News & Insights (before 2006)

Commission proposes major boost for private competition claims

The European Commission's consultation paper on private competition damages claims proposes a number of changes to national legal ...

Article 82 discussion paper fails to impress

Instead of announcing a significant policy shift, the Commission's discussion paper is something of a disappointment.

Confused about which of the 2005 JCT design contracts is right for your project?

Want to know how the key terms compare? Here's how to pick a winner ...

European requirements set forth in the EU Takeover Directive and their impact on German takeover law

The currently applicable takeover law in Germany is based on an initiative the German federal government took in response to the ...

Court upholds Commission's GE / Honeywell merger decision

The Commission has won a Pyrrhic victory in the appeal against its prohibition of the 2001 GE / Honeywell merger.

A nice little earner - The after sales market in the automotive industry

The spare parts market is a lucrative one for the car manufacturing industry.

Who controls the Naomi Campbell information flow? A practical analysis of the law of privacy

Primarily, the courts control the flow of private information. They do so through the cause of action of breach of confidence and ...

Taylor Wessing secures major West End pre-let for L&R

Taylor Wessing secures major West End pre-let for L&R

Taylor Wessing advises Huawei Technologies on its Global Framework Agreement (GFA) for Network Infrastructure with Vodafone

Special Edition - InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter

A new framework for approval of medicinal products in Europe.

Taylor Wessing advises Chiesi Faramaceutici SpA on disposal of its rights over shares

Taylor Wessing advises Chiesi Faramaceutici SpA on disposal of its rights over shares

Taylor Wessing Assists Principal’s Expansion

Taylor Wessing launches local offering in Belgium to complement existing EU and competition legal capabilities

Anglo Irish provides loan facility to purchase Little Chef

Taylor Wessing completes £460m deal for GMAC-RFC

Success for Taylor Wessing and Independent Trustee Services Limited following advice on £3m pension fraud

Anglo Irish provides loan facility to purchase Little Chef

Success for Taylor Wessing and Independent Trustee Services Limited following advice on £3m pension fraud

Taylor Wessing Partner appointed Chairman of Think London's North American Taskforce

Taylor Wessing Germany receives acclaim at Juve Awards

Hitting back

To what extent can celebrities protect the exploitation of their image? Here we consider the position in the UK, France and ...

Taylor Wessing advises Allied Irish Banks on £200m loan facility

Taylor Wessing advises Patron Capital Partners on deals of over £300m

All Land Registry documents now open to public view

All documents held at the Land Registry are now accessible under changes that took effect on 13 October 2005.

Building regulations

From 6 April 2006, there will be stricter building regulation controls on ventilation and fuel and power in an effort to improve ...

Mezzanine Floors

Retailers have been given a two-month reprieve before the introduction of planning controls over mezzanines.

OFT issues guidance on unfair terms in tenancy contract

New guidelines on unfair contract terms in tenancy agreements have been issued by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Planning Tax to be introduced (again!)

Although there have already been three attempts in the past 50 years to capitalise on development gain, all of which have been ...

Stamp Duty Land Tax

An error in the original legislation has meant that HMR&C did not have the necessary statutory powers to claim interest on ...

Taylor Wessing advises N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd on a circa £60m real estate financing deal

Confidential Information

Der besondere Umgang mit sensiblen Daten bei Transaktionen im Biotech-Bereich Dr. Christian Traichel wrote an article ...

Further provisions of the Patents Act 2004 in force

As of 1 October 2005 non-binding opinions as to validity or infringement of a UK patent may be requested from the UK patent ...

Speedier patent trials in the UK – the "new" streamlined procedure

A recent decision of the UK patents court is likely to make the streamlined procedure even more common in patent cases.

Heinrich Rodewig and Thomas Krempl, formerly of Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partners, join Taylor Wessing’s Corporate and M&A Practice in Munich

Taylor Wessing advises L-3 Communications on its acquisition of the Marine Controls division of CAE

Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals

The European Commission has initiated a new Chemicals Policy - REACH.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to reduce the environmental impact of waste

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

Taylor Wessing advises Symphony Telecom Holdings plc on AIM admission

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

Taylor Wessing advises Symphony Telecom Holdings plc on AIM admission

Taylor Wessing advises Helphire Group plc on its £25m acquisition of Swift Rentacar Ltd and on its £40m fundraising

Taylor Wessing advises Helphire Group plc on its £25m acquisition of Swift Rentacar Ltd and on its £40m fundraising

High Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main

11th Civil Division, Judges Duck, Dr. Weber and Falck, January 25, 2005Claim for disclosure by a copyright owner against an ...

High Court of Appeals of Hamburg, Germany

3rd Division. May 6, 2004Use of a third competitor's trademark as a meta tag

European Union: Member States Face Infringement Proceedings for Inefficient Data Protection

World Data Protection Report

PPRS investigated by OFT

The Office of Fair Trading has launched a market study into the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. The Office of Fair ...

Taylor Wessing advises GMAC on host of portfolio sales

Taylor Wessing advises Elata on its £31m sale to Qualcomm

Taylor Wessing advises Nujira Ltd on its £4.2m financing round

Taylor Wessing advises Elata on its £31m sale to Qualcomm

Taylor Wessing advises Nujira Ltd on its £4.2m financing round

Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the £84m sale of the largest flooring manufacturer in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the £84m sale of the largest flooring manufacturer in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises on innovative £143 million Islamic property finance deal on landmark building

Avebury Holdings Limited gives pub group extra Punch

Avebury Holdings Limited gives pub group extra Punch

TAYLOR WESSING BOASTS AN OUTSTANDING 27% STAFF UPTAKE OF THEIR PAYROLL GIVING SCHEME

Lovells and Taylor Wessing advise on Magenta-Transaction

Taylor Wessing advises Xention Discovery Ltd on its £11m venture capital funding

TAYLOR WESSING AIM UPDATE Summer 2005

Taylor Wessing advises Xention Discovery Ltd on its £11m venture capital funding

TAYLOR WESSING AIM UPDATE Summer 2005

Martin Winter announced as new UK senior partner at Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing partner, Keith Barnett elected Vice President of the United Synagogue

European patent litigation

BlackBerry litigation: English Patents Court orders early and streamlined validity trial in the UK.

OFT fine-tunes cartel whistle-blowing rules

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has published details of changes to its leniency policy for cartel whistle-blowers, intended to ...

Taylor Wessing advises Bango on £35m admission to AIM

Property rights go East

China's approach to patents is undergoing a sharp transition, as David Cyranoski reports.

Employee share schemes and the Prospectus Directive

The Prospectus Directive came into force across the EEA on 1 July 2005, implementing significant changes to the way securities ...

New Fire Regulations

The primary objective of the fire regulation must be to save lives and reduce damage to property. Simple, isn't it? So why is ...

Freedom of Information - A free for all?

On New Year's Day 2005, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOI) came fully into force, opening up a new world of ...

China UK Cambridge Park

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

Taylor Wessing advises on Europe's largest venture capital fund raising this year

Taylor Wessing advises on Europe's largest venture capital fund raising this year

Taylor Wessing advises Inca Digital Printers Limited on its acquisition by one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers in the printing industry

Taylor Wessing advises Inca Digital Printers Limited on its acquisition by one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers in the printing industry

Taylor Wessing advises The Music Group on a European deal for the sale of the world's leading clarinet brand to the tune of EUR 37m

Generic pharmaceuticals and the EU competition rules

The European Commission has fined AstraZeneca €60 million for misusing the patent system to delay market entry of generic ...

EU News - Sectoral inquiry into the energy sector

The Commission has announced an investigation into competition in the energy sector. The inquiry will particularly focus on the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing advises Spain's largest cosmetic surgery group on Ultralase Limited acquisition

Taylor Wessing advises Spain's largest cosmetic surgery group on Ultralase Limited acquisition

EU News - Judgment of the ECJ in Case C-53/03 SYFAIT v GlaxoSmithKline

The ECJ has found that it has no jurisdiction to answer a question referred by the Greek Competition Authority on whether the ...

EU News - New rights for passengers

Air passengers in the EU will have strengthened rights to claim for compensation if they are affected by over-booking, flight ...

EU News - Sectoral inquiry into the financial services sector

The Commission has announced an investigation into competition in the financial services sector. The inquiry will particularly ...

Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment Group advises on M&A double act

Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment Group advises on M&A double act

Appleby Spurling Hunter Partner with Taylor Wessing and step for trust disputes conference

Media specialists, Reinhard Gaertner, Sybille Gierschmann and team join Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing secures landmark judgment in the Competition Appeal Tribunal - CAT confirms power to impose timetable on regulators for reinvestigation of complaints

EU Moves to limit textiles products from the People's Republic of China - New investigation TWUK English

The European Commission has initiated a safeguard investigation into exports of nine categories of Chinese textile to the EU.

Five new partners at Taylor Wessing

Addleshaw Goddard and Taylor Wessing advise on multi million Corporate Real Estate transaction

New Waste Management Regulations

The Government are extending waste management controls to cover agricultural waste. These will require farmers and landowners to ...

Taylor Wessing advises Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec in €343m Airport Investment

Ground breaking ruling in Matadeen v Associated Newspapers libel case

Taylor Wessing advises Harmonic Inc. on its £4m acquisition of UK-based Broadcast Technology Limited

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is now in force. It provides wide rights of access to information held by public authorities ...

Taylor Wessing Partner Appointed Chairman of British Copyright Council

Taylor Wessing advises Sphere Medical Holdings

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office advises on a £20m double act of financing rounds

Defining what you want

A recent case emphasises the importance of defining accurately the buyer's requirements and what the supplier intends to provide ...

Notify or pay

A solicitor is fined for non-compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Penalty

A recent case looks at a "liquidated damages" clause and when this type of clause is enforceable.

Unstructured files

A recent case takes another look at the extent to which the Data Protection Act 1998 applies to information held in hard copy ...

Waiver

The Court of Appeal looks at how and when a party to an IT services contract can waive its right to terminate it.

New associate at Taylor Wessing boosts Islamic finance practice

Taylor Wessing represents Orga Kartensysteme on joint venture with SmartChip

Disclosure of documents held on computers

In a landmark judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal confirmed that it has the power to set a timetable for competition ...

Taylor Wessing advise on the establishment of the first CO2 emissions trading exchange in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises First Cambridge Gateway on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £20.5 million deal

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on investment in Rhytec Ltd

Taylor Wessing advises Paradigm Therapeutics Limited on its merger with Amedis Pharmaceuticals Limted

Taylor Wessing advises on Avery Weigh-Tronix's £43 million refinancing and restructuring

Taylor Wessing advises Independent Trustee Services Limited on largest compensation payment to a pension scheme

Taylor Wessing advises Aureos Advisers Limited on the formation of Mauritius funds

All Shook Up - Rock sound recordings under the public domain

Elvis Presley's track "That's All Right" made the top 3 in the UK Singles chart on the 50th anniversary of the first release of ...

MORGAN defeats LORNA MORGAN

Morgan S.A., the owner of the well-known MORGAN fashion label, has, on appeal, successfully opposed an application to register ...

People can't register people

An application to register the words WHERE PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE as a UK trade mark, for services such as hotel, bar and ...

Settling trade mark proceedings = no costs

An English court has recently held in a trade mark infringement case that, in circumstances where the parties have reached a ...

Taylor Wessing advise on the sale of DNA Research Innovations Ltd for up to $65 million to Invitrogen Corporation

Taylor Wessing advises Trigenix on its $36 million sale to Qualcomm Incorporated

European Company Statute

On 8 October 2004 the European Company Statute came into force, creating a European public limited liability company with its own ...

Commonhold - A summary of the new regime

When will the government stop changing our industry? This article provides a brief insight into the new Commonhold Regime.

Finisar Corporation takes over Infineon Technologie AG's fiber optics business

The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003

The demise of the 'Anti-Social' hedge? The new Act introduces a local authority-administered procedure to deal with complaints ...

Taylor Wessing advised on the sale of Designer Servers Ltd to Business Serve Plc

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 changes - Are you prepared?

In 2001, Taylor Wessing participated in the government consultation on proposals to amend and streamline the lease renewal ...

Taylor Wessing advises Legal & General Ventures on MBO of Clubhaus

Taylor Wessing advises on the management buy out of Fitness Express

Taylor Wessing advise Alliance & Leicester on £83.5m merchant acquisition deal

All change for Competition Rules

A major reform of the EC competition rules took place on 1 May 2004.

EC Merger Reforms

As part of a far-reaching shake-up of EC merger control, a new EC Merger Regulation came into force on 1 May 2004.

New EC technology licensing rules

Taylor Wessing prepared a briefing paper on the new draft Technology Transfer Block Exemption (TTBE) Regulation and accompanying ...

Taylor Wessing advises Alphamosaic on $9 million venture capital funding

The missing link: Problems of trademark protection for famous signs in sports

Implications of the judgement of the ECJ in Adidas-Salomon AG & others v Fitnessworld Trading Ltd and of the German ...

Taylor Wessing advised Acolyte Biomedica on £3.7 million funding to launch revolutionary tests to combat superbug

Taylor Wessing launch two Bermuda-based funds

Competition Appeal Tribunal can impose timetable on regulators

In a landmark judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal confirmed that it has the power to set a timetable for competition ...

Taylor Wessing advised Generics Group on technology sale

Taylor Wessing acts for Eidos in acquisition of IO Interactive

Harmonization of Copyright Law in the European Community

A comparative overview of the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC) in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Germany: Standard Business Terms for E-Commerce

It is common practice for companies operating on a global level to implement their standard agreements wherever they do business.

Reform of the re-zoning regime in Ireland

In an article written for the Irish Planning and Environmental Law Journal (Autumn 2003), Matthew Allan discusses the reform of ...

A Practical Guide to the New Information Duties for E-Commerce in Germany

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 17-19

Germany: New Youth Protection Law has Implications for the Gaming Industry

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 28/29

Stadiums for FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 and European Law on State Aid: A case of Infrastructural Measures

Only very recently the question has been raised, whether the public financing of venues like sport stadiums is subject to the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Pronetanalytics.com on negotiations

Taylor Wessing advises eGain Communications Corporation on data protection issues

Taylor Wessing advises Crane & Co on acquisition

How is Liberalisation of Telecommunications Panning out in Germany

European Business Law Review, 2/2000, S. 2ff.

Taylor Wessing advisers Data View Solutions Limited on merger

Taylor Wessing advises Omnicom Group Inc on acquisition