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
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
A senior university lecturer whose health and career suffered after she was accused of helping a colleague to create a false and misleading job reference has had her hopes of a substantial compensation payout dashed
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 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
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
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
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:
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
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
