Tag Archives: High Court

Oatly loses trademark battle over oat milk name

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

Plant milk manufacturer, Oatly, recently brought legal action against Glebe Farm Foods, claiming its product PureOaty took “unfair advantage” of their own drink. The High Court  ruled in favour of the farm saying there was no “risk of injury to …

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ENGLISH HIGH COURT STAYS COURT PROCEEDINGS IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

The court granted a stay of proceedings under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996, finding a reference to “court” in the underlying contract to be a reference to the London Court of International Arbitration. The case is a reminder …

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Good faith’s relationship with the relational contract – new guidance

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

What is a relational contract? A relational contract in this context is one that has implied good faith obligations. The concept of and conditions for generally implying terms into a contract (other than by legislation) is firmly cemented in English …

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Islamic marriage ceremony ruled as void marriage

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

In what is being described as a “landmark” ruling, the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court judgement last week (14/02/20), ruling that a religious Nikah ceremony is a void marriage. The case relates to the separation of Nasreen Akhter …

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High Court rules investors have sufficient interest in Tesco PLC securities to be able to make a claim

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Christopher Wilsher

On 28 October 2019, the High Court dismissed a strike-out application that Tesco PLC made arguing that the £600m shareholder group action brought against it by investors about its false accountancy scandal in 2014 should fail because the shares were …

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English court refuses permission to turn over witness statements to FBI

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Christopher Wilsher

In ACL Netherlands BV & Ors v Lynch & Hussain [2019] EWHC 249 (Ch), the High Court has recently declined a party’s request for permission to disclose witness statements and other documents obtained in the course of ongoing UK proceedings. Such …

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CLO Manager not entitled to Incentive Fee on optional redemption

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Christopher Wilsher

The claim was brought by Deutsche Trustee Company Limited (the “Trustee”) in order to determine the correct interpretation of the bond documentation in which Barings (UK) Limited (the “Collateral Manager”) claimed to be entitled to over €15 million in the …

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