On the 23rd June 2016, the UK voted by a slim majority to leave the European Union. When Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is triggered, almost every British law will be affected in some way. Intellectual property (IP) law is no exception, especially given that so much of it is cross-jurisdictional. Much depends on […]
It is the ultimate betrayal. Someone you once loved falsely accuses you of physically, sexually or mentally abusing your child. I cannot even begin to convey the horror and terror of clients who have come to me having been subjected to this ordeal. What I can say though is that it often destroys the victim’s […]
After months of doom & gloom predictions, the British economy delivered some surprisingly good news last week. Exporters and manufacturers have recorded massive surges in activity, consumers revelled in the summer sales, and tourists took advantage of the plunging pound. But before we all breathe a huge sigh of relief, we should remind ourselves that […]
In a post-Brexit economy, reducing risk is a top priority for landowners and property developers. In a recent post, I concluded that all signs point to the property market softening over the next 18 months and London could suffer the most. The extent of how far the sector will fall depends on a number of […]
According to recent research, women still earn about 18% less than men on average, 46 years after the first Equal Pay Act was passed in 1970 despite former Prime Minister David Cameron vowing that the government would close the pay gap within a generation. Women’s fight for equal pay has been a long and bitter […]
In May 2016, the British Government announced its intention to introduce a new Bill to simplify the complex Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (the Scheme). The Small Charitable Donations Bill will be constructed from feedback received during a consultation process which ran from April to July 2016. The new Bill has been welcomed by charity […]
Do you have a Sponsor Licence? What You Can Learn from The Byron Hamburger Case – Stuck between a bun and a hard place? It was almost biblical. Conjuring up images of the great plagues unleashed by Moses in the Exodus story, two protest groups released a “swarm of insects” into two of Byron Hamburger’s […]
Flood damage is messy and devastating. It leaves family memories and treasured possessions sodden and ruined. The worst thing to say to a person affected by a natural disaster is; “it’s only stuff”. Maybe so, but it’s my stuff, my history and in some cases my dreams. Global warming means the flood risk in many parts of Britain is only going […]
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster passed away last week. His son, Hugh Grosvenor, inherits not only his late father’s title, but a fortune of around £9.35 billion, making him the third richest man in Britain (and arguably the country’s most eligible bachelor after Price Harry). He also will not have to have […]
