Profile of China's antitrust enforcer

'Mr. Confession' and his boss drive China's antitrust crusade  is Reuters' profile of Xu Kunlin, the head of China's National Development and Reform Commission, known as 'Mr Confession'. It seems like a remarkably personal analysis of the enforcement of competition rules in the People's Republic, but from the article it certainly sounds as if a handful of individuals are making a significant difference - to the automotive industry as much as anyone.

Fern Computer Consultancy Ltd v Intergraph Cadworx & Analysis Solutions Inc [2014] EWHC 2908 (Ch) (29 August 2014)

Fern Computer Consultancy Ltd v Intergraph Cadworx & Analysis Solutions Inc [2014] EWHC 2908 (Ch) (29 August 2014): Mandatory rules governing the relationship between commercial agents and
their principals concerning the agent's UK activities cannot
override a valid jurisdiction and choice of law clause.

USA: calculation of damages for replica Lamborghini kits

In AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI SPA v. Johnson, Dist. Court, ND Alabama 2014 the court calculated the damages in a case involving glass-fibre kits to convert (according to the defendant's advertising) 'your old wrecked Fiero' into a Lamborghini lookalike on the unsurprising basis that purchasers of the kits were not potential customers for the real thing.

Thanks to my old friend Marty Schwimmer for the information.
 

The Consumer Credit (Information Requirements and Duration of Licences and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

The Consumer Credit (Information Requirements and Duration of Licences and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Criminal provisions in design law coming

A commencement order has been made to bring into operation the provisions of the Intellectual Property Act that create new criminal offences for design rights infringements. The new law will take effect from 1 October.

Recalled Harleys: What if I could make my own fix? | DuetsBlog

Recalled Harleys: What if I could make my own fix?  is an interesting speculation by my friends at Duets Blog. 3-D printing is here to stay, and it could be revolutionary for the production of some automotive parts. Imagine if, instead of having to scour eBay for MGF parts (as I spend a lot of my time doing) I could download a piece of software and print myself a new one. Pieces of trim and so on, perhaps: probably not a head gasket.