Blog Post Blog Post Pension Freedom and Divorce 1 April 2015 Lynne Sturrock Family Law From 6 April 2015, new pension reforms were introduced in the UK, which gave some pension holders greater freedom over how they…
Blog Post Blog Post Zero Hours Contract: A key manifesto battleground in the 2015 General Election 1 April 2015 Debbie Fellows Employment One of the battlegrounds for the forthcoming General Election focuses on the use of zero hours contracts. Are they the scourge of society…
Blog Post Blog Post The 1D effect and Compassionate Leave for Employees 31 March 2015 Amy Jones Employment The Independent reported last week that employees have been requesting compassionate leave to cope with the news Zayn Malik has left One…
Blog Post Blog Post Ex-wife makes financial claim 23 years after divorce is finalised 13 March 2015 Sandra Sutherland Family Law This week, many were shocked to read the Supreme Court Judgment in the case of Wyatt v Vince. Where the Supreme Court, by unanimous…
Blog Post Blog Post Don't be a Nuisance 13 March 2015 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property With effect from the 6 April 2015, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) will no longer require to prove “substantial damage or…
Blog Post Blog Post Who owns the trade mark 'PINTEREST' 12 March 2015 Kirsty Stewart Trade Marks The Board of Appeal at the European Trade Mark Office disagrees with the decision that social media site, Pinterest doesn't own the trade…
Blog Post Blog Post Improved Protection for Businesses facing threats of IP Infringement 6 March 2015 Lesley Larg Intellectual Property The UK Government has announced plans to improve protection for businesses by reforming the law on groundless threats of IP infringement…
Blog Post Blog Post What is an Executor? 27 February 2015 Lynne Hopkins Private Client The first in a series of blogs from our Private Client team where they explain the processes of some of the Private Client services. An…
Blog Post Blog Post Bobby Beale and Step-Parent Adoption 25 February 2015 Robin Beattie Family Law In Scotland, it is becoming commonplace for a step-parent to adopt a step-child, however it is also clear that very often people do not…
Blog Post Blog Post Employment Tribunal Limits to change. 18 February 2015 Amy Jones Employment With effect from 6 April 2015 the award limits for Employment Tribunals will increase. Every year, the UK Government revises the key…
Blog Post Blog Post Corruption in West Africa, Journalism and Data Protection 13 February 2015 Lesley Larg Intellectual Property Non-media organisation granted 'special purposes exemption for journalism' by ICO for the first time. In a referral from the UK High Court…
Blog Post Blog Post Facebook Announces New Legacy Contact 13 February 2015 Murray Etherington Private Client As Facebook plans to launch a new 'legacy contact' feature, Private Client partner Murray Etherington looks at posthumous social media…
Blog Post Blog Post The Key to a Happy Marriage 13 February 2015 Sandra Sutherland Family Law With Valentines day just around the corner, Family Law Partner Sandra Sutherland looks at the key to a happy marriage and some of the…
Blog Post Blog Post Varying employment contracts without employee consent 13 February 2015 Amy Jones Employment From time to time, employers may have legitimate reasons to want to alter employees’ contracts. Amy Jones, Employment Law specialist looks…
Blog Post Blog Post Are 1984-style two-way TV's coming to get us? 12 February 2015 Kirsty Stewart Intellectual Property, Private Client As technology advances concerns are often raised about user privacy and data protection. Smart TV's with voice command features have become…
Blog Post Blog Post What will 2015 hold for your personal affairs? 29 January 2015 Murray Etherington Private Client Will 2015 be the year of radical change to the law surrounding a deceased’s estate or another year of overlooked recommendations? 2015 has…
Blog Post Blog Post The Importance of Branding 28 January 2015 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property Brands are built on many factors, whether it is the visual elements of the brand - the colour, logo, design or the ingredients in products…
Blog Post Blog Post Rihanna v Topshop Same Again 27 January 2015 Liam McMonagle Intellectual Property Rihanna's unbeaten run against Arcadia/ Topshop has continued with the Court of Appeal upholding a decision from 2013 that Topshop's sale…
Blog Post Blog Post New developments on the European trade mark landscape 26 January 2015 Loretta Maxfield Trade Marks The office that deals with trade mark applications in the EU (or 'OHIM') has said that it would be likely to object to any speculative…
Blog Post Blog Post Facebook used in one third of divorce cases 21 January 2015 Family Law A survey of law firms released this week has shown that the social media site, Facebook, is now referred to in one third of divorce cases…
Blog Post Blog Post Children's parties a legal minefield? 21 January 2015 Liam McMonagle Intellectual Property If you organised a party for five year-olds at a ski slope and some didn't turn up, would you invoice the no-shows for a share of the bill…