King of Absentees

Italian “King of Absentees” skipped work for 15 years

According to his employers, an Italian man (referred to as The King of Absentees) stopped turning up for work at a hospital in the Italian city of Catanzaro around 15 years ago. Despite not being there, the worker was still paid his full wage, meaning he earned around £465,000 over
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Huawei Trademark Battle

Chanel v Huawei Trademark Battle

The French fashion label, Chanel, has lost its battle in the EU court against Huawei over the use of its logo.   Judges have ruled in Huawei’s favour after the tech brand sought to rubberstamp an EU-wide trademark for a brand logo it wanted, despite fashion giant Chanel arguing it
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