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International Commercial Arbitration, 3rd edition |
A Practical Approach to Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Ellinger's Modern Banking Law, 5th edition |
Black's Law Dictionary, 9th edition |
Legal Press Releases & Legal News
Consumer Rights: Parliament approves new EU-wide rules for on-line shopping
An EU-wide right for consumers to change their minds about an on-line purchase within two weeks of receiving the good, and new requirements that on-line traders must give buyers precise information on the total price, the goods ordered and the trader's contact details, are among the benefits of new rules approved by Parliament on June 2011. Read more >>
European Parliament fights against corruption (non-legislative resolution)
Parliament urges the Commission to step up the fight against corruption and to bring forward its assessment of anti-corruption efforts in the EU to 2012, sooner than proposed in its anti-corruption package presented in June 2011. Read more >>
Small Enterprises at the forefront in restoring growth
The European Commission discussed about how to shape a strategy aimed to the growth the potential and competitiveness of small enterprises (SME). Read more >>
EU Regulation on Energy market integrity and transparency
On 14 September 2011, new rules to prevent abuses in wholesale energy trading, and thus protect end consumers, were adopted by Parliament. Wholesale trading will now be monitored independently across the EU, to enable Member States to prevent and punish anti-competitive behaviour. Read more >>
EU Directive on cross-border healthcare, adopted on February 28th 2011
On February 28th 2011 at Brussels, the EU Council approved the European Parliament’s amendments on a draft directive regarding to assuring a high quality cross-border healthcare and a better cooperation between member states, being clarity pointed the rights of patients looking to healthcare in other member state. Read more >>
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Cases, Judgments & Opinions
Apple Corps can prevent the registration of a figurative Community trade mark composed of the word ‘BEATLE’ in respect of electric mobility aids.
However, Apple Corps Ltd, an undertaking founded by ‘The Beatles’ group, opposed that application, relying on its various earlier Community and national trade marks, including the word mark ‘BEATLES’ and several figurative marks composed of the word ‘BEATLES’ or ‘THE BEATLES’.
On 31 May 2010, OHIM rejected Handicare’s application, finding that, because of the similarity of the signs, the considerable and long-standing reputation of the earlier marks of Apple Corps and the overlap of the relevant public, it was likely that Handicare would take unfair advantage of the repute and the consistent selling power of the marks of Apple Corps by using the mark applied for. OHIM therefore concluded that there was a serious risk that detriment to the earlier marks, of which Apple Corps is the proprietor, would occur. Read more >>
According to Advocate General Bot, an air carrier must compensate passengers if they have been denied boarding on account of the rescheduling of their flight following a strike at the airport which took place two days beforehand and affected a previous flight.
Where a passenger is denied boarding, the air carrier must, under EU law1, provide him with assistance and flat-rate compensation. Denied boarding is defined by European law as a refusal to carry passengers on a flight, although they have duly presented themselves for boarding, except where there are reasonable grounds to deny them boarding, such as reasons of health, safety or security, or inadequate travel documentation. Read more >>
According to Advocate General Bot, creators of computer programs may oppose the resale of 'used' licences which allow their programs to be downloaded from the internet again.
Oracle develops and markets computer software, in particular, by download from the internet, by concluding "licence" agreements with its customers, which provide that the customer receives a non-transferable user right, for internal business purposes and for an unlimited period. Read more >>