High Court
appoints new IP specialist judge
The England and Wales High Court has appointed James Mellor
as a new judge for the Chancery Division, it was announced on Wednesday,
January 20.
Mellor, 59, a barrister at 8 New Square who specialises in
intellectual property law, will start his new role on February 8, after which he
will become the Honourable Mr Justice Mellor.
His appointment will come as a relief to UK IP attorneys because
of the lack of IP specialist judges left in the High Court after judges Colin
Birss and Christopher Nugee were elevated to the England and Wales Court of
Illinois US District Court Sides with Hytera to Significantly Lower Damage Award
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SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Hytera, a leading global provider of innovative Land Mobile Radio (LMR) communications solutions, has received the January 8 order cutting down the total award to Motorola Solutions by $221 million in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The jury verdict, including the original damage award, was made on February 14th, 2020; and the Court entered judgment on March 5th, 2020.
The Court also denied Motorola Solutions request for supplemental damages, while granted the request for interest on the monetary award. Earlier in December 2020, the Court denied Motorola s request to block Hytera from selling the DMR radios at issue in the case and granted Motorola s alternative request of a reasonable royalty in an amount to be determined.
5:30 pm on Thursday 17th December, 2020
What did the seminar cover?
The law of tracing determines when one rights stands in the
place of another for the purposes of certain legal or equitable
claims. It is one of the most important and practical, yet
underdeveloped and misunderstood, areas of law. It is particularly
relevant when making out equitable proprietary claims in the
context of civil fraud, insolvency, and breaches of trust.
Topics that will be covered:
Tracing fundamentals: what is tracing, and the distinction
between legal and equitable proprietary rights
Equitable tracing: the prerequisites, the mixing rules, and the lowest intermediate balance rule
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It is widely known that there is an alarming correlation between
crime and illicit drug use.
Here, I d like to address the correlation between the
probability of a positive sentencing outcome and people who have
taken steps to address their drug use/addiction by attending
counselling or residential rehabilitation prior to their plea
hearing.
It should be stated from the outset that counselling and
rehabilitation clinics can be expensive and may not be a feasible
option for everyone. However, if it can be afforded, the investment
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There is a significant difference between proving someone is
innocent and being found not guilty because the prosecution have
not been able to prove its case Beyond Reasonable Doubt .
The differences may be understood by considering the meaning of the
concept Beyond Reasonable Doubt .
Someone who is charged with a criminal offence is presumed to be
an innocent person, until they are found to be guilty to the
standard of Beyond Reasonable Doubt.
An accused person does not have to prove that he, or she is