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21 May 2013 - Seminar on Groundless Threats in Patent, Trade Mark and Design Litigation
On 13 May 2013, a seminar organised by the Scottish Law Commission on behalf of the Law Commission was kindly hosted by Shepherd and Wedderburn. The aim of the event was to engage with the views of Scottish intellectual property stakeholders on the issues raised in a project of the Law Commission on groundless threats in relation to patents, trade marks and design rights. An interesting and useful discussion took place between solicitors, advocates and a number of patent and trade mark attorneys. The Law Commission welcomes responses to the consultation before 17 July. The Consultation Paper and other relevant information are available here: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/consultations/groundless-threats.htm. Read more...
14 May 2013 - Report on the Consolidation of Bankruptcy Legislation in Scotland
Our Report on the Consolidation is published. Read more...
30 April 2013 - Lecture by Professor MacQueen in South Africa
During a recent visit to South Africa, Professor Hector MacQueen gave a lecture at the Law School of the University of Cape Town. Read more...
26 April 2013 - NEW WAYS TO SIGN AND DELIVER CONTRACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
Doubts as to the competence of executing a document “in counterpart” will be removed under recommendations published today. Read more...
25 April 2013 - NEW WAYS TO SIGN AND DELIVER CONTRACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
Doubts as to the competence of executing a document “in counterpart” will be removed under recommendations published today. Read more...
24 April 2013 - e-Bulletin - Spring 2013
Our latest e-bulletin keeps you up to date with progress on our law reform work and general activities. Read more...