Preiskel & Co’s Head of Dispute Resolution, Robert Dougans, has had an article published in the Law Gazette. The article entails an interesting discussion of the UK-US extradition treaty, in force since 2007, with Robert arguing that it is so unequal as to not be fit for purpose. The article can be read here. Please…
In a further reminder of how interconnected the modern world is, streaming companies have announced that they will limit the quality of video streams to address high demand for bandwidth. The moves are to keep the internet functioning as smoothly as possible while telecoms services are under particularly high demand, as thousands of people adopt…
The deadline of 3 March 2020 for responses to Ofcom’s Electronic Communications Code (“EECC”) Consultation is fast approaching. The consultation focuses on the implementation of the EECC. The EECC includes regulatory changes across a wide scope, including: Banning mobile providers from selling “locked” devices; Provision of a “summary of key contract terms” to customers before they…
Andrea Leadsom and Sajid Javid, in one of their last acts as government ministers,addressed a letter to Andrea Coscelli, the Chief Executive of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), commissioning a regular review of the state of competition in the UK. The letter argues that existing indicators of how competition is functioning in the…
The GSMA has announced that the 2020 Mobile World Congress, due to be held in Barcelona at the end of February, is cancelled due to “global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak”. The GSMA’s statement can be read here. Accordingly, Preiskel & Co regrets to announce that its drinks reception in Barcelona is also cancelled. Please…
DCMS has announced that it plans to introduce new legislation to protect users of Internet of Things (“IoT”) household devices from cyber threats through heightened security requirements. The proposed legislation includes the following security requirements: any password for consumer internet-connected devices must be unique and there must not be an option to reset to a…
Preiskel & Co’s client Empresa Aérea de Servicios y Facilitación Logística Integral (“EasyFly”), a Colombian airline, succeeded in setting aside an order made to serve proceedings out of the jurisdiction in Colombia in an IP claim brought by easyGroup Ltd, which owns the IP rights employed by the well-known UK-based airline easyJet. easyGroup sought to…
Preiskel & Co represented Barons Capital Partners SA, a Swiss-based investment bank, in a fee dispute with Guernsey-based airline Blue Islands. The matter has settled on terms confidential between the parties and has been reported in the legal, trade and Channel Islands media here, here, and here.
Partner Robert Dougans acted for Barons Capital Partners SA.
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has ruled that the popular accommodation website and app, Airbnb, is a provider of information society services (Airbnb Ireland, Case C-390/18) as defined in the E-Commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31/EC). The ruling follows a request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, and provides useful…
