The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's finding that the term "batts" had not become a common name in general public use. See http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11562097 However, it confirmed that the…

Have just received the Court of Appeal judgment in the long-running Batts case: http://www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZCA/2015/602.html The Court upheld the High Court that the term "batts" had not become a common name in…

The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa in Director of Public Prosecutions, Gauteng v Pistorius (96/2015) [2015] ZASCA 204 (3 December 2015) makes interesting reading.…

Just finished reading George Victor - The Pearl Harbor myth : rethinking the unthinkable I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, having returned to Pearl Harbour after over 30 years. Seeing…

Jesse Graham's lawsuit against Taylor Swift has been thrown out by a US court. Graham alleged that Swift's hit Shake It Off copied his distinctive lyrics, the melodies being entirely…

Now on Tap raises privacy issues in my view as users are able to access info on the Web and in apps far quicker and seemlesly http://www.wired.com/2015/08/microsoft-bing-api-google-now-on-tap/?mbid=social_twitter

The editorial in the Australian Financial Review on 27 May 2015 "Why QCs inflate the price of justice" suggests that a labour cartel of advocates has rigged the market for…