Apple retains new counsel

Apple has in the lawsuit against Beatles' record label over use of the 'Apple' name: "The latest installment in a long-running series of legal scraps between the two sides had been due to go back before the courts in London this autumn. However, it now looks likely to be delayed as Apple Computers' new legal representative, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, gets to grips with its new case. It is believed that Apple Computer decided to switch legal teams after Linklaters raised the possibility of a settlement said in legal circles to be close to US$35.65 million, far higher than Apple Computer's expectations." The report says that its previous law firm Linklaters was advising its client on a $30.3 million settlement, one of the largest in legal history outside a class-action suit and that Apple has retained Freshfields to take a new look at the dispute.

by MacNN Staff