Legal Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for March 1-7, 2011

Monday, March 7, 2011

Market Forces Don’t Set Standards – Deposit Scheme Chief Warns

LONDON, March 1, 2011 – Despite one in six households now renting, there has been a market
failure to educate the consumer in the private rented sector, warned the new
Chief Executive of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, Steve Harriott. He was
speaking at the Annual Conference of the Association of Residential Letting
Agents, ARLA, the lead professional body [..] Read the original article: here.

ICC President to Visit Southeast Asia

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 2, 2011 – The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun
Song of South Korea, will begin an official visit to Southeast Asia on 5
March 2011. During his eight-day trip, he will be travelling to the
Philippines (5-8 March), Malaysia (8-11 March) and Brunei (11-13 [..] Read the original article: here.

Court Allows $750 Million Class Action Suit to Proceed Against General Motors of Canada and Cassels Brock & Blackwell Over Mass Termination of Canadian GM Dealerships in 2009

TORONTO, March 2, 2011 – An Ontario court granted class action status yesterday to a lawsuit by
over 200 former Canadian GM auto dealers terminated in connection with GM's
2009 auto bailout by the Governments of Canada and Ontario.

The lawsuit, seeking $750 million in damages, claims that General Motors
of Canada Limited (GM), [..] Read the original article: here.

CPA Global Named in Global Outsourcing 100 for Third Year Running

ST HELIER, Jersey, March 3, 2011 – Leading legal services outsourcing company CPA Global has been
named in the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' (IAOP)
Global Outsourcing 100 for the third year running – the only pure-play LSO
provider to have achieved such distinction.

The prestigious top 100 listing covers the leading players in
all …. Read the original article  : CPA Global Named in Global Outsourcing 100 for Third Year Running.

Dutch Stopaq Beats Canadian Multinational in Patent Battle

Lawsuit About new Sealing Technology Continues in Germany
STADSKANAAL, Netherlands, March 4, 2011 – Yesterday, the Preliminary Relief Judge of the District Court of The
Hague in the Netherlands ruled in favor of the private company Stopaq B.V. on
all points in a legal dispute against Canusa related to Stopaq's green
patented visco-elastic anti-corrosion coating and sealing technology.

… Original article on : Dutch Stopaq Beats Canadian Multinational in Patent Battle.

Important Victory in Italy for Dutch Brewery Bavaria in Trademark Battle

LIESHOUT, The Netherlands, March 4, 2011 – The Italian Court of Appeal in Torino has put an end to the
trademark conflict between the Dutch brewery Bavaria and the Bayerischer
Brauerbund (BBB). After more than 6 years of litigation, today Bavaria has
finally won this battle. This victory in Italy is the next positive decision,
after Bavaria's recent … Read more >>>.

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