I think he was trying to close that loophole but in doing so potentially opened another.
As posted earlier the UK ruling wasn't based on the verbal contract or any perceived design credit, it was based on the designs being seen as Industrial and therefore bound for 15 years only.
And that opens up the possibility of lots of people making merchandise in the UK and using the channel islands to send them all around the world, undermining the cashcows of many 'franchise' holders.