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Billions are spent on counterfeit goods in the EU & UK each year: Matti Lindberg & My Mattsson set out some top tips for brand owners to protect their rights online & on the ground

The use of deepfake technology is on the rise, and can look alarmingly realistic. Consequently, there is vast potential for harm. But can existing laws provide any protection against malicious use?

Nick Redfearn & Adelaide Yu offer tips on brand protection amid a flourishing counterfeit market in Hong Kong

Liam Tolen & Chris Fotheringham ask whether the law can protect individuals from deepfake harms

Lidl has seized the upper hand over Tesco in a High Court trade mark battle that raises several unusual points for intellectual property lawyers

Retailer John Lewis has successfully battled a claim that the star of its 2019 Christmas advert, an excitable dragon, copied elements of a children’s book.

The High Court has rejected a bid to strike out a claim brought on an opt-out basis by a representative against a firm of intellectual property lawyers.

The film The Life Story of Charles Chaplin was poorly received by one man in particular, as David Hewitt explains

What are the elements of a three-dimensional trade mark? Writing with reference to recent case law, Laura Trapnell, partner & head of IP, Paris Smith Solicitors, sets out the key points in a useful article in this week’s NLJ.

Laura Trapnell weighs up the elements contributing to the distinctive character of a three-dimensional trade mark

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Private client division announces five new partners

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Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

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NLJ this week: Motor commissions & fiduciary duties

The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings

NLJ this week: The power of Interpol red notices

Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Approach with caution post-Mazur

Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?

Philip Sales is selected as next Deputy President

Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year

Tax shock ahead for partners?

Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget

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Intellectual property

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington