Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000538
M. Gibson
scious copying or in determining whether substantial part is taken, is unclear. Goold goes on to discuss the various stages at which the negligence liability should be introduced, such as licensing, infringement, defences, and remedies (pp. 97–105). The difference between introducing negligence liability into the infringement doctrine and the defences is one of burden of proof, and Goold seems to falter on this point. If IP infringement is to remain truly a negligence-based liability, the primary burden of proof to establish negligence must rest on the person claiming negligence, i.e. the IP owner (usually the claimant). On the other hand, if exercising due care (i.e. the lack of negligence) were to be available as a defence, then the burden of proof would rest on the person claiming that due care was exercised, which is the user (normally the defendant). Goold recognises that in ordinary negligence, the reasonable care and therefore, negligence analysis features within the prima facie case being established (p. 99). This appears to suggest that the burden of proof is on the IP owner to prove a prima facie case by showing that the user’s lack of care led to an IP right being infringed. However, he goes on to argue that if the IP owner establishes a prima facie case of infringement (i.e. that the user copied the work or used the patented invention), then a rebuttable presumption in favour of liability would operate, and only if the user introduces evidence that she exercised all reasonable care should the court not hold her liable (p. 100). This appears to suggest that in infringement cases the burden of proof rests entirely on the user to prove that she took all reasonable care, as if it were a defence rather than a component of the tort of infringement itself. A more coherent exposition of the burden of proof would have helped. It appears to make sense to place the burden on the IP owner from an efficiency viewpoint. If the IP owner is the one bearing the burden of proving that reasonable care was not exercised, then the IP owner will be more cautious in ensuring that their valuable creations are registered where possible, and bear the appropriate markings, making their rights discoverable. In summary, however, Goold’s work is a bold effort in addressing an extremely complex area of law, presented in an historical context, enriched by arguments of economic efficiency. Situated at the intersection of IP and private law, Goold’s work is remarkable in demonstrating the role of core doctrines of private law in addressing some of the most pressing issues in IP.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000733
Stevie Martin
uncertainty. Reform, however, does not mean starting from scratch. Even the adoption of the first (more expansive) option would not land English law in uncharted territory; instead, it would return it to the position espoused by Lord Bridge in McLoughlin. What is more, previous decisions can be rationalised within the adopted framework (or discarded as incompatible with it) to offer guidance on how it applies in particular situations. And while certainty is important, it is not the only desideratum; the aim in developing the law of negligence is to balance the need to maintain certainty with the need to achieve justice (Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2018] UKSC 4, at [27] (Lord Reed)). In this connection, were the first approach to be adopted, it is paramount that it does not result in a mechanical application of the factors guiding reasonable foreseeability, otherwise they would simply transform from overt to covert control mechanisms, robbing the approach of its flexibility. Finally, should such reform not be left to Parliament? There are good reasons why courts might generally take that course. Judges have no relevant expertise or easy access to the sort of material that informs legislative policy making. Nonetheless, the case for deferring to Parliament in this area is less strong. The law with its policy restrictions has been exclusively developed by the courts. Much preparatory work has been done by the Law Commission. Parliament has not only repeatedly failed to act, but the Government has taken the view that the development of the law is best left to the courts (Department for Constitutional Affairs, The Law of Damages (CP 9/07), 2007). Pleas from judges, the Law Commission and individual Members of Parliament have fallen on deaf legislative ears. In these circumstances, expecting Parliament to act is a pious hope. The ball is now firmly in the Supreme Court’s court. It is hoped that it will pick it up and bring the law into line with contemporary societal and medical perceptions. It will no doubt be tempting to conclude again that legislation is the best, perhaps the only, option for reform. Tempting, but wrong.
不确定性。然而,改革并不意味着从零开始。即使采用第一种(更广泛的)选择,也不会使英国法律陷入未知的境地;相反,它会回到麦克劳克林的布里奇勋爵所支持的立场。更重要的是,以前的决定可以在采用的框架内合理化(或因与之不兼容而放弃),以提供如何在特定情况下应用的指导。虽然确定性很重要,但它并不是唯一的愿望;发展过失法的目的是平衡维持确定性的需要与实现正义的需要(Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2018] UKSC 4, at [27] (Lord Reed))。在这方面,如果采用第一种方法,最重要的是,它不会导致机械地应用指导合理可预见性的因素,否则它们只会从公开的控制机制转变为隐蔽的控制机制,从而剥夺了方法的灵活性。最后,这样的改革不应该留给议会吗?法院通常采取这种做法是有充分理由的。法官没有相关的专业知识,也不容易获得立法政策制定所需的材料。尽管如此,在这个问题上听从议会的意见的理由不那么充分。带有政策限制的法律完全由法院制定。法律委员会已经做了大量的准备工作。议会不仅一再未能采取行动,而且政府还认为法律的发展最好留给法院(宪法事务部,《损害赔偿法》(CP 9/07), 2007年)。法官、法律委员会和个别议员的请求都被立法机构置若罔闻。在这种情况下,期待议会采取行动是一种虔诚的希望。现在决定权完全掌握在最高法院手中。人们希望它能把它捡起来,使法律与当代社会和医学观念保持一致。毫无疑问,人们很容易再次得出这样的结论:立法是改革的最佳选择,也许是唯一的选择。很诱人,但却是错误的。
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000782
J. Russell
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000800
Maxence Rivoire
difficult to identify. The complexity in this area has been furthered in recent years through the introduction of various public policy exceptions to Rule 3, which Sir Julian Flaux C. in Solo Capital Partners suggested should be extended to major international fraud (at [146]). As a result of these exceptions, the rule does not apply in some instances where any plausible rationale for it would suggest it should. All this complexity suggests that, if there is some simpler mechanism by which the same outcomes can be achieved, there may be good reasons to abandon Rule 3. The doctrine of forum non conveniens might be that simpler mechanism. Where a claim is brought before an English court, the court can decline to exercise its jurisdiction where a different forum is clearly and distinctly more appropriate for the trial of the dispute. The objection to the availability of the English forum in most cases in which reliance on Rule 3 has been successful is that such claims should properly be brought in the courts of the countries the law of which the claimant is trying to enforce. Channelling this reasoning through forum non conveniens would help rationalise the haphazard applicability of Rule 3.
难以识别。近年来,由于对规则3引入了各种公共政策例外,这一领域的复杂性进一步加深,Solo Capital Partners的Julian Flaux C.爵士建议将其扩展到重大国际欺诈(见[146])。由于这些例外情况,该规则在某些情况下不适用,尽管任何合理的理由都表明该规则应该适用。所有这些复杂性表明,如果存在某种更简单的机制,可以实现同样的结果,那么就有很好的理由放弃规则3。不方便法庭原则可能是一种更简单的机制。如果一项索赔是在英国法院提出的,法院可以拒绝行使其管辖权,而另一个法院显然更适合审理该争议。反对在大多数依靠规则3获得成功的案件中使用英文法庭的理由是,这种索赔应适当地在索赔人试图执行其法律的国家的法院提出。通过不方便地进行推理将有助于使规则3的随意适用性合理化。
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/s0008197322000617
Johan David Michels
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000836
B. Plant
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000769
M. Grainger
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000824
Aarushi Sahore
for itself the question of proportionality and necessity in care proceedings cases (Re B, at [116]–[127] (Lord Kerr J.S.C.), [204]–[205] (Lady Hale J.S.C.)) should be preferred. In line with this, it would have been better if the Supreme Court had undertaken its own proportionality assessment on the facts of Re H-W and made supervision orders instead of remitting the case for rehearing before a different judge (at [64]). Doing so would avoid delays in settling arrangements for the family involved and uphold the “central principle of the Children Act 1989” that delays are not in the children’s interests (J. Doughty, “Remote Justice – Family Court Hearings during the Pandemic” (2020) 42(3) Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 377, 377). At the end of the day, there is no doubt that Re H-W was “a difficult case” (at [28]). Indeed, decisions made for the removal of children into public care have profound effects and should be carefully scrutinised (at [32]). However, the appellate court’s approach should, as far as possible, strike a balance with the avoidance of delays in the interests of the children’s welfare. Whilst the Supreme Court acknowledged that the perspectives of both the majority and the minority of the Court of Appeal were “understandable in family law terms” (at [32]), it ultimately concluded that the proportionality assessment at first instance was flawed (at [62]) but nonetheless declined to undertake its own assessment (at [63]). With the case being remitted for rehearing before a different judge, one can only hope that it will not be “a lengthy process” before arrangements are finally settled for the family involved (at [64]).
就其本身而言,护理诉讼案件中的相称性和必要性问题(Re B,见[116]-[127](Lord Kerr J.S.C.),[204]-[205](Lady Hale J.S.C。根据这一点,如果最高法院对Re H-W的事实进行自己的相称性评估,并下达监督令,而不是将案件移交给另一名法官重审,情况会更好(见[64])。这样做可以避免延迟为相关家庭安排,并维护“1989年《儿童法》的核心原则”,即延迟不符合儿童的利益(J.Doughty,“疫情期间的远程司法-家庭法院听证会”(2020)42(3)《社会福利和家庭法杂志》377377)。最后,毫无疑问,Re H-W是“一个困难的案例”(见[28])。事实上,将儿童转移到公共护理机构的决定具有深远的影响,应该仔细审查(见[32])。然而,上诉法院的做法应尽可能在避免延误儿童福利方面取得平衡。虽然最高法院承认上诉法院多数人和少数人的观点“从家庭法的角度来看是可以理解的”(见[32]),但它最终得出结论,一审的比例评估存在缺陷(见[62]),尽管如此,它还是拒绝进行自己的评估(见[63])。随着案件被移交给另一位法官重审,人们只能希望,在最终解决相关家庭的安排之前,这不会是一个“漫长的过程”(见[64])。
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1017/S0008197322000587
Derek Whayman
1990s) is one where comparativists like Legrand have broken free of the authority paradigm. And so, what Fekete claims to be doing is applying a “light” version of Kuhn’s theory, thus avoiding the problem of incommensurability between competing paradigms. What Kuhn offers, says Fekete, is “a conceptual vocabulary to tame the complexity of scholarly development” (p. 164). Yet it is not evident that he really needs this vocabulary. His five “paradigm” periods would be just as understandable if he were to use the vocabulary of social science – programmes, schemes of intelligibility, poles and orientations – and it (they) would surely suffice as a framework for his excellent discussion of the comparatists he regards as key in the history of comparative law. To employ Kuhn suggests that law is a science in the natural science meaning of the term; this is something that a good many comparatists would not just contest but see as very dangerous.
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