Have you ever wondered what a 'priced' UK venture capital funding round looks like as a flow chart? We put one together for you...

Last Wednesday new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her first budget and the first Labour Party budget for 14 years.

Following the Government's second U-turn on 14 October 2022 (on the rate of corporation tax) and the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as new Chancellor (on which we reported here)...

Route 1 for founders of UK tech ventures invariably involves subscribing for shares in a new limited company on incorporation before navigating the company through a series of equity...

Another day, another U-turn. And a change of Chancellor, with Jeremy Hunt replacing Kwasi Kwarteng with effect from today (14 October 2022). This makes Kwasi Kwarteng's run as Chancellor...

On 3 October 2022, less than a fortnight after the ‘Mini Budget' on 23 September 2022, the Chancellor announced a U-turn on one of his flagship measures

Unlike the 'Mini Budget' in September, the 2022 Autumn Statement (see here for the full document) contained few surprises with regard to new tax measures..

Popular trade marks – perhaps unexpectedly to competitors – can enjoy a very extensive penumbra of protection.

The music has been slowing for a while in the BNPL market. And for the collapsed Laybuy – one of the major BNPL players – the music has stopped in recent days. It is not hard to see why.

Modern European intellectual property (‘IP') laws contain savings aimed at preventing the abuse of competition, especially in the spare parts market.

On 15 September 2022, HLaw's Natalya Vilyavina and Sanya Bhambhani attended Stratulat Albulsecu's 10th anniversary event at LOFT Diplomat in Bucharest, Romania.

At time of writing, just about everything is going down apart from inflation and interest rates. Unemployment in the UK is still negligible, but if that too starts going...

Remedies for intellectual property infringements include damages or, at a successful claimant's election, an account of profits.

The UK's top court recently clarified in the context of registered trade marks infringement the law regarding directors' accessory liability for torts committed by their companies.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling, clarifying that breach of warranty claim notices need not detail the specific basis for claims, promoting a pragmatic interpretation that encourages clearer drafting of notification clauses in commercial agreements.

Trade marks registration gives proprietors exclusive rights to use their trade marks in relation to registered goods and/or services.

When the 2022 Spring Statement was scheduled earlier this year, it was not expected to be a major fiscal event. 2021 had seen two separate Budgets which each included a range of tax measures...

As the UK welcomes the news of Rishi Sunak's appointment as Prime Minister, the crypto industry welcomes the efforts of lawmakers as they seek to give legal recognition to cryptoassets.

The UK government's response to feedback on the National Security and Investment Act highlights planned updates to improve clarity, mandatory notification rules, and exemptions, ensuring national security while maintaining a business-friendly environment.

The designs economy contributes around £86bn in gross value added to the UK (around 7% of UK GVA).