Alan Williams Entertainment Limited & Anor v Mick Clarke & Ors

Alan Williams Entertainment Limited & Anor v Mick Clarke & Ors

Costs for interlocutory applications follow prior judicial indications, not the July order; only partial costs for reply preparation are allowed; injunction remains in standard form without geographic limitation or additional clarifications; domain names and social media provisions remain as drafted; publicity order limited to fair summary with capped costs.

Parties
Claimant: Alan Williams Entertainment Limited; Claimant: Alan Williams; Defendant: Mick Clarke; Defendant: John Richardson; Defendant: Steve Innes Etherington
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Intellectual Property / Post Trial Judgment on Disputed Final Order Issues
Outcome
Claimants awarded costs of substantive matter jointly and severally against Defendants; partial costs for reply and Part 18 request; publicity order limited; injunction and domain/social media provisions upheld as drafted.
Legal Topics
Costs, Injunctions, Passing Off, Domain Names, Publicity Orders
Intellectual Property Civil Procedure Costs Injunctions Passing Off Domain Names Publicity Orders

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Parties

Alan Williams Entertainment Limited

Claimant

Alan Williams

Claimant

Mick Clarke

Defendant

John Richardson

Defendant

Steve Innes Etherington

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Intellectual Property / Post Trial Judgment on Disputed Final Order Issues

Legal Issues

  1. 1 allocation of costs for interlocutory applications
  2. 2 costs for preparing reply
  3. 3 scope and clarity of injunction

Ratio Decidendi

Costs for interlocutory applications follow prior judicial indications, not the July order; only partial costs for reply preparation are allowed; injunction remains in standard form without geographic limitation or additional clarifications; domain names and social media provisions remain as drafted; publicity order limited to fair summary with capped costs.

Court Disposition

Claimants awarded costs of substantive matter jointly and severally against Defendants; partial costs for reply and Part 18 request; publicity order limited; injunction and domain/social media provisions upheld as drafted.

Orders

  • Defendants to pay Claimants' costs of substantive matter jointly and severally.
  • Defendants to pay £1,300 for Part 18 request and related reply costs.