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Confidential Information and Conspiracy - The Racing Partnership v Sports Information Services

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Hippodrome de Deauville - Clairefontaine / Attribution   Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Lewison, Arnold and Phillips)    The Racing Partnership Ltd and others v Sports Information Services Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1300 (9 Oct 2020) This was an appeal from Mr Justice Zacaroli's judgment in  The Racing Partnership Ltd and others v Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 1156 (Ch), [2019] 3 WLR 779, [2019] WLR(D) 492, [2020] Ch 289. The claimants ("TRP") had sued Sports Information Services Ltd ("SIS") and others for copyright and database right infringement, breach of confidence, breach of contract and conspiracy.  Mr Justice Zacaroli dismissed all the claims against SIS except the action for breach of confidence.  SIS appealed to the Court of Appeal against the finding of breach of confidence.  TRP cross-appealed against the dismissal of its claim for conspiracy,  The appeal was heard between 7 to 9 July 2020 and judgment ...

Trade Marks and Passing Off - easyGroup Ltd v EasyFly

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Author Aero Icarus Licence CC BY-SA 2.0   Source Wikipedia ATR 42 J ane Lambert Chancery Division (Mr Justice Nugee) easyGroup Ltd. v    Empresa Aerea De Servicios y Facilitation Logistica Integral SA (Easyfly SA) and others [2020] EWHC 40 (Ch) (14 Jan 2020) This was an action by easyGroup Ltd . against the Colombian airline Empresa Aerea de Servicios y Facilitation Logistica Integral SA which trades in the name or style of EasyFly  and its president Alfonso Avila Velandia for trade mark infringement, passing off and conspiracy. easyGroup complained that EastFly's website supplied air tickets to British travellers under the EasyFly sign. It also sought to join the French manufacturer, ATR Aircraft , as a third defendant. ATR had flown aircraft in EasyFly's livery on test flights around France and on a delivery mission through Spanish airspace. It had also published a press release announcing its sale of aircraft to EasyFly at the Farnboroug...