Recent decisions in the UK and European courts have restricted the use of trademark law to resolve comparative advertising disputes, making it easier for an advertiser to use a competitor's trade mark in its own adverts.

The legal landscape of public service delivery has changed significantly in recent years. We look at the growing involvement of ‘third sector’ organisations (not ‘private’, not ‘public’, but charities and other non-governmental organisations or NGOs) in the delivery of public services.

In this article we go back to basics, looking at the essential principles behind drafting commercial contracts for the benefit of anyone who wants, or needs, an introduction or a refresher. But first, let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the principles that underpin contract law.

This article is the third in a series of three articles looking at some of the key differences between contracts made under Indian law and those made under English law.

Company directors are duty-bound to the companies which employ them – inescapably so. These duties arise automatically out of the very essence of corporate existence under the law. The company can, if it wishes, make them more onerous (under its articles of association), but there is nothing to be done about watering them down. Now, directors’ duties have been put on a statutory footing for the first time.