NIPC Law

A frigate of the Belgian navy possibly armed with torpedoes /Author Ein Dahmer  Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Belgian Navy Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Lewison and Newey and Lady Justice Asplin)  Ablynx NV and another v VHsquared Ltd and others [2019] EWCA Civ 2192 (10 Dec 2019) This was an appeal against His Honour Judge Hacon's decision in  Ablynx NV and another v Vhsquared Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 792 (Pat) (29 March 2019) which I discussed in  Choice of Forum - Ablynx NV and Another v Vhsquared Ltd and Others   28 July 2019.  A patentee and its exclusive licensee brought patent infringement proceedings in the Patents Court against the English company,  VHSquared Ltd . and various members of the Unilever group.  The defendants relied on a licence from the patentee that conferred exclusive jurisdiction on the Belgian courts.  They applied for the infringement proceedings in England ...

Bitcoin ATM Author Martin E Walder   Licence CC-BY 3.0   Source Wikipedia Cryptocurrency Jane Lambert in its Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts ,  the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce ("UKJT") published the opinions of  Lawrence Akka QC , David Quest QC , Matthew Lavy and Sam Goodman  ("the drafting committee") on a number of legal questions relating to cryptoassets and smart contracts where there are areas of perceived uncertainty. The Institutions The UKJT is chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court and consists of Lawrence Akka QC, Sir Nicholas Green, Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales, as an observer, Richard Hay of Linklaters LLP. Peter Hunn of the Accord Project, Mary Kyle of the City of London Corporation, Christopher Woolard of the Financial Conduct Authority and Mr Justice Zacaroli.  The publication was delivered by the LawTech Delivery Panel  which describes its...