19 Nov, 2024 Say goodbye to Community Designs - EU design law changes are incoming! By Jessica Gregson On 18 November 2024, the EU Design Legislative Reform Package was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The underlying...
19 Nov, 2024 Spyware, sovereignty and state immunity: Landmark ruling in Shehabi v Kingdom of Bahrain By Miranda Joseph In the recent case of Shehabi v Kingdom of Bahrain[1], the Court of Appeal addressed whether a foreign state, whose agents remotely...
18 Nov, 2024 NIC increases: A tipping point for hospitality and retail? By Charlotte Gunn Following the national insurance contribution (NIC) increase to 15% and lowering of the earnings threshold at which employer NICs are...
07 Nov, 2024 Guidance on the New Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud under the ECCTA 2023 By Miranda Joseph Yesterday, the Home Office issued new guidance on the offence of “failure to prevent fraud,” introduced under the Economic Crime and...
06 Nov, 2024 False promises: directors beware of “insolvency avoidance" schemes By Helen Martin The Times reported yesterday on the continued promotion of an “insolvency avoidance” scheme, despite efforts by the Insolvency Service to...
05 Nov, 2024 Negotiations complete – The UK and EU’s new “Competition Cooperation Agreement” By George Harrington Jeremy Kelly Gustaf Duhs On 29 October 2024 the UK and EU concluded negotiations on a new agreement that will enable increased cooperation between the UK’s...
04 Nov, 2024 From Milan to the Moon – intellectual property considerations in Prada’s collaboration with Axiom Space By Jessica Gregson In a pioneering collaboration, Prada and Axiom Space (Axiom) have unveiled the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit,...
01 Nov, 2024 Uncertainty continues in the litigation funding market By Michael Frisby Funders had hoped that the uncertainty caused by last summer’s Paccar decision in the Supreme Court would be removed when the Litigation...
31 Oct, 2024 Premature divorce application: When the computer should have said "No"! By Nicola Harries The law in England permits a divorce application to be made after the first year of marriage, meaning that any application must be made...
30 Oct, 2024 What does the Autumn Budget mean for Employers? By Charlotte Gunn Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Rachel Reeves MP, has announced a series of changes to the UK Tax regime in...
25 Oct, 2024 Commercial real estate finance – a continued mixed bag? By Joanna Charter The FT yesterday focused on the state of the commercial real estate market, looking at the difficulties and opportunities faced by...
25 Oct, 2024 Companies House releases updated timings for identity verification By Catherine Sellars Companies House has recently published its outline transition plan for implementing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...