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Manchester City: Independent Commission Publishes Decision On Premier League Charges
An independent Premier League Commission has found Manchester City in breach of financial rules spanning nine seasons, with findings that the club artificially inflated revenues and reduced costs by over £900 million. The decision marks what the Premier League describes as the most significant case in its history, though Manchester City strongly disputes the findings and intends to appeal, setting the stage for further proceedings that could reshape English football's regulatory landscape.
United Kingdom Commercial
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Mishcon de Reya
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Pulp The Fiction? Piers Morgan V Earl Charles Spencer Explained
Piers Morgan has threatened legal action against Earl Charles Spencer over claims in his memoir 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister' that falsely attributed intrusive photographs of Princess Diana to Morgan's editorship. The Earl swiftly apologized for the factual error, raising questions about how early apologies and offers of amends might affect potential defamation proceedings and damage awards.
United Kingdom Litigation
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Brabners LLP
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A Weak Mark, A Strong Case: Practical Lessons For Brand Owners From Flowerbx
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has ruled that combining descriptive words like "flower" and "box" does not automatically create a descriptive trade mark, finding FLOWERBX valid and infringed by a competitor's similar branding. The decision demonstrates how strong evidence of brand recognition and actual consumer confusion can be decisive in trade mark enforcement cases, particularly in the context of online retail where visual similarity carries significant weight.
United Kingdom IP
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Burges Salmon
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Svella v Virgin Media: English High Court Rejects Implied Good Faith Claims In Commercial Contracts
The English High Court has clarified when duties of good faith will be implied into commercial contracts, rejecting the notion that "relational contracts" automatically trigger such obligations. The decision establishes that courts must apply orthodox implication principles and confirms that settlement agreements are inherently unlikely to include implied good faith duties.
United Kingdom Commercial
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Mayer Brown
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Coventry & Warwickshire Development Partnership LLP v Avison Young (UK) Ltd
An adjudicator awarded nearly £9 million in a construction dispute, but the losing party challenged the enforcement on grounds of inadequate reasoning and procedural unfairness. The court examined whether the adjudicator provided sufficient reasons for the decision and whether there was a breach of natural justice when considering third-party assessment documents without proper notice to the parties.
United Kingdom Litigation
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Fenwick Elliott LLP
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Correcting An Obvious Mistake In Drafting As A Matter Of Construction
When a manufacturing agreement contained a critical drafting error in its limitation of liability clause, the English Commercial Court applied the Chartbrook principle to correct the mistake through construction. The court examined multiple factors including contractual risk allocation, commercial coherence, and the overall quality of drafting to determine that the clause should limit the manufacturer's liability rather than the customer's liability as written.
United Kingdom Commercial
RPC
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