The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, which is currently at the Committee Stage in the House of Lords, looks set to introduce a number of measures affecting the Companies Act 2006, the Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and the Insolvency Act 1986.

The case of Sands v Singh has recently clarified but narrowed the circumstances in which a trustee in bankruptcy can challenge an order or financial settlement made in divorce and ancillary relief proceedings.

In the case of Hunt v Hosking [2013] EWCA Civ 1408 the Court of Appeal held that a payment of company money made by a trustee to a third party, without the company’s participation, could not be a transaction at an undervalue under section 238 of the Insolvency Act 1986, because it was not a transaction "entered into" by the company.

How risky is it to make use of other people’s copyright works without permission? If you are an anonymous online file-sharer, the risk is probably quite low in practice.

In October the Court of Appeal ruled against Cadbury in relation to its registration as a trade mark of the distinctive colour purple which consumers associate with its chocolate products, ruling that its distinctive colour was not a "sign" capable of being represented graphically and was not therefore registrable as a trade mark.

Few, if any, previous ".co.uk" complaints concerning non-commercial names have been considered by Nominet but a recent complaint by Wedlake Bell provided an opportunity for the Nominet Appeal Panel to consider the issues raised by such a complaint carefully.

A registered trade mark should not be descriptive of the characteristic of the particular goods or service for which it is registered. But where is the line drawn between what is descriptive and what is not?

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal had to consider the basis for the value of a partner's share in the partnership.

The English High Court's recent decision in Executive Grapevine v Wall provides another example of claimants making good use of database right in order to protect their IPRs.

The ASA has upheld a complaint against the Volkswagen Group for claiming a fuel efficiency for one of its cars of 68.9 mpg on the "combined cycle".

We all know how irritating it can be to receive a text message that turns out to be an unsolicited "spam" message inviting us to make a PPI claim.

The Court of Appeal has concurred with the High Court that the publication of private information relevant to an individual's character was justified where the public was entitled to consider his fitness for high public office.

Two individuals have been given a suspended jail sentence of nine months for breaching the worldwide privacy injunction that protects the killers of James Bulger.

A recent Court of Appeal decision in Spencer v Taylor has provided landlords with much needed clarity.

As cranes start to reappear on London's skyline again, some tenants are surprised to learn they can be forced out of their property.

The range of new homes warranty schemes currently available in the market is wide but if you are seeking cover to pass on to your purchasers for a residential conversion...

In a recent case (Lulu Construction vs Mullalley & Co) the contractor benefitted from a legal uncertainty regarding compensation for late payment and was awarded his adjudication costs.

In their manifesto, the Conservative party announced that they would allow family homes, worth up to £1 million, to be passed on free of inheritance tax ("IHT") on death.

On 11 February 2013, the government announced that the inheritance tax nil-rate band will be frozen at its current level until tax year 2017/18.

One of the Government's recent initiatives to clamp down on tax avoidance is their consultation on the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes ("DOTAS") regime published on 20 April 2016 ("the Consultation").