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We’re Hiring: Dispute Resolution Associate 3-4 Yr PQE
We’re growing our Dispute Resolution team and looking for a senior Dispute Resolution lawyer to join our dynamic and friendly legal team.
17th June 2021
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We’re Hiring: Dispute Resolution
We’re growing our Dispute Resolution team and looking for a senior Dispute Resolution lawyer to join our dynamic and friendly legal team.
8th June 2021
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Caterpillars – a ‘protected (by trademark) species’?
M&S had commenced an intellectual property claim against Aldi alleging that Aldi’s caterpillar shaped cake named ‘Cuthbert’ infringes the M&S Colin the Caterpillar trademark and amounts to ‘passing off’.
21st April 2021
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Uber loses Supreme Court appeal
On Friday 19 February 2021 the judgment in the final instalment of Uber’s legal battle was handed down, with the Supreme Court unanimously dismissing the ride-hailing app’s appeal. The Supreme Court’s decision was long-awaited and will have implications for the gig-economy and status of ‘workers’.
24th February 2021
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Cryptocurrency: Recent legal developments in the UK
Across our practice for some time now we have been helping clients deal with issues relating to block chain, bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. It is surprising to think that bitcoin came into being over 11 years ago now and since then, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in general have been advancing at a breakneck pace.
22nd February 2021
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How to avoid disputes in both Commercial and Employee Relationships
The life of building a start-up business is intense. You’ve come up with a concept and an idea and invested in developing it into a marketable opportunity. The relationships you develop with your staff and external parties both in the early stages, and then once the business is up and running, are vital to its success.
3rd February 2021
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Enforcement of judgments in Europe post Brexit
If you are forced to initiate litigation against a party and ultimately obtain a judgment in your favour, sometimes you have to take steps to enforce that judgment. Following our departure from the European Union, the enforcement of cross-border judgments has now become more complex.
1st February 2021
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Insurers ordered to pay out – An Important development in recognising insurance claims for small business losses caused by COVID-19
In March 2020, as a result of the emergence of COVID-19, a number of small businesses made claims through their insurance policy providers for loss of earnings. They relied on provisions within those policies that ostensibly covered events of business interruption. The insurers refused to pay for losses claimed on the basis that the policies didn’t cover the unprecedented restrictions arising from COVID-19.
20th January 2021
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Brexit transition: how does the end of the transition period affect your business?
The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 was given Royal Assent as 2020 came to an end, ushering in new ground and a new trading relationship for the New Year. The Future Relationship Act brings into UK law the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation agreement, UK-EU security of classified information agreement, and UK-Euratom nuclear co-operation agreement.
20th January 2021
COVID-19
Protection for companies from statutory demands and winding up petitions extended until 31 March 2021
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14th December 2020
COVID-19
Managing cash flow in COVID
Cash flow and funding considerations in light of government guidance as of 1 October 2020
9th November 2020