DRG and Dopamine announce partnership

Preiskel & Co’s Peter Dally, Matthew Fox, and Xavier Prida have been advising Dopamine, a Mexican production company, on the first TV Series Equity Investment Agreement with UK distributor DRG, following the announcement of a strategic partnership to co-finance, develop, and produce English-language scripted content. Dopamine has become known for producing high-quality Spanish language content.…

Robert Dougans published in the Law Gazette

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…

Mobile World Congress cancelled

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…

EasyGroup Ltd v EasyFly S.A. & Ors [2020] EWHC 40 (Ch)

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…