Indeed however in the UK we operate a common law legal system which means that precedent and case law account for much of our legal system (in effect the law says X is legal but then the case law defines exactly when and when X is legal).
A case like this is highly useful at staving off spurious law suits and spoiling tactics (particularly from bigger players against smaller players).
True, but it's worth remembering that the EWCA appeal was at least partly applying a ruling by the CJEU about the same dispute (C-406/10 SAS v WPL), which applies EU-wide.
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Indeed however in the UK we operate a common law legal system which means that precedent and case law account for much of our legal system (in effect the law says X is legal but then the case law defines exactly when and when X is legal).
A case like this is highly useful at staving off spurious law suits and spoiling tactics (particularly from bigger players against smaller players).
I think it's a good decision.
Note that this only sets precedent for cases under English law (and not Scots or Northern Irish law).
True, but it's worth remembering that the EWCA appeal was at least partly applying a ruling by the CJEU about the same dispute (C-406/10 SAS v WPL), which applies EU-wide.