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  Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Baker, Arnold and Nugee)  Lifestyle Equities CV and others v Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd and others  [2024] EWCA Civ 814 (22 July 2024) This was the claimants' appeal against Mr Justice Mellor's order in  Lifestyle Equities CV and Anotherr v Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd and others (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 1839 (Ch) (19 July 2023).  By that judgment, Mr Justice Mellor dismissed the claimants' claim for trade mark infringement and passing off.  The appeal came on before Lords Justices Baker, Arnold and Nugee on 9 July 2024.  The hearing was filmed and may be viewed on the Court of Appeal's YouTube channel ( morning  and afternoon ). At the end of the oral proceedings, the Court of Appeal said that it would dismiss the appeal.  Lord Justice Arnold with the agreement of Lords Justices Baker and Nugee delivered their reasons in  Lifestyle Equities CV and others v Royal County of...

In Transposing the Trade Secrets Directive into English Law: Confidentiality Agreements   5 Feb 2018 I advised that it would be prudent to ensure that non-confidentiality agreements and clauses complied with  Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure  (the trade secrets directive) as well as the law of confidence. I gave more specific advice in Trade Secrecy Law changes Tomorrow - check your NDA, Standard Terms and other Agreements   8 June 2018 NIPC Inventors Club and Checking your Confidentiality Clauses and Agreements for Compliance with the Trade Secrets Directive   27 June 2018 NIPC News. I have now received my first sets of instructions to draft and review confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements in the light of the trade secrets directive.  I have applied what ...