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  • An introduction to trade marks in the UK

    17 November 2016

    A trade mark registration provides the most effective form of protection against improper use of a business name, brand, logo or slogan by a competitor.

  • Any more BIDs

    20 November 2016

    Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are partnerships between local businesses and local authorities which aim to improve defined commercial trading areas by providing additional services funded collectively by business rate payers.

  • The ASA opens a can of worms

    24 November 2016

    When is a can of baked beans a danger to children?

  • Image rights

    27 November 2016

    Famous sportspeople, entertainers and other celebrities derive substantial incomes from allowing themselves to be commercially associated with brands. It is big business, very big business, and because of this celebrities are faced with two very different problems.

  • Acquisitions au Royaume Uni

    28 November 2016

    Quelque soit votre expérience en matière d'acquisition de sociétés dans d'autres pays, les différences culturelles dans les tactiques de négociation, la lourdeur et la complexité des transactions au Royaume Uni ainsi que l'absence de protection légale de l'acheteur, posent un challenge á l’acquéreur français.

  • Are your board minutes up to scratch

    30 November 2016

    In the absence of substantive advice or regulation on minute taking at meetings of a company’s board of directors, ICSA (the Governance Institute for Company Secretaries) has published guidance on this. The guidance states that minutes should “provide an accurate, impartial and balanced internal record of the business transacted at a meeting.”

  • Partners profit share can be forfeited for breach of duty

    30 November 2016

    The High Court has recently ruled that a partner or LLP member, who commits a breach of fiduciary duty, may forfeit any part of his profit share which constitutes remuneration.

  • Employee shareholder status to be abolished

    01 December 2016

    The tax-advantageous employee shareholder status (“ESS”) scheme is to be abolished from 1 December 2016, according to an announcement in the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement.

  • Crime and punishment an immigration double act

    02 December 2016

    Provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 authorising immigration officers to close businesses for employing illegal workers will take effect on 1 December 2016.

  • Leaving the EU through the back door while the parties rage on

    05 December 2016

    Whilst Brexit debates and litigation bubble away, a number of changes are being made to the way the United Kingdom approaches immigration of EEA Nationals and their families. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 are being replaced with a consolidated 2016 version.

  • Changes to EU law around the regulation of On Demand Video

    07 December 2016

    25 May 2016: The European Commission has proposed wording for the revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)

  • New guidance for traders and advertisers on price claims published

    07 December 2016

    Today (7 December 2016) after a lengthy period of consultation, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute published updated guidance on pricing practices and price claims.

  • Getting the best out of AI in Retail

    19 December 2016

    It is no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years and now its benefits are fast becoming very apparent in the retail sector. In both the offline and online world, retailers are utilising AI to shake up the status quo. The question is: how do you make AI work in your business and what are the key legal considerations to think about when using AI?

  • BoF and McKinsey Co report

    19 December 2016

    A very interesting report has been published by The Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company: The State of Fashion 2017.

  • Further update on warrants following suspended orders

    22 December 2016

  • Tech Predictions for 2017

    03 January 2017

    Tech continues to be the single most influential factor in how we live our lives, both at work and at home and usually (but clearly not always) helps to enhance the quality of life.

  • New consultations on employment tribunals and ill health and disability

    04 January 2017

    The government has launched two new consultations: the first on reforms to the employment tribunal system and the second on work, health and disability.

  • Taking evidence from witnesses who are under obligations of confidence

    19 January 2017

  • Planning for employment law issues in your HR budget

    19 January 2017

    With the annual budgeting process now underway in many businesses, we have taken a look at the expected employment law developments for the coming year and identified five non-core areas of potential spend/cost that HR directors may want to make allowance for in their 2017/18 budget.

  • Employee claim to compensation under the Patents Act rejected

    25 January 2017

    Employees may claim statutory compensation if they are responsible for a patent of “outstanding benefit” to their employer.

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