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42-469: The Liverpool Post was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool , Merseyside , England . The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013. Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the title The Liverpool Daily Post . It retained the name Liverpool Daily Post for its website, which continued to offer a daily service of news, business and sport to

84-546: A common ex parte procedure in intellectual property related cases in some other countries, such as Canada, France, and Italy. Anton Piller orders are known in France and Belgium as saisie-contrefaçon (literally, "infringement seizure") orders—in Belgium also as saisie-description (literally, "descriptive seizure") orders. The court order may only allow the description of the alleged counterfeited goods and processes, with

126-560: A detailed description, with or without effective seizure, of the allegedly infringing articles or processes. Such order shall be provisionally enforced. It may be subjected to a security on the part of the plaintiff. In that same order, the President of the Court may authorise the bailiff to carry out any enquiry required to ascertain the origin, nature and scope of the infringement. ... (emphasis added) Similar provisions are now required in

168-717: A former Chief Constable for Liverpool, had campaigned for the abolition of the Stamp Act under which newspapers were taxed. When the abolition took place, Whitty began publishing the Daily Post at one penny per copy, undercutting the incumbent best-selling Liverpudlian newspaper, the Liverpool Mercury . In 1904 the Liverpool Daily Post merged with the Liverpool Mercury but its title

210-466: A former nanny of David and Victoria Beckham. As of September 2014, a further 19 claims were registered at the High Court and another 10 claimants had indicated they would bring proceedings against Trinity Mirror. Other reports claimed that the number of victims could be much higher, with Evan Harris, associate director of the pressure group Hacked Off describing the revelations as: "… just the tip of

252-541: A major stakeholder in local news titles, from DMGT . Local World had been formed by former Trinity chief exec David Montgomery in 2012 to consolidate all DMGT's local newspaper holdings other than the Metro , expanding their holdings while streamlining production, to make the group more saleable. Its 115 titles were formed primarily by those of Harmsworth's historic Northcliffe Newspapers Group , alongside other smaller purchases made by DMGT and Local World subsequently, including

294-587: A number of measures to manage discretionary spending more carefully, some of which attracted press attention. In 2007, the company sought to sell a number of titles: the Reading Chronicle was sold to Berkshire Media Group and 25 Trinity Mirror South titles were sold to Northcliffe Media . On 1 October 2007 it was announced that the sale of the Racing Post had been completed: the entire sale process had raised £263 million. In September 2008

336-762: A number of titles from the Guardian Media Group in 2010. In 2013, Trinity Mirror launched the content websites UsVsTh3m and Ampp3d on an experimental basis. UsVsTh3m was a website similar to BuzzFeed focused on quizzes and Flash games, edited by B3ta founder Rob Manuel and running the Tumblr platform. Ampp3d focused on data journalism and used the WordPress platform. Both websites were closed down in 2015. Anton Piller order In English and English-derived legal systems, an Anton Piller order (frequently misspelled Anton Pillar order )

378-543: A patent application or the owner of a utility certificate application or the owner of a patent or of a utility certificate shall have the possibility of furnishing proof by any means whatsoever of the infringement of which he claims to be a victim. He shall further be entitled, on an order given by the President of the First Instance Court of the place of the presumed infringement, to direct any bailiffs, accompanied by experts of his own choice, to proceed with

420-589: A plan to rebrand as Reach , subject to investor approval at a meeting scheduled for May 2018. Following completion of the acquisition, the Competition and Markets Authority launched a preliminary investigation into the deal, requiring Trinity Mirror to keep Express Newspapers as a standalone entity. In July 2020, Reach announced that it was cutting 550 jobs, 12% of its workforce, because of falling income amid reduced demand for advertising in its titles. In January 2011, former MP Paul Marsden announced that he

462-621: A result of an Anton Piller order, the court must ensure precautionary steps are taken to prevent any potential prejudice – including removal of counsel if no alternative is available. The Quebec Court of Appeal has recognized Anton Piller orders as being valid in that province under its civil law . Anton Piller orders have been granted by the High Court in William A. Grogan (copyright owner of RAMDIS) v. Monaghan Electrical Ltd & Michael Traynor (1998) related to an unlicensed copy of

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504-462: A very big iceberg". On 6 November 2014, Graham Johnson , pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court . On 13 February 2015, Trinity Mirror published a public apology to "all its victims of phone hacking" on page two of the Daily Mirror . It also set aside funds to cover the cost of settling phone hacking compensation payments. The same apology was printed in the following editions of

546-408: Is a court order that provides the right to search premises and seize evidence without prior warning. This is intended to prevent the destruction of relevant evidence , particularly in cases of alleged trademark, copyright or patent infringements. The order is named after the 1975 English case of Anton Piller KG v Manufacturing Processes Limited , dealing with the theft of trade secrets, although

588-829: Is located at nine press sites throughout the UK, printing and distributing thirty-six major newspapers for the UK, including the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror , the Sunday People , the Daily Record (in Scotland), and other contract titles including titles for the Guardian Media Group . Reach plc also owns a number of local titles in Northern England and in Surrey and Berkshire, after acquiring

630-718: Is not taken lightly by the courts and can result in penalties for its breach (see Columbia Picture Industries v Robinson [1987] Ch 38). Also of great importance is the likely effect of a search upon occupants of the premises, given in particular that the intrusion would otherwise be a trespass: Adani Mining Pty Ltd v Pennings (2020). The Supreme Court of Canada , in Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp. established guidelines for Anton Piller orders. The orders are meant to protect evidence from being destroyed, not to gain litigious advantage, and should only be issued if: The Court laid out basic protection for

672-557: Is still often used. In South Africa, for example, in Mathias International Ltd v Baillache , the applicants instituted motion proceedings in which they claimed (i) an Anton Piller order and (ii) interdictory relief directed at prohibiting unlawful competition by the first and second respondents using the applicants' "confidential information". In Lock International plc v Beswick , Anton Piller orders were described as "intrusive". Anton Piller orders also constitute

714-439: Is the onus upon an applicant to establish proper grounds for obtaining such an order. This is due to the largely ex parte nature of the application. As such, an applicant must demonstrate not only that it has reasonable grounds for success in its case but must put the likely counter arguments of a respondent if that respondent were present to oppose the order being granted. This is a heavy burden faced by an applicant: its avoidance

756-1046: The Sunday People and Sunday Mirror . A hearing at the High Court in London heard on 3 March 2015 that one Mirror group journalist had hacked the phones of some 100 celebrities every day and that 109 stories had been published about just seven claimants. On 21 May 2015, damages totalling nearly £1.25m were awarded to eight people as the result of phone hacking by Mirror Group journalists, including actress Sadie Frost (£260,000) and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne (£188,250). Other damages recipients included soap opera actors Shane Richie (£155,000), Shobna Gulati (£117,500) and Lucy Benjamin (real name Lucy Taggart, £157,250), as well as BBC creative director Alan Yentob (£85,000), TV producer Robert Ashworth (former husband of Coronation Street actress Tracy Shaw , £201,250) and flight attendant Lauren Alcorn (former girlfriend of footballer Rio Ferdinand , £72,500). The Mirror Group said it would consider whether to seek permission to appeal against

798-459: The Daily Mirror from Reed International. The company was relisted as Mirror Group in 1991. In 1991 the company was due to be investigated via an Anton Piller order for alleged theft of software from companies including Adobe Inc. , Autodesk and Microsoft . The action was delayed as it coincided with Maxwell's death, but was recommenced in 1992. Subsequently it was reported that "At

840-488: The 1990s, this rate had dropped tenfold. Although the name persists in normal usage, the common law application of this order has been largely superseded by a statutory search order under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 . A search order under this act "does not affect any right of a person to refuse to do anything on the ground that to do so might tend to expose him or his spouse to proceedings for an offence or for

882-557: The 2007 purchase from Trinity. The purchase increased Trinity Mirror's local circulation by around 50%. The deal valued Local World at around £220 million. In February 2018, the company completed the acquisition of the publishing assets of Northern & Shell , including the Daily Express , Sunday Express , Daily Star (collectively the Express & Star Group), and OK! . Following completion, Trinity Mirror announced

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924-594: The Mirror Group, for instance, 700 out of the 800 software programs in use were found to be illegal". The company bought Scottish & Universal Newspapers in 1992, and in 1997 it acquired the Birmingham Post and Mail group of newspapers. In 1999 Trinity International Holdings, owners of the Liverpool Echo , merged with Mirror Group to form Trinity Mirror. During 2005 the company introduced

966-597: The RAMDIS software system, Joblin-Purser v. Jackman and Microsoft v. Brightpoint , but the issue has not come before the Supreme Court and, owing to the civil nature of the order and the strong protection given to the family home in the constitution , it currently exists in something of a grey area. The Anton Piller case is the basis for rule 33.3 of the High Court rules. This rule states that: Orders comparable to Anton Piller orders have long been available in

1008-582: The United States under section 503(a) of the Copyright Act (17 USC, § 503(a)), which provides for the impounding of allegedly infringing copies of works and equipment for making them. In recent years, questions have been raised about the abusive use of these orders, and the doubtful constitutionality of the procedures used. More recent decisions in the field have tended to require that impoundment must be necessary, reasonable, and comport with

1050-525: The aim of obtaining evidence of infringement, or may additionally allow real seizure to take place in addition to the description measures. Such a seizure is enforced by a bailiff , usually accompanied by at least one expert. It can take place on the premises of the alleged infringer, but also at a trade fair for instance. Art. L. 615-5. of the French Intellectual Property Code reads as follows (excerpt only): The owner of

1092-643: The company announced that it would be closing the printing plant in Liverpool after 154 years of printing in the city, and transferring the work to Oldham. In February 2010, Trinity Mirror bought the regional M.E.N. Media and S&B Media divisions of Guardian Media Group , containing 22 local titles across Northern England and in Surrey and Berkshire. This included the Manchester Evening News and Reading Evening Post . In March 2010 Trinity Mirror stated that it would end its bout of staff cuts and newspaper closures. The announcement came as

1134-636: The company reported pre-tax profits of £72.7m for 2009, exceeding analysts expectations. In January 2012 it was announced Trinity Mirror acquired Communicator Corp, a digital communications company specialising in email and mobile communications for £8m. In August 2013, Trinity Mirror announced its partnership with whocanfixmycar.com, a portal connecting motorists nationwide with trusted local garages and mechanics. In June 2014, Trinity Mirror transitioned its online bingo software from Dragonfish to Virtue Fusion from Playtech for its group of bingo brands. In November 2015, Trinity Mirror purchased Local World ,

1176-579: The first reported such order was granted by Templeman J earlier that year. They are now formally known as search orders in England and Wales, New Zealand, Australia, and India. In Anton Piller , Lord Denning described the nature of the relief: Let me say at once that no court in this land has any power to issue a search warrant to enter a man's house so as to see if there are papers or documents there which are of an incriminating nature, whether libels or infringements of copyright or anything else of

1218-399: The kind. No constable or bailiff can knock at the door and demand entry so as to inspect papers or documents. The householder can shut the door in his face and say, "Get out." That was established in the leading case of Entick v. Carrington . None of us would wish to whittle down that principle in the slightest. But the order sought in this case is not a search warrant. It does not authorise

1260-703: The national Daily Mirror , Sunday Mirror , The Sunday People , Daily Express , Sunday Express , Daily Star , Daily Star Sunday as well as the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail and the magazine OK! Since purchasing Local World , it has gained 83 print publications. Reach plc's headquarters are at the One Canada Square in London . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange . The Daily Mirror

1302-492: The people of Merseyside until the closure of the publication. The Liverpool Daily Post split from its sister North Wales title, The Daily Post , which still publishes six days a week, in 2003. The newspaper has been published since 1855. Historically the newspaper was published by the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Ltd. The Liverpool Daily Post was first published in 1855 by Michael James Whitty . Whitty,

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1344-504: The plaintiffs' solicitors or anyone else to enter the defendant's premises against his will. It does not authorise the breaking down of any doors, nor the slipping in by a back door, nor getting in by an open door or window. It only authorises entry and inspection by the permission of the defendants. The plaintiff must get the defendant's permission. But it does do this: It brings pressure on the defendants to give permission. It does more. It actually orders him to give permission—with, I suppose,

1386-548: The recovery of a penalty". Hugh Laddie is generally credited with the "invention" of the Anton Piller order. An obituary in The Daily Telegraph stated that he later described the Anton Piller order "as a Frankenstein's monster that went far beyond his original design brief". In some jurisdictions (for example, Hong Kong and South Africa) where there is no statutory search order, the Anton Piller order

1428-754: The rest of Europe, under Article 7 of the European Union Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights , approved in April 2004. Anton Piller orders are also used in Australia and are available on grounds similar to that of England. Each superior court jurisdiction provides rules and forms for the manner in which Anton Piller orders are available. In technical modern terminology, Anton Piller orders are referred to as "search orders", but "Anton Piller order" remains dominant in everyday use, including in universities. Of great importance

1470-492: The result that if he does not give permission, he is guilty of contempt of Court . Because such an order does not give the accused party the ability to defend themselves, Anton Piller orders are only issued exceptionally and according to the three-step test set out by Ormrod LJ in Anton Piller : In England, it has been reported that approximately 500 Anton Piller orders were granted per year between 1975 and 1980. During

1512-416: The rights of parties involved. The protections in place are meant to protect solicitor-client privilege by preventing privileged documents from being disclosed. The search must be conducted according to the following guidelines: The supervising lawyer, referred to as an independent supervising solicitor (ISS), should: In addition, following the search: If counsel gains access to privileged documents as

1554-477: The size of the damages, but increased the money allocated to deal with phone hacking claims from £12 million to £28 million. On 15 December 2023, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex was awarded £140,600 by the High Court in damages against Mirror Group Newspapers after 15 out of 33 sample articles in his claim against MGN were ruled as being the product of phone hacking or other unlawful information gathering. Reach plc's printing division, Reach Printing Services,

1596-777: Was considering taking legal action against Trinity Mirror, over alleged phone hacking . On 24 September 2014, Trinity Mirror admitted that some of its journalists had been involved in phone hacking. It admitted liability and agreed to pay compensation to four people who had sued for the alleged hacking of voicemails (entertainer Shane Richie , soap actresses Shobna Gulati and Lucy Benjamin and BBC creative director Alan Yentob ). The four also received an apology. Trinity Mirror also announced that it had earlier settled six other phone hacking claims in relation to former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson , footballer Garry Flitcroft , actor Christopher Eccleston , showbusiness agent Phil Dale, Richie's wife Christine Roche and Abbie Gibson,

1638-502: Was launched by Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe , "for gentlewomen" in 1903. The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange on 2 December 1953. In 1958 the International Publishing Company (IPC) acquired Mirror Group Newspapers, but IPC was in turn taken over by publishing giant Reed International in 1970. In 1984 Pergamon Holdings , a company owned by Robert Maxwell , acquired

1680-556: Was on 13 January 2012, after which it became a weekly paper simply known as The Liverpool Post published every Thursday. In the period December 2010 – June 2011, the Liverpool Daily Post had an average daily circulation of 8,217 while the North Wales Daily Post edition had an average daily circulation of 31,802, bringing the total to just over 40,000. On 10 December 2013, the Liverpool Post announced it

1722-472: Was retained. The limited company expanded internationally and in 1985 was restructured as Trinity Holdings. The two original newspapers had just previously been re-launched in tabloid format. In 1999 Trinity merged with Mirror Group Newspapers to become Trinity Mirror , the largest stable of newspapers in the UK. On 31 January 2009 the Daily Post published its final Saturday edition, and from then only published Monday-Friday. The Daily Post's final appearance

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1764-493: Was to cease publishing after more than 158 years. The final edition was printed on 19 December 2013. Its sister publication, the Liverpool Echo , is now the sole daily newspaper in Liverpool. Reach plc Reach plc (known as Trinity Mirror between 1999 and 2018) is a British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher. It is one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, publishing 240 regional papers in addition to

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