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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

EasyJet owner sues band for using name Easy Life

Murray Matravers sings with Easy Life at this year’s Reading festival
Murray Matravers sings with Easy Life at this year’s Reading festival. Photograph: Sachin Jethwa/Shutterstock

The owner of the airline easyJet has launched a legal action to force a Leicester band to change their name, accusing the members of Easy Life of being “brand thieves”.

EasyGroup, which has a long history of suing people and companies that it believes are cashing in on versions of its family of brand names, accused the band of infringing the rights of the online retailer Easylife.

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