The High Court granted Microsoft Norwich Pharmacal relief against Oxide Group Limited to identify users and operators of RedVDS.com and preserve evidence.
The High Court struck out the claimants’ copyright pleading for insufficient particulars, but left the trade mark defence largely intact, aside from one correction.
DBL succeeded in claims against Mr Shafie for directors’ duties breaches and data extraction, and partly succeeded on dishonest assistance against others. Relief under section 1157 was refused.
Permission to serve out is set aside for most claims due to failure to meet the merits test, inadequate pleading, lack of evidence of acts within the UK, and material non-disclosure. However, permission is re-granted for (1) the NDA claim against Exxeta, (2) breach of equitable duties of confidence by the corporate Defendants, and (3) the Trade Marks Act claim against E-Star, as these claims meet the merits test and England is the appropriate forum for them. The Copying Case, most statutory IP claims, and claims against Mr Schmid fail the merits test. Material non-disclosure occurred but is r…
Airconco UK Ltd v DC Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Ltd [2026] EWHC 998 (Ch) (30 April 2026)
High Court appeal in a copyright damages dispute dismissed. The judge upheld a £10,000 award based on Airconco’s licence fee evidence and granted relief for a late appeal filing.
The High Court dismissed DC Air’s appeal against a £10,000 copyright damages award, upholding reliance on Airconco’s licence-rate evidence and granting late appeal permission.
Lish v The Northern Block Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 497 (27 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal reinstated Mrs Lish’s unpaid royalties claim but upheld strike-out of a separate copyright infringement claim as an abuse of process.
Titan Wealth Services Ltd & Anor v Tavistock Investments PLC & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 500 (24 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that a proposed breach of confidence counterclaim was too broad, incoherent and under-particularised, so the amendment should not have been allowed.
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against permission to amend a defence and counterclaim for breach of confidence, holding the pleading incoherent and insufficiently particularised.