Africans call on rich nations to crack down on money laundering
STUDY SHOWS JUDGES WITH DAUGHTERS ARE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Hon. Justice Phillips |
law and ideology goes into a judge’s court ruling — and includes having a
daughter, a new study shows
Source:The New York Times
MALAYSIA OPENS LEGAL MARKET
firms to open within its jurisdiction and join ventures with domestic firms.
legal services market has opened to the rest of the world, allowing foreign
firms to open within its jurisdiction and from joint ventures with domestic
firms.
the Legal Profession Act of 2012 and came into effect 3 June, as announced by
Malaysian attorney general Tan Sri Gani Patail.
have been occurring since 2002. Lawyers are permitted to continue providing
services by entering Malaysia using national passports, but they must not
exceed the maximum stay of 60 days per lawyer per year.
TRADEMARK JUDGEMENT ON THOMAS PINK V. VICTORIA SECRET
VICTORIA’S SECRET NO LONGER IN THE PINK: THOMAS PINK WINS IN TRADE MARK FIGHT
On 31 July 2014, the High Court of Justice handed down its judgment in Thomas Pink Ltd v Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd [2014 EWHC 2631 (Ch)]. Birss J ruled that Victoria’s Secret’s use of its sub-brand PINK had infringed Thomas Pink’s trade marks for PINK, as the average consumer was likely to be confused by the similarity of the signs.
trade marks, with Birss J upholding the validity of Thomas Pink’s UK trade mark, despite the fact that it had not been used in precisely the form registered.
Background
The claimant, Thomas Pink Limited (“Thomas Pink”), began trading in London in 1984, primarily selling men’s shirts, but its business has since diversified to include other clothing items and all of its goods are sold under and by reference to the names Thomas Pink and PINK. Thomas Pink is the proprietor of two trade mark registrations: (i) Community Trade Mark No. 3,949,906 filed on 14th July 2004 in Classes 3, 14, 18, 25, 26 and 35 (the “CTM”):
The defendant, Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd (“Victoria’s Secret”), is part of a group which sells the famous Victoria’s Secret line of lingerie which is known worldwide. In 2004, the Victoria’s Secret group launched a
sub-brand in the US called PINK, which now has stand-alone PINK branded stores. In 2012, Victoria’s Secret began opening retail outlets in the UK. In its UK PINK stores (although there was some debate in
the case as to whether Victoria’s Secret had stand alone PINK UK stores), Victoria’s Secret sell a wide variety of casual clothing, many of which present the word PINK alone in a prominent way.
From: legalweeklaw.com
PROFILE: HON. YACOOB EKUNDAYO BUSH-ALEBIOSU
Otunba Hon. Yacoob Ekundayo Bush- Alebiosu, popularly known as D-Bush is a humane and optimist for a just and egalitarian society.
NIGERIA: GRUESOME FOOTAGE IMPLICATES MILITARY IN WAR CRIMES
Amnesty International released this video on 5th August, 2014 showing persons alleged to be members of the Nigerian military and civilian Joint Task Force committing war crimes as they continue to fight Terrorism in the Northern part of the country. The video also shows the aftermath of a Boko Haram attack on a civilian population. The Nigerian military has reacted to the allegations by stating it will carry out an investigation to ascertain the authenticity of the video.
Sadly, the North-Eastern states in Nigeria are still marred in violence but hopefully the Nigeria military and other security agencies will get ahead of the terrorist and we had be rid of this senseless killings for good.
#LawForLayMen hosted by @BarEnclave
On Sunday, 3rd August, 2014, @BarEnclave hosted @ayosogunro
to the maiden edition of the #LawForLayMen lecture series in Lagos titled “A
ONE DAY GUIDE TO THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION”. Participants comprising of young
professionals from diverse fields attended and it was simply amazing to be
there.
sharing the basics of the Nigerian legal system and fundamental principles of
the Nigerian Constitution with the participants who payed rapt attention.
@adedunmade who represented @LegalNaija at the event engaged with many of the
participants after the lecture and the feedback was amazing.
amazing people including @zebbook, @ronaldnzimora, @oddy4real, @finegurl and
@wildeyeq among others. Plus everyone got a free autographed copy of @ayosogunro’s
book titled “The Wonderful Life of Senator Boniface and other Sorry Tales”,
even Legalnaija got a copy too and we are excited about it.
social and political development and as such @BarEnclave efforts at putting together
the lecture is extremely commended. See more pictures below.