Nestlé Loses High Court Battle to Trademark KitKat Shape
Summary: Nestlé has lost at its attempt to trademark its KitKat bar shape. Nestlé has failed to win their longstanding trademark…
United Kingdom
Top Firms in UK Losing Market Share to US Firms
Summary: The expansion of American firms in London has hurt native law firms, research shows. Financial Times reports that elite…
The UK’s University of Law Makes Bold Promise to Graduates
Summary: ULaw in the UK is so confident in their employability rates that they will give back 50 percent of…
Number of UK Law Students Increases, Although Job Market Remains Bleak
Summary: Across the United Kingdom, the number of law students has increased, although the job market is still uncertain. According…
Alex Dell Joins Mayer Brown from DLA Piper in the U.K.
Summary: Mayer Brown announced today that Alex Dell has joined the firm as the ABL partner in the United Kingdom from…
Nationalists Ahead in Polls, Vote for Scottish Independence Will Be September 18
Summary: Nationalists, who wish for Scotland to break away from the United Kingdom, have gained increasing support over the past…
S. Chelvan Named Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year
Barrister S Chelvan was awarded the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award last month for his work in immigration…
Expert Legal Team Created to Investigate Apple Case in Ireland
An international legal team has been assembled by Ireland’s Department of Finance to fight the State’s following the European Commission’s…
Mark Carney Currency-Manipulation Scandal
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England since July 2013, is seeking to defend the integrity of an…
Vicious Butchering on London Street Believed to be a Terrorist Attack
The beheading of a soldier in London’s Woolwich neighborhood has shocked the country, and led many to speculate that the…
UK Burger King Serves Horse-Meat in their Burgers
Burger King Customers in Britain have been eating horsemeat. A bit. Two weeks ago, there were serious claims that Burger…
HMS Ambush Launched by United Kingdom
One of the newest submarines in the United Kingdom is the HMS Ambush. It has the ability to hear a…