In a ruling of significance to all internet advertisers, the Interflora flower delivery network has achieved a qualified victory in a trade mark infringement claim against Marks and Spencer Plc. in respect of the latter’s purchase of the right to use the Interflora name as a key word on intern...
Updated on 24th May 2013, 9am
The Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales has revealed that the number of cross-border family legal disputes referred to it has risen by almost 400% in just 4 years. The figures produced by the organisation which offers advice to the legal sector in relation to int...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 3pm
A wife who received a £10.4million divorce settlement has lost her attempt in the High Court to increase the settlement despite the Judge ruling that the ex-husband had been dishonest.
The wife claimed her former husband had not disclosed that he was planning to sell or float the technology c...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 3pm
This week the House of Lords has rejected for the second time the proposals to introduce employee shareholder status, as set out in the Growth and Infrastructure Bill. In short, employee shareholder status would see employees relinquish certain key employment rights (such as ‘ordinary’ c...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 11am
A contractor has been found liable for the damage caused by a factory fire even though the client was partly responsible for what happened.The contractor had been hired to refurbish a factory roof. This required providing a suspended scaffold cage which contained gas-powered heaters.Part way through...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 11am
When drawing up contracts with automatic renewal clauses it is important to ensure that you fully understand what is being agreed.Failure to do so can prove costly, as demonstrated in a recent case before the High Court. It involved an IT company and a bank that had entered into an agreement.There w...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 11am
Many UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are struggling with cash flow and are relying on their reserves to finance growth, according to new research.The British challenger bank, Aldermore, surveyed 300 SMEs and found that 38% are depending on cash reserves to fund future development. A furt...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 11am
The creator of the classic 1980s children’s programme, Button Moon, has triumphed in breach of copyright and passing off claims against a businessman who sold a range of t-shirts and mugs bearing strikingly similar designs. The Patents County Court granted artist, writer and puppeteer, Ian All...
Updated on 22nd May 2013, 10am
Cheshire Professionals is a new corporate membership organisation set up to promote and grow the professional and financial services sector in Cheshire and Warrington. The group is part of the Cheshire Hub, the business portal for Cheshire and Warrington, and is supported by Marketing Cheshire.Follo...
Updated on 21st May 2013, 9am
Justine Watkinson, Head of Employment at Hillyer McKeown Solicitors and Heather Hobden from Icon Business Solutions are teaming up to deliver an exclusive interactive workshop.Held in Warrington, the session will offer practical fixes & solutions to four of the most pressing issues that SME&rsqu...
Updated on 20th May 2013, 12pm
