Legal Updates - Page 2
Before the doors close: helping distressed fashion retailers avoid costly mistakes during difficult times
Morrison Cohen lawyers Keith Markel, David J. Kozlowski and Alana Mildner Smolow discuss strategies for brands in a time of unprecedented fashion and retail bankruptcies
Motor finance: luxury cars, secret commissions and a UK Supreme Court ruling
Freeth’s partner Richard Coates breaks down the ruling and its implications for luxury car dealers and owners
Stephenson Harwood enlisted to advise on consumer class action against Amazon over pricing
Amazon faces claim it inflated prices for more than 45 million UK consumers
Brands beware: US states are taking their own approach to cosmetic safety
Loeb & Loeb’s Kristin Klesh explains what beauty brands need to know about the rise of toxic-free laws
UK seeks to modernise arbitration as new legislation comes into force
Arbitration Act 2025 will apply to all arbitration proceedings commencing from today
UK Supreme Court upholds Russia sanctions in landmark ruling
Court dismisses two appeals to overturn sanctions, setting precedent for proportionality in sanctions cases
European Court of Human Rights holds Russia accountable for human rights violations in Ukraine
Recent ruling addresses Russian invasion and downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Anthropic, Meta fair use rulings in AI training expose judicial split on market harms
Recent US copyright rulings on Gen AI model training disputes suggests plaintiffs may need to build stronger cases around ‘market dilution’ harms, write McKool Smith lawyers Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli
Storytelling is key to brand differentiation – key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Delegates heard from luxury luminaries like former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman and celebrated designers Julien Macdonald and Karen Millen
Delayed judgments scrutinised as Court of Appeal rejects Phones 4U collusion claims against mobile operators
UK appeal led by Quinn Emanuel was partly based on a 15-month delay in the handing down of the High Court decision
Getty Images v Stability AI: landmark copyright trial at the UK High Court
High Court battle between image library and Gen AI company could have huge implications for AI development and copyright owners in the UK, writes Finnegan’s lawyer Varuni Paranavitane
Court of Appeal endorses revised litigation funding agreements in ‘emphatic boost for funders’
Appeal by Apple, Mastercard, Sony and Visa dismissed following two-day hearing last month
CAT rules Visa and Mastercard interchange fees violated competition law
Victory for Scott + Scott in merchants’ challenge following earlier settlement by Stephenson Harwood-advised claimants
UK Supreme Court backs concept of post-sale confusion in Umbro trademark case
Key decision clarifies how ‘real world’ use of trademarks should be considered when comparing marks
Innsworth launches judicial review over Mastercard settlement distribution
Funder disputes tribunal’s return cap in Merricks collective action, citing legal and procedural errors