Sherlock Holmes would have unravelled the case in a heartbeat. Yet so far there is no explanation as to why the estate of the fictional detective’s creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has failed to fight a lawsuit in the US that could leave it out of pocket.

Beijing accused of taking box office receipts from American studios

Stephanie Hirschmiller on the garden furniture you can leave outside in any season and in any weather

The biggest headache for Weinstein’s civil rights movie is the title

T-shirts bearing the singers image were on display at London's High Court

There were 260 million pirated films and TV shows downloaded in 2008 but that figure has fallen to 120 million

New 'best practices' outlined by the IAB would block adverts from appearing alongside illegal content

Rival tribute acts will battle it out in court for the right to recreate the band’s music on stage

More than 17,000 sign a petition asking Microsoft to bring back controversial policies

If you're female, between the ages of 25 and 55 and play games on a smartphone or tablet, there's a good chance that you'll have played Candy Crush Saga, an insanely popular game whose beeps and boinks are currently filling the summer air like smoke from a million barbecues.

Sir Richard Branson last night decided to fold up his business making flat beds for aircraft after losing a lengthy patent scrap with his former partner on the project.

Will.i.am, one of the judges on BBC talent show The Voice, is suing fellow US pop music star Pharrell Williams over his use of the phrase “I am” .

Picnic tables were already occupied on Murray Mount

Baigent and Leigh were ordered to pay legal costs of £1.3m and were left pen