17 November 2014 Blog Bird Flu – Be prepared! Bird flu has hit the headlines once more and it is important that all industries have precautionary measures in place, this is particularly important for those poultry producers and processers and any food business connected with them... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 November 2014 Blog Bringing cases in IPEC - do you need to sue multiple defendants separately? We commented last year on the re-launch of the Patents County Court as the the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, or IPEC. The restyled court for dealing with lower value IP disputes efficiently and cheaply has proved popular... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 November 2014 Blog The Lyons Report: what is it and will it work? It seems clear that Britain is currently in the grips of a housing crisis, with fewer houses being constructed over the past five years than in any peacetime period during the last century and a clear shortage in sought-after locations... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 November 2014 Blog EAT re-writes holiday pay calculations in Working Time Regulations The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled today that employers must now include most types of overtime when calculating holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations for salaried workers... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
30 October 2014 Blog Spotlight on conflicting lease clauses – tenant suffering business disruption from landlord’s repair works Recent developments in Century Projects Ltd v Almacantar (Centre Point) Ltd & Ors (2014) cast the spotlight once again the approach adopted by the Court where rights and obligations under a lease conflict with one another... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 October 2014 Blog Beware of using out-of-date contracts A client of mine recently asked me for advice on a consultant’s appointment that it wished to use... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
25 October 2014 Blog Trustee changes and how to deal with your property title A common problem for charity trustees is what to do with their property interests when the trustees need to retire or be appointed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 October 2014 Blog Appeal court shows its bottle – summary judgment on patent infringement It is unusual for a patent infringement case to be decided without a full trial. A judge will normally want to hear evidence from experts to understand what people working in the relevant field would have known at the time when the patent was first filed... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 October 2014 Blog Let's take another look at Specsavers v Asda Well-known optical retailer Specsavers uses a logo composed of green overlapping ellipses overlaid with its name. Specsavers had registered as a Community trade mark a black "wordless" version of the linked ellipses... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 October 2014 Blog UK traffic light food labelling accused of impeding the free movement of goods The EC has formally opened infraction proceedings against the UK for its’ voluntary 'traffic light' food labelling system... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
8 October 2014 Blog Are tenants liable to pay business rates while their premises undergo substantial works or fit out periods? A recent decision of the Lands Tribunal has ruled on the liability of a tenant to pay business rates while undertaking substantial works to its premises... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 October 2014 Blog New revisions to MF/1 The Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers have recently published revision 6 to MF/1... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read