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UK Supreme Court overturns Aerotel in Emotional Perception AI patent case

Major shift in UK patent law interpretation aligns with European Patent Office approach

Stephen Belafonte v News Group Newspapers: High Court defines defamatory meaning in harassment claims

Court determines newspaper article accused film producer of US harassment and created grounds to suspect UK harassment of ex-wife.

Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB: Supreme Court clarifies "designation" in dairy term protection

The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses Oatly's appeal on trade mark validity.

Bank of Africa UK v Hassani: Employment status and whistleblowing detriments on secondment

When secondment arrangements end, determining the true employer matters for unfair dismissal claims.

Chand v EE Limited: composite reasons and the reasonableness test in unfair dismissal

Employment dismissals based on multiple misconduct allegations require careful scrutiny of employer reasoning.

MXV v Secretary of State for Home Department: HIV detention and Article 3 duties clarified

Detention of HIV-positive foreign national examined under Article 3 ECHR and Hardial Singh principles.

Nino Henriques Nunes v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Transitional arrangements and discretionary leave policy

High Court clarifies application of pre-2012 criminality rules to discretionary leave settlement applications.

MWL International Ltd v HMRC: Estoppel and legitimate expectation in tax disputes

Upper Tribunal dismisses retrospective NICs challenge based on 1993 pooled car agreement.