November 2019

Liverpool Football Club had an existing deal with New Balance to manufacture and sell replica football shirts with their logo. At renewal time Nike out-bid New Balance’s terms and were held entitled to the contract. The question was whether New Balance had matched Nike’s offer.

Nike made a detailed offer including a large number of

In a matter involving disputed patents under the Patents Act 1978, ten judges of the Constitutional Court sat and there were five judges on each side whether to uphold or dismiss the appeal. Where there is no majority decision, the judgment of the lower court stands. Each party was ordered to pay their own costs.