join the European Economic Area (EEA), thereby remaining […]
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