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27Feb2015

Passing Off: The Jif Lemon Case (Reckitt & Colman Ltd v Borden Inc)

An article discussing the tort of passing off, with reference to the case Reckitt & Colman Ltd v Borden Inc [1990] 1 All E.R. 873, also known as the Jif Lemon case, a leading decision of the House of Lords on passing off. Passing off…Read More

26Feb2015

What you need to know about the latest changes to the Trade Descriptions Ordinance

The latest amendments to the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (“TDO”) came into effect in Hong Kong on 19 July 2013. The amendments: widened the scope of the TDO; introduced new offences, including misleading omissions, aggressive commercial practices, bait advertising, bait and switch, and wrongly accepting payment;…Read More