News & Insights (before 2008)

Finance Update - December 2007

Taylor Wessing advises in sale of mental images GmbH to NVIDIA Corporation

Taylor Wessing launches Dubai office in merger with Key & Dixon

Taylor Wessing today reveals plans to open an office in Dubai by merging with its associated Dubai law firm of the last five ...

Brands Update - December 2007

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for the shareholders of Multimap on the sale of the company to Microsoft Corporation for an ...

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

Taylor Wessing advises Brentford Football Club on new stadium development

Taylor Wessing has acted for Brentford Football Club on what is only the third major football stadium development in London in ...

Taylor Wessing advises Brentford Football Club on new stadium development

Taylor Wessing advises Vivacta on £6 million Series B fundraising

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for Vivacta Limited on a £6 million Series B fundraising round. European Venture Capital ...

Employees participation in Biotech Companies

Legal Due Diligence

Knowledge Transfer for Biotech Deals

Postponement of Anti-concealment Law

The UAE Companies Law (8/1984) concerning commercial companies (as amended) provides for seven types of entity through which ...

Opportunities and Challenges: Access into the Chinese Logistics Market

Taylor Wessing wins award for giving

Taylor Wessing, the international law firm, has won a Workplace Giving UK Thank You for Giving award, presented by Anne Snelgrove ...

Taylor Wessing advises management of Gissings Advisory Services on £18m MBO

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for the management on an £18 million MBO of Gissings Advisory Services ("GAS"). The ...

How do you direct your company on Health & Safety issues?

New guidance leads the way.

Companies Act 2006 - Delayed implementation

Changes announced to the Companies Act 2006 implementation timetable - Many provisions postponed until October 2009.

New Head of Real Estate for Taylor Wessing in the UK

Adam Marks has stepped down as Head of Taylor Wessing's UK Real Estate Practice with effect from 1 November.  Adam has been ...

Taylor Wessing advises Digital Information Broadcast Leader Skinkers on USD16m funding

Taylor Wessing's Venture Capital team in Cambridge has advised Skinkers, the market leader in information broadcast technology, ...

Taylor Wessing is helping Crisis to send homeless people a message of hope this Christmas

Taylor Wessing's participation in the Christmas Card Challenge will help Crisis, the national homelessness charity, open doors ...

Taylor Wessing advises on slice of Pi

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity team in London has advised Pi Capital on a transformational deal, under which Bank of Scotland's ...

Taylor Wessing advises Smedvig Capital on £4m investment in Suso Drinks Ltd.

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for London-based private equity company Smedvig Capital on a £4 million investment in SUSO ...

Q&A with Taylor Wessing's Michael Dietrich

For a European antitrust lawyer with some familiarity with the U.S. system, it is very difficult to understand why both the U.S. ...

Taylor Wessing advises iimia on £18.6m acquisition of MitonOptimal Group Limited

Taylor Wessing's Financial Institutions and Markets Group has acted for iimia Investment Group Plc on the acquisition of the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Macadam on acquisition by Libertas

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for Macadam LLP on the acquisition of Macadam's business by Libertas Capital Group plc, the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Macadam on acquisition by Libertas

EU ratifies amendment to TRIPS on compulsory licences

EU decision to ratify addition of article 31bis

Brands newsflash - Two important decisions from the English Court of Appeal

Brands Appeal cases L'Oréal v Bellure and Proctor & Gamble v Reckitt Benckiser In two significant recent ...

A charter for copycats?

Controversial ruling by Appeal Court between design rivals

Keyword-Advertising

Legal Implications in Germany, France and the UK

Discretion to approve sub-licensing must be exercised in good faith

Lymington Marina v Macnamara and others [2007]

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2007

Brands Update - October 2007

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 15th Annual BioPartnering Europe Conference

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 15th Annual BioPartnering Europe (BPE) Conference, on 7-9 October ...

Injunctions pending appeal

Les Laboratoires Servier & anr v Apotex Inc & ors

Taylor Wessing advises Trutap on $6.5m fundraising

The Venture Capital Group at Taylor Wessing has advised free mobile phone service Trutap on a $6.5 million second round ...

Taylor Wessing advises Trutap on $6.5m fundraising

Legal professional privilege in European Commission competition investigations

The recent decision of the Court of First Instance (CFI) in joined cases T-125/03 & T-253/03, Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and ...

The Companies Act 2006 - Headline changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? Find a brief overview ...

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2007 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company?

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to April 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? April 2008 changes.

The Companies Act 2006 - Directors' Duties

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company's Directors' ...

The Companies Act 2006 - Forewarned is forearmed

Advising directors and companies of the potential pitfalls.

The Companies Act 2006 - Major changes Bank and Insolvency professionals should know

Key changes relevant in restructuring and insolvency situations.

Taylor Wessing at the heart of the European Bar

Dr Axel Filges, a partner with Taylor Wessing in Hamburg and Chairman of the Hamburg Bar, has been appointed Chairman of the ...

Taylor Wessing au coeur du Barreau européen

Taylor Wessing Brussels advises The Sopra Group on acquisition of Business Architects International (BAI)

Taylor Wessing in Brussels has advised The Sopra Group on the acquisition of Business Architects International (BAI)), a Belgian ...

Taylor Wessing in Brussels advises French Sopra Group on acquisition of Business Architects International (BAI)

Corporate Manslaughter for Construction Deaths

Is prosecution just a matter of time?

Amendments to UAE Companies Law

The majority of close-held firms in the United Arab Emirates are owned by UAE national families, and over the years the larger of ...

Finance Update - September 2007

Taylor Wessing advises the French Basketball Federation on insurance case

Diluting the evidence required to show unfair advantage and detriment?

The Court of Appeal for England and Wales has asked the European Court of Justice important questions on the interpretation of ...

Taylor Wessing Private Equity Group advises Rutland Partners on $128m secondary buy-out

Taylor Wessing in London has advised long-standing client Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private equity partnership, on the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Compagnie de Saint Gobain on €2,125bn acquisition

Taylor Wessing's European Corporate Group has advised new French client Compagnie de Saint Gobain (CSG), a world leader in ...

Taylor Wessing Private Equity Group advises Rutland Partners on $128m secondary buy-out

Taylor Wessing advises Compagnie de Saint Gobain on €2,125bn acquisition

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group advises on £51.5m Rutland acquisition

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group has advised Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private equity partnership, on its acquisition of ...

Taylor Wessing advises on MBO of Bestinvest by 3i

Taylor Wessing has advised the management of Bestinvest, the independent investment managers and financial adviser, on its MBO by ...

Changes to the rating system - Touching the void

Rating is not usually a controversial topic, but the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007, which reduces empty rates relief for ...

Recent Tax Credit and Rebate Schemes in the United Kingdom, Germany and France

Who interferes? Liability for Third Party Content on the Internet in Germany

Give yourself up

The Office of Fair Trading has been targeting the construction sector. A recent decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal ...

Frankie goes to the Registry

New AIM Rules ... Is your website ready?

20 August 2007 deadline for AIM companies to comply with new corporate website requirements.

Taylor Wessing advises on £622m sale and leaseback for Prestbury

The Corporate Real Estate Group at Taylor Wessing has advised Prestbury 1 Limited Partnership ("Prestbury") ...

Taylor Wessing advises Vétoquinol on a €250 million IPO deal

Implementation of Data Protection Law in DIFC

In January 2007 the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), an international financial free zone located in Dubai, ...

Taylor Wessing LLP acts for EHC International on the acquisition of the Four Seasons Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia

Taylor Wessing acted for EHC International Limited ("EHC"), which, through a joint venture with Kingdom Hotel ...

Taylor Wessing advises HOCHTIEF AIRPORT on €1.9bn airport acquisition and related financing

European law firm Taylor Wessing has represented HOCHTIEF AirPort GmbH (HTA), the airport-operating subsidiary of HOCHTIEF AG, in ...

Finance Update - July 2007

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2007

Brands Update - July 2007

Taylor Wessing advises on the sale of CAfIT to Odyssey Financial Technologies

Taylor Wessing acted for the founding shareholders in CAflT Limited, Jem Tugwell and Raquel Elias, in connection with the sale of ...

Taylor Wessing advises on the sale of CAfIT to Odyssey Financial Technologies

Taylor Wessing nominated for Pro Bono work at LawWorks Awards 2007

Taylor Wessing has been nominated for Best Contribution by a Law Firm at the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2007.  The LawWorks ...

Finance Update - June 2007

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders of Zanox.de AG during sale to Axel Springer AG and Swiss Schweizer PubliGroupe AG

Trade Marks in the European Union: One Law, One Decision - Or not?

Trade mark litigants remain some way off having their EU disputes routinely resolved in one action for the whole European Union.

Taylor Wessing offers 20% discount on events

Taylor Wessing pulls off major coup in Berlin

Planning White Paper: "Planning for a Sustainable Future"

On the 21st May 2007 the Government published a White Paper on reform of the planning system, entitled "Planning for a ...

Taylor Wessing boosts Brussels office with Corporate lateral hire

Is consent required to use registered trade marks on model replica cars?

A car manufacturer that is a proprietor of a trade mark registered for toys cannot prohibit use by a third party of its trade ...

Energy Efficiency - New Certification Requirements

Taylor Wessing advises Hilton Food Group plc on its Official List flotation

Capital market specialist joins Taylor Wessing in Berlin

Taylor Wessing UK promotes three to new role of Special Counsel

Taylor Wessing advises Hilton Food Group plc on its Official List flotation

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and Strellson AG on restructuring the shareholdings and trademark portfolio of JOOP! GmbH

Taylor Wessing advises Blueheath on £400m reverse takeover

Taylor Wessing advises Blueheath on £400m reverse takeover

Taylor Wessing advises specTra Industriekapital and Kleinewefers Beteiligungs-GmbH on investments in textile finishing specialist TAG

Finance Update - May 2007

Taylor Wessing's European Private Equity Group represents quoted private equity investor, Electra, in its £80 million buyout of Nuaire

Taylor Wessing advises on £255m Bristol Redevelopment Scheme

Taylor Wessing announces its conversion to LLP status on 1 May 2007

Taylor Wessing advises BP Marsh & Partners on its £2 million investment in LEBC Group

Taylor Wessing advises AVIDA Group in acquisition of Berlin Capital Fund

Taylor Wessing advises BP Marsh & Partners on its £2 million investment in LEBC Group

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma S.A. on its recent in-licensing agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited

Taylor Wessing advises the management team of Exotix Holdings Limited on the buyout of Exotix from ICAP plc

Taylor Wessing voted joint first for Patent Litigation in MIP World IP Survey 2007

Taylor Wessing expands its litigation practice

Taylor Wessing joins Workplace Giving UK’s campaign to increase awareness of Payroll Giving

Taylor Wessing advises the management team of Exotix Holdings Limited on the buyout of Exotix from ICAP plc

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious technology award

It is with thanks to our clients for instructing us over the last year that Taylor Wessing was voted Technology Law Firm of the ...

Special Edition - InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - April 2007

Taylor Wessing advises B.P. Marsh & Company Limited on its acquisition of a 25% stake in JMD Specialist Insurance Services Group Limited

Taylor Wessing advises B.P. Marsh & Company Limited on its acquisition of a 25% stake in JMD Specialist Insurance Services Group Limited

Finance Update - April 2007

Taylor Wessing advises Oxford BioMedica on global licensing agreement with Sanofi-aventis

Taylor Wessing advises Oxford BioMedica on global licensing agreement with sanofi-aventis

Scottish & Newcastle plc v Raguz - Court Appeal

The Court of Appeal has now given judgment in the appeal of the High Court decision last April.

Taylor Wessing completes trio of record West End lettings

Taylor Wessing completes trio of record West End lettings

Taylor Wessing advises on €9 million subscription and placing for AIM-listed company, Arthro Kinetics plc

Taylor Wessing advises on €9 million subscription and placing for AIM-listed company, Arthro Kinetics plc

Comparative advertising is not trade mark infringement - Court of Appeal judgment in O2 v H3G

Since Tim Pinto's article on the O2 case in July 2006 as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (also ...

Taylor Wessing advises Trampoline Systems on its £3 million financing round, the first enterprise software developer of its kind to receive major investor backing

Taylor Wessing advised Trampoline Systems, a London-based enterprise software start-up, on its £3 million financing round from ...

Taylor Wessing advises Trampoline Systems on its £3 million financing round, the first enterprise software developer of its kind to receive major investor backing

Taylor Wessing advises Flexible Management Systems on the €18.5 million sale of its subsidiary, ACTIS.BSP, a leading provider of core banking and securities solutions

Taylor Wessing advises Flexible Management Systems on the €18.5 million sale of its subsidiary, ACTIS.BSP, a leading provider of core banking and securities solutions

Taylor Wessing acts for Kew Green Hotels on its conversion of 11 Courtyard by Marriott Hotels to Holiday Inns and the new Courtyard by Marriott London Gatwick Airport

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious accolades in latest technology and IP industry awards

Taylor Wessing acts for Kew Green Hotels on its conversion of 11 Courtyard by Marriott Hotels to Holiday Inns and the new Courtyard by Marriott London Gatwick Airport

Patrick Cook joins Taylor Wessing as UK Head of Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Taylor Wessing acts for European Hotels Corporation Limited on joint venture with Kingdom Hotel Investments for US$65 million development of Raffles Resort and Residence at Da Nang, Vietnam

Finance Update - March 2007

Taylor Wessing wins key victory for leading UK newspaper group, Associated Newspapers

Taylor Wessing acts for fully listed client Marchpole on acquisition of Greenmark

Taylor Wessing fires up its engines once more for the TW Charity Rally to Cannes

Taylor Wessing acts for fully listed client Marchpole on acquisition of Greenmark

Taylor Wessing advises on the sale of Cramer and its subsidiaries to the Amdocs Group for $425 million

Taylor Wessing advises on the sale of Cramer and its subsidiaries to the Amdocs Group for $425 million

Daniel Pavin and other members of Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare team contribute to American Bar Association publication

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - February 2007

Recovering internal management and staff costs for time spent on investigating or mitigating damage caused by a wrongdoer and preparing for subsequent litigation

Taylor Wessing advises Tussauds in relation to a new Holiday Inn Hotel at Chessington World of Adventures

Brands Update - February 2007

Finance Update - January / February 2007

Taylor Wessing acts on £7 million worth of VC funding rounds for hi-tech industry leaders

Taylor Wessing acts on £7 million worth of VC funding rounds for hi-tech industry leaders

Taylor Wessing's corporate team gains further expansion

Taylor Wessing advises on groundbreaking Shariah-compliant refinancing in excess of £100m

Landmark judgement for the IT industry – German Appeal Court says no to copyright levies on printers

Taylor Wessing advises the Debiopharm Group on an exclusive agreement with Cambridge Antibody Technology

Requirement to ensure adequate funding of occupational pensions

Taylor Wessing advises Exemplar Properties in a joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advised Exemplar Properties Holdings LLP ("Exemplar") on a joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate ...

Taylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up Truphone in the European technology sector's largest Series A VC funding of 2006

Taylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up Truphone in the European technology sector's largest Series A VC funding of 2006

Taylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up Truphone in the European technology sector's largest Series A VC funding of 2006

Opposition is no bar to invalidation of trade mark - Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Special Effects v L'oreal case

Taylor Wessing advises UCB on an expanded product license agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Taylor Wessing to Sponsor “Face of Fashion” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery - Exhibition dates: 15 February – 28 May 2007

Taylor Wessing advises Synergy Healthcare plc on its £181 million takeover offer for Isotron plc

Taylor Wessing advises Plastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising

Taylor Wessing advises Plastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising

Taylor Wessing secures historic West End letting

Taylor Wessing secures historic West End letting

Taylor Wessing secures historic West End letting

Taylor Wessing advises Apax Partners and Merlin Biosciences on a $35 million private equity deal

Rights to Light - Developers take care before turning off the lights

As buildings go up, adjoining landowners sometimes feel that they should share a slice of the profit pie, whether they are ...

Taylor Wessing acts for European Hotels Corporation Limited in US$115 million development of Raffles Resort and Residence at Phang Nga, Thailand

Taylor Wessing works with Crisis to send a Christmas message of hope to the homeless

Frightened of forfeiture - Is it all about to change?

Forfeiture laws are complex and archaic. The good news is that The Law Commission has published a report recommending the ...

A new home for Taylor Wessing in London

Sponsorship of Sport Events

Companies and individuals will already be aware of the importance and benefit of putting in place a properly drafted contract in ...

UK: Macrossan - increased patentability for computer-implemented inventions?

Taylor Wessing's Simon Cohen and Colin McCall argue that the Court of Appeal needs to address the areas of confusion that riddle ...

Taylor Wessing advises Neurotech France SA in completing a flip transaction into the US

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2006

Taylor Wessing has advised the Acuma Group's management team in relation to the sale of Acuma, a private equity backed company, to Saksoft of India

Taylor Wessing has advised the Acuma Group's management team in relation to the sale of Acuma, a private equity backed company, ...

Taylor Wessing wins Linklaters' trade mark chief

Taylor Wessing is the sole legal sponsor of the BVCA Technology Spin-Out Conference – turning good science into good business

Taylor Wessing is the sole legal sponsor of the EVCA Venture Capital Forum, on 11-13 October 2006 in Barcelona

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 14th Annual BioPartnering Europe Conference

Taylor Wessing boosts Brussels office with Employment lateral hire

Taylor Wessing acts for BAE Systems Pension Fund in the £22.5 million sale of a UK-wide property portfolio

Taylor Wessing advises Climate Exchange PLC on its acquisition of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc and on the subscription for shares by Goldman Sachs

Taylor Wessing advises Climate Exchange PLC on its acquisition of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc and on the subscription for shares by Goldman Sachs

Important Land Registry deadline on the horizon - Act now to protect your Company's rights

Do you occupy land that you do not own or lease? Or does your land benefit from rights that are not registered in your name?

Taylor Wessing is the sole legal sponsor of the BVCA Technology Spin-Out Conference – turning good science into good business

Taylor Wessing continues to expand its private equity practice

Taylor Wessing expands European Real Estate practice

Approval process can recover companies

Taylor Wessing advises on $23m sale of Sibelius to Avid

Taylor Wessing advises on $23m sale of Sibelius to Avid

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

Taylor Wessing advises Avery Weigh-Tronix on €123m sale to European Capital

Bubbles! The indispensability of the Comparative Advertising Directive to trade mark law

Taylor Wessing's Tim Pinto writes for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on the use by H3G of bubbles in a ...

The Right to Copy

Controversy has surrounded efforts to modernise copyright law in Germany, as the competing interests of digital hardware ...

Taylor Wessing advises Aggregator Limited in a £9 million funding round for the launch of its new IPTV service

Taylor Wessing advises Aggregator Limited in a £9 million funding round for the launch its new IPTV service

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners, lead investor in the $20 million funding of CacheLogic

Dr Gregor Schmid – new IP Partner at Taylor Wessing, Berlin

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners, lead investor in the $20 million funding of CacheLogic

Fire Regulations - Hot off the press

If you have not carried out a fire risk assessment by 1 October 2006 you will be breaking the law and could be fined or ...

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2006

ECJ deals blow to cross-border injunctions

Two significant judgments of the European Court of Justice give on 13 July 2006 (Roche v Primus and GAT v LuK) have removed the ...

EU News - New Commission guidelines on the method of setting of fines

The European Commission has recently revised its methodology for setting of fines on companies that infringe EC competition rules.

Taylor Wessing advises IGEFI on Summit Partners equity investment

Taylor Wessing is the sole legal sponsor of the AIM Conference 2006, hosted by the London Stock Exchange

Taylor Wessing is the platinum sponsor of the Cambridge University Technology Enterprise Club (CUTEC) Technology Ventures Conference 2006

Germany: Internet Gambling: Decision on sports betting will force legislative changes

World Communications Regulation Report

A non-runner for 2012 - Ambush marketing and the 2012 London Olympics

Charles Lloyd and David Brooks of Taylor Wessing explain why ambush marketing is a non-runner for London 2012.

Taylor Wessing advises the management of Panacea Group on its MBO by ISIS Equity Partners

Taylor Wessing advises the management of Panacea Group on its MBO by ISIS Equity Partners

Consumer Credit Act 2006

Changes to the rules for loans to individuals - a summary of important aspects.

Advising on Takeovers - The new regime

On 20 May 2006 the new European takeover regime came into effect, with the EU Takeover Directive being implemented in the UK and ...

New Litigation & Dispute Resolution Partner for Taylor Wessing

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - May 2006

Third Edition of the Definitive Guide to Publishing Law co-written by Taylor Wessing solicitor, Christopher Benson, launched

REIT bill published: Companies can convert from 1 January 2007; 2% conversion charge

Will your corporate structure and business allow for a conversion to REITs, and is the 2% conversion charge worth the tax ...

Taylor Wessing advises Trading Emissions Plc on AIM fundraising

Taylor Wessing advises Trading Emissions Plc on AIM fundraising

On track for the Olympics

In July 2005, the IOC made the momentous announcement in Singapore that London had won the contested bid to hold the 2012 Olympic ...

Strategic Partnerships - Expectations, disillusions ... and some recipes for success

Love at first sight is sometimes what a European based emerging company feels when an established U.S. corporation comes knocking ...

Six new partners at Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing Germany promotes 17 partners from its own ranks at partners’ meeting in Nice

The European BlackBerry disputes

The recent judgments in the UK and Germany in the patent litigation between Research in Motion and InPro Licensing SARL have ...

Taylor Wessing completes trio of deals for real estate joint venture

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma on major partnership with Novo Nordisk

Defamation and privacy law and procedure in England, Germany and France

Niri Shan and Tim Pinto, in conjunction with our lawyers in Germany and France, have reviewed the defamation and privacy law and ...

The European BlackBerry disputes

The procedural aspects of the UK and German cases between RIM and InPro highlight the need for a single European patent court ...

Opposition is no bar to invalidation of trade mark - Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Special Effects v L'oreal case

Double jeopardy in trade marks opposition, invalidity and infringement actions.

Construction Act Review: A missed opportunity?

The Department of Trade and Industry's proposals for amending the Construction Act have met with only muted reaction from the ...

New Partner joins Taylor Wessing's Corporate practice

New Partner joins Taylor Wessing's Corporate practice

Taylor Wessing advises PanOpSys Limited on a $5.25 million Series A funding with Quester

Taylor Wessing advises Hyperion on £5 million capital placing

Taylor Wessing advises PanOpSys Limited on $5.25 million Series A funding with Quester

Taylor Wessing advises Perpetuum on Quester-led funding round

Taylor Wessing advises Perpetuum on Quester-led funding round

Are you prepared for the new EU public procurement Regime?

The new EU public procurement regime will apply from 31 January 2006. It consolidates the existing regime and introduces new ...

Taylor Wessing advises Bayer Healthcare AG in a divestment of animal health biological vaccines to Intervet

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - February 2006

New Litigation & Dispute Resolution Partner for Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing advises B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc on AIM admission

Taylor Wessing advises B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc on AIM admission

Where credit's due

The number of individual bankruptcies in the UK is rising, helped in part by the Enterprise Act 2002. The effect of the new law ...

Taylor Wessing French partner, Paul-Albert Iweins, elected President of the National Bar Council

Taylor Wessing advises carbon emissions group ICECAP on carbon portfolio

Taylor Wessing advises Fujitsu Siemens Computers on significant cross-border TMT acquisition

Taylor Wessing advises Fujitsu Siemens Computers on significant cross-border TMT acquisition

Taylor Wessing appoints its first International Business Development Director

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