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Suremime Ltd v Barclays: claims against banks for Interest Rate Hedging Product Review failures
Posted on 27 October 2015 by
The Bristol Mercantile Court on 30 July 2015 produced a judgment with potentially far reaching effect for those businesses caught up in the mis-sale of Interest Rate Hedging Products (“IRHPs”) and the FCA instigated Review (“the Review”) into the same.
This article was first published in the Law Society Gazette.
Counterfeiting: how to tackle the online threat
Posted on 21 October 2015 by Carter-Ruck
Stevie Loughrey and Claire Woolf examine the weapons available for brands to tackle counterfeiting online.
This article was first published in the Intellectual Property Magazine.
Banking Litigation: a changing Landscape?
Posted on 20 October 2015 by
Stevie Loughrey and Charles Enderby Smith examine the potential changes in the legal landscape which may make it easier for companies to bring claims against banks in relation to mis-sold products and investments.
This article was first published in Butterworths’ Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
PAG v RBS: LIBOR manipulation claims
Posted on 20 October 2015 by
PAG v RBS: Claimant friendly decisions in relation to disclosure applications in a claim involving LIBOR manipulation
The judgments should assist claimants seeking to establish actionable wrongdoing resulting from LIBOR manipulation. In particular, a defendant bank will not necessarily be able to hide behind confidential agreements with regulators to avoid disclosure of LIBOR related material in claims brought against it. Neither will the risk of prosecution in foreign courts, for disclosing documents that a foreign court had ordered to be kept confidential, necessarily provide the banks with a shield.
Victory for US golf manufacturer SuperStroke in counterfeiting claim
Posted on 19 October 2015 by Carter-Ruck
Carter-Ruck has secured victory for US golf manufacturer, SuperStroke, in its trademark and passing off claim against an English golf retailer.
SuperStroke was represented by Carter-Ruck Partner, Stevie Loughrey, and Senior Associate, Claire Woolf.
The TTIP: The largest trade deal in history
Posted on 08 October 2015 by
Miranda Rushton, Senior Associate in the International team, and Jennifer Harvey, paralegal, have published an article in the Solicitors Journal on opportunities for the review of awards in investor-state arbitration.
This article by Miranda Rushton and Jennifer Harvey was first published in the Press Gazette on 7 October 2015
