Registered designs are not expensive or difficult to obtain for businesses and can provide strong protection over and above unregistered design protection in the UK.

The controversy surrounding 'Baby Reindeer' and its portrayal of real individuals may lead to significant legal action against online commentators, emphasizing the need for caution and responsibility in sharing potentially defamatory content online.

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The detailed technical methodology of evaluating bids is one of this overlooked areas of procurement for procurement lawyers.

For many businesses, the biggest threat to a future investment, acquisition or exit is not financial performance but whether they can clearly evidence ownership and control of the assets driving value. Increasingly, those assets are intellectual property, software, data and digital infrastructure, yet many organisations have far less clarity on ownership than leadership teams realise.

The agricultural partnership is a common and often effective legal business structure that can be used by families to run their farm.

Many people were hoping that the Supreme Court decision in East of England Ambulance Trust v Flowers and others...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ("BEIS") published its consultation paper ‘Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance' in March 2021.

The UK withdrew from the Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community) at the same time it left the EU on 31 December 2020...

It's been six months since the UK left the EU, triggering a number of changes in the business landscape, including around intellectual property (IP) such as designs and trademarks.

Diversity in the Boardroom continues to be a key focus for boards. We saw in 2017 that the Parker Review had recommended that by the end of 2021 that FTSE 100 companies would not lack a person of colour as ...

Over the past 15 months, since March 2020, commercial rent arrears have increased to unprecedented levels in the UK. And, with Government restrictions still being applied...

Following expiry of the transition period, under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement which expired at the end 2020, the UK has been in a further state of transition when it comes to state aid.

In 1992, the Cadbury Report was the first major report on Corporate Governance published in the UK, sparking debate on the main functions and responsibilities of non-executive directors (NEDs)...

Taking responsibility for equality, diversity and inclusivity is not just a nice thing to do, or a moral thing to do, it's actually a commercial thing to do.

This recent decision is significant in reiterating that the correct test when determining mental capacity to make a will is still that set out in Banks v Goodfellow (1870) and not...

A company's brand and reputation is often one of its most important assets and can often make or break a business.

When family members contribute financially to property purchases or hold assets on behalf of relatives, informal arrangements can lead to costly disputes. Two recent UK cases demonstrate how unclear intentions regarding property ownership and financial contributions can result in complex litigation, particularly during relationship breakdowns or inheritance disputes.

The UK's rapid expansion of data centres to support its AI ambitions is creating an unprecedented energy challenge, with over 125 gigawatts of projects waiting for National Grid access while demand is expected to increase six-fold by 2035. As grid connection delays threaten to constrain development, operators are increasingly turning to alternative 'behind-the-meter' energy solutions that bypass traditional infrastructure bottlenecks.

For over a year now employers have had to deal with a number of previously unheard of issues such as furlough leave, self-isolation and making workplaces "COVID secure".