Court of Appeal reluctantly applied the ECJ's guidance in L'Oreal v Bellure

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its long-awaited decision in L'Oreal v Bellure. The decision implements the responses given by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) (as it then was) in June 2009 to questions referred to it by the Court of Appeal. Notably, it also includes an extensive explanation by Lord Justice Jacob of the reasons why he disagrees with the ECJ's approach, although he recognises that the Court of Appeal is bound by it.

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