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What's not being said in the Paris Agreement

Professor David Campbell dissects the UN agreement, which he argues has failed to properly address climate change

'EU-US Privacy Shield' in, 'Safe Harbour' out

New pact hopes to ensure stronger data transfer protections for EU citizens

Unitary patents 101

Tom Hamer provides the answers to any questions clients might have on the new unitary patent, the Unified Patent Court, and the possible impact on patent proprietors across Europe

Give me a break

A second-year law student has demanded a lifetime supply of KitKats after she found multiple bars without the signature wafer inside.

Apple v Samsung: The ongoing war in Silicon Valley

In the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), His Honour Judge Colin Birss once described Apple's external casing as 'too cool' to be infringed by Samsung's.

High Court enforces reduced CAS penalty clause award for first time

Ruling comes despite public policy of refusing penalty clauses and the Lugano Convention

UK-based international firms must be allowed to recruit top talent

Non-EEA lawyers make significant contribution to UK's economy, says Law Society president 

Employee emails: No snooper's charter

In B?rbulescu v Romania (Application No 61496/08), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had to determine whether an employer was entitled to monitor an employe';s private electronic communications.