ArticleDental Brief - May 2012The Government’s formal response to the consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes was published at the end of November 2011.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleQuality And Safety In Veterinary MedicinesHow do you know that the medicine you as a Vet prescribe is fit for use? There is a long history behind the system for ensuring that animal medicine won’t kill the animal you are trying to treat! United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleChanges To Tier 1 (Investor)Yesterday the Home Office announced changes to the Tier 1 (Investor) category that will come into effect from 6 November 2014.United KingdomImmigrationCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleWorking Abroad: Unintended ConsequencesMany employers have been very flexible about where employees are located when working from ‘home' during the pandemic, particularly in the first few months. United KingdomImmigrationCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleWaiver Of Privilege In Family ProceedingsThe privileged nature of communications between a client and legal team is fundamental so that there can be a frank exchange without concerns that information and advice may later be made openUnited KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleWho Will Pay For A Poorly-considered Bill?The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill is currently being fast-tracked through Parliament, but is the Government making a mistake in seeking to combine a short-term breathing space for businesses during the current Covid-19 crisis with introducing the greatest changes we have seen to UK insolvency laws for decades?United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleDoes Web Browsing Amount To Copyright Infringement?The Supreme Court has referred to the CJEU the question of whether internet browsing benefits from the "temporary reproduction" exemption in Article 5.1 of the Copyright Directive.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleHigh Court – LOTUS Trade Mark And Passing OffThe High Court has given its judgment in a case concerning trade mark infringement and validity, passing off and breach of contract relating to LOTUS trade marks. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleKonami Juventus And The Licensing Of IP For Use In Sports Video Game ContentAs has been widely reported, Konami have recently announced a major deal in the football licensing battle by entering into an agreement with Italian football giants, Juventus FC, to secure the exclusive right to use Juventus' IP within eFootball PES 2020. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys
ArticlePatents County Court – Passing OffThe claimant has succeeded in a passing off action between two small and local treesurgery businesses. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleThe Privacy Injunction Fights BackDuncan Lamont looks into HIJ, the latest naughty celebrity to stop the Sun from revealing titillating, if trivial, information about his private life.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleExtradition - A Matter of Trust?Extradition procedures in the UK are very much in the news right now with Julian Assange, of Wikileaks and the US secret documents, and Shrien Dewani, whose recent bride Anni Dewani was murdered in a township, face extradition to Sweden and South Africa respectively. United KingdomInternational LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleAt Least For Now, Legal Advice Privilege Is Protection That Can Only Be Provided By LawyersA discussion on whether confidential communications attract legal advice privilege.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFirst Known Case To Order Enforcement Of An Adjudicator's Decision In Favour Of A Company In AdministrationFollowing the case of John Doyle v Erith Contractors decision, which refused to grant a stay of execution of an Adjudicator's award due to John Doyle's administration...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleLooking Back: Notable Cases Of 20132013 will undoubtedly be known as the year of the Jackson Reforms. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleSettlement – How To Accept Part 36 OffersPart 36 of the CPR provides a mechanism whereby parties are encouraged to settle claims.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleData Protection And Journalism: Consultation On Draft Guide For The MediaThe Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published draft guidance on the journalism exemption in section 32 of Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleDivorce/Separation – Protect Yourself And Your FamilyIn this article, Jamie Kennaugh from our Sports Private team gives an overview of the key considerations for protecting yourself and your family from issues arising on the breakdown of a relationship.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleHigh Court Orders ISPs To Block Access To File-SharingHis Honour Mr Justice Arnold has ruled in favour of a number of British record companies and ordered the UK's six main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to the file-sharing website called Pirate Bay. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticlePost-Leveson Update: Where Are We, 1 Year On?These cheery words open the Royal Charter devised by the UK political parties as a means of responding to the Leveson recommendations concerning standards in the press, which received assent this week (30 October 2013) at a meeting of the Privy Council.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCharles Russell Speechlys LLP