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Whether you are a new business or have been trading for decades a shareholder’s agreement is an ideal way to ensure that both you as a shareholder, and the business as a whole, are prepared for unforeseen challenges the future may bring. It provides...
Put simply, intellectual property (IP) is property created by use of the mind, such as inventions, designs, literary and artistic works, images, symbols and so on. Just like other forms of property, particularly tangible property, intellectual property...
As a result of the the current energy cost crisis EPC ratings have become even more important to tenants trying to keep their costs under control. Read on for a little EPC background and the low-down on the current state of play in respect of...
When it comes to selling your business, the process and the terminology can sometimes appear daunting. Most people will only get involved in this process once or a few times. When you are selling something, the two main methods of sale are: the sale of...
Passing off is a civil tort falling within the realms of intellectual property law. Put simply, it is when one party misrepresents that its goods or services are those of another party. Passing off can be deliberate or innocent, however the customer is...
Personal data breach claims come in many different forms: a letter sent to the wrong address, personal information disclosed to a third party, but the unanswered question, is how do these often small, sometimes relatively insignificant breaches, attract...
What is the difference between an owner and a director? An owner of a limited company owns shares in it, and they receive dividend payments in return for their investment, but these shareholders will not be involved in the day to day running of the company,...
Copyright is an intellectual property (IP) right that occurs automatically upon creation of a particular type of work. It protects the copyright owner (or the author), from others copying or reproducing their work. What works are subject to copyright...
Figures released earlier this week by The Office for National Statistics (ONS) show company insolvencies in England and Wales have hit their highest level since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The ONS reported that in England and Wales,...
On 5 October 2022 the 18 month wait for the Supreme Court to deliver its judgment in ‘BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] UKSA 25’ came to an end, with the court delivering a lengthy judgment in which it examined the nature and extent of...
