In a case which could open the floodgates to a rush of trade mark applications, high street opticians Specsavers have succeeded in convincing the Court of Appeal that the overlapping ovals which they use on their advertising and shop fronts are entitled to legal protection –
In a salutary warning to buy-to-let landlords that they are exposed to the full ferocity of the marketplace, a depressed investor paid a heavy price for his persistent failure to keep up with his mortgage when a lender appointed receivers over his property within days
In an unprecedented case of significance to any hard-pressed business, a tribunal has ruled that the recession was an event that went beyond the normal hazards of trade and amounted to a ‘reasonable excuse’ for a company’s late payment of VAT. The small family electronics
A hotel which declares proudly on its website that it is a ‘best kept secret’ is set to become an even bigger secret after the High Court refused to block a link road development which is likely to make it more difficult for guests to
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has issued new guidance, developed in partnership with Cruse Bereavement Care and others, which aims to help employers support members of staff who have suffered bereavement. ‘Managing bereavement in the workplace – a good practice guide’ recommends having a
A multinational company which ‘fought tooth and nail’ to avoid having to honour a $300 million arbitration award has paid a high price for its stance after the High Court compulsorily appointed receivers over a raft of its overseas assets. The Indian real estate company
You are cordially invited to what is set to be a really informative evening on HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR BUY TO LET PORTFOLIO. Organised by Belvoir Hinckley and Nuneaton, the night features guest speakers including: Steven Mather, Partner of Josiah Hincks and expert on property
In a case which illustrated the level of brinksmanship often involved in competing for public contracts, a company which lost out by a hair’s breadth on a local authority property repair and maintenance contract worth millions of pounds has failed to convince the High Court
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the findings of its fifteenth employee absence management survey, carried out in partnership with Simplyhealth. This provides useful benchmarking data for organisations on absence levels and the cost and causes of absence, as well as
An entrepreneur who resigned as a director of a company he founded, in order to help it out of cash flow difficulties, nevertheless continued to be an employee and was entitled to tax relief on the profits he subsequently made by selling his shares in
