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Bring Me Sunshine … but London Rights of Light Injunction Is Refused

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The owner of a property which enjoys a right of light over surrounding properties can seek to restrain development of the surrounding properties which would infringe that right. This can include seeking an injunction to...more

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UK rights of light: The Battle of Bankside: Revolution or Evolution?

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The development industry has been eagerly awaiting the decision of the High Court in the case of Cooper v Ludgate House Limited, the first significant rights of light case to be litigated since 2020. The case promised to...more

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Global Enforcement And Asset Recovery Series - Series Article 2: Asset Disclosure

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In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful...more

A&O Shearman

AstraZeneca refused interim injunction on SPC for blockbuster diabetes treatment against Glenmark but swiftly obtains permission...

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On March 28, 2025, Michael Tappin KC, sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court, refused to grant AstraZeneca (“AZ”) an interim injunction to restrain Glenmark from launching in the U.K. a generic version of its type 2...more

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Cold Comfort: Court of Appeal takes a Chill Approach to Freezing Injunctions

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The Court of Appeal has clarified the requirements to be satisfied before obtaining a freezing injunction, affirming an attainable merits threshold is to be preferred over a more stringent alternative. Any perceived tilt in...more

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Freeze! Do You Have a ‘Good Arguable Case’?

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In dos Santos v. Unitel S.A., the Court of Appeal helpfully cut through some conflicting authorities and restated a key requirement that applicants must satisfy to be granted freezing injunctions....more

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Significant Shift in Proof to Obtain Interim Injunction in the Common Law Countries

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The court in American Cyanide Co. (No. 1) v. Ethicon Ltd. (1975) UKHL 1, established guidelines for when courts should grant interim injunctions. There, an American company, American Cyanide, claimed a British company,...more

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Newcomer Injunctions – a Tool in the Fight Against Crypto Fraud?

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On 29 November 2023, the UK Supreme Court (the “UKSC”) handed down its decision in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies and Travellers and others (Appellants). In that case the UKSC thoroughly...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Another Implementer Hold Out Door Closes: The Death of the Anti-Suit Injunction?

Implementers of standard essential patents (SEPs) continue to hold out in patent licensing discussions with SEP owners, including pursuing the cynical strategy of seeking anti-suit injunctions (ASIs). This failed strategy is...more

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Into the Unknown - Supreme Court Confirms Parameters for Injunctive Relief Against Trespassing Newcomers

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Injunctions against “persons unknown” have recently garnered much attention, being deployed in both traditional scenarios such as to prevent traveller groups trespassing on land, and also against protestors or urban explorer...more

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High Court Endorses Seven Principles for Securing Precautionary Injunctions

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Injunctions are typically sought by parties after wrongdoing has already taken place. However, English courts may grant a ‘quia timet’ – or ‘precautionary’ – injunction to prevent an actionable wrong from being committed. ...more

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Apple Must Agree to License Terms It Hasn’t Seen -- Or Leave the UK Telephony Market

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In October 2022, the Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom issued a unanimous decision in ruling that Apple must either accept global licensing terms before they have even been determined or face an injunction that would...more

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Apple’s Hold-out Strategy Nears End & Appears to Backfire in UK

The UK has again demonstrated the ongoing trend against hold-out, approving an order forcing Apple to commit to take a license on FRAND terms, to be determined by the court, or face an injunction. This ruling is the latest in...more

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Injunctions against “persons unknown” – uncertainty ahead

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Injunctions against “persons unknown” have increased in popularity in recent years; however, the judgment in MBR Acres Ltd and others v McGivern [2022] EWHC 2072 has cast doubt on how useful these injunctions will be in...more

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When appealing a contempt order will be an abuse of process

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Our insight into a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal: the judgment provides valuable analysis from the Court of Appeal as to the legal principles and the policy considerations around what constitutes an abuse of process...more

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UK High Court Imposes Custodial Sentence for Contempt

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In XL Insurance Company SE v. IPORS Underwriting Ltd, Paul Alan Corcoran & Others [2021] EWHC 1407 (Comm), Mrs. Justice Cockerill DBE imposed an immediate maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment following an application...more

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Privacy Update: California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory

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California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory - California’s net neutrality law bars internet service providers from prioritizing, blocking, slowing down, or speeding up internet content. California’s law...more

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The latest rights of light injunction case – Beaumont v Florala

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In this case the High Court granted a mandatory injunction ordering the demolition of part of a newly constructed (and occupied) hotel development in the City of London in order to protect the rights of light of an adjoining...more

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COVID-19 UK: Litigation – High Court rules that adjudication must proceed despite COVID-19 difficulties – Update

The show must go on. A recent decision of the English High Court demonstrates the courts' commitment to carrying on in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak – and their expectation that parties and clients will do the same. ...more

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English High Court Recognizes Cryptoassets to be a Form of Property: Considerations Following AA v Persons Unknown

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On January 17, In AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 2556 (Comm), the Commercial Court held that a cryptoasset such as Bitcoin is a form of property capable of being the subject of a proprietary injunction. ...more

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UK Court Confirms Bitcoin Status as Property for Certain Proprietary Claims

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A U.K. court has granted an interim proprietary injunction over Bitcoin held in an account of a cryptocurrency exchange after it had been transferred there as part of a cyber attack on a Canadian insurance company. The...more

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UK Court of Appeal Upholds Injunction Following Breach of Strike Ballot Rules

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Royal Mail has successfully persuaded the United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal to uphold an injunction halting plans for a Christmas strike by postal service workers due to alleged breaches of the procedural requirements for...more

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Vneshprombank v Bedzhamov: freezing orders, lavish lifestyles and the “ordinary living expenses” exception

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In Vneshprombank LLC v Georgy Bedzhamov and ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1992 the Court of Appeal reaffirmed the approach to ascertaining the "ordinary living expenses" of a respondent to a freezing injunction....more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.6.2019 | Top Story: Drug Distributors and Maker in Talks for Multi-billion-dollar Opioid Litigation...

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A group of three major drug distributors—McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health—are in the midst of talks with representatives of state and local governments who have brought more than 2000 opioid-related lawsuits...more

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Rogachev v Goryainov: White & Case secure the discharge of an English High Court freezing injunction for non-disclosure

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In Rogachev v Goryainov [2019] EWHC 1529 (QB) the High Court discharged a freezing injunction for non-disclosure at the return date hearing and refused to grant further injunctive relief highlighting the significance of full...more

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