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 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…
Blog Post Blog Post I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my Facebook postings....or is it? 16 January 2015 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Solicitor stresses the importance of knowing exactly what you've signed up for before sharing content on social…
Blog Post Blog Post The Internet of Things: How Private and Safe will it be? 13 January 2015 Liam McMonagle Intellectual Property As technology advances, is data being processed in the correct way, and are we protecting data from misuse? We've seen 2015 already in "…
Blog Post Blog Post Who owns the contacts on Social Networks? 7 November 2013 Amy Jones Employment, Intellectual Property Social media is being used by more and more businesses to advertise their services and reach out to new clients, with many employers…
Blog Post Blog Post European Commission Cybersecurity 5 November 2013 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property The European Commission has published its proposal for legislation that will ensure a common level of network and information security…
Blog Post Blog Post Direct Marketing 24 September 2013 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property The Information Commissioner's Office has issued several monetary penalties in 2013 to companies that have failed to abide by legal rules…
Blog Post Blog Post Misleading special offers: Tesco fined for half price' strawberry promo 20 September 2013 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property This week saw Tesco fined £300,000 for breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. The main reason for this…
Blog Post Blog Post Apple Updates Rules for Apps aimed at Children 13 September 2013 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property In response to parental concern over the risks arising from the increasing use of Apps by children and young people, Apple has updated its…
Blog Post Blog Post OFT Investigation: Children and In-App Purchases 4 September 2013 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property The Office of Fair Trading has concluded its investigation into the ways in which online and app-based games encourage children to make 'in…
Blog Post Blog Post Rihanna's win over Topshop 3 September 2013 Loretta Maxfield Intellectual Property Rihanna's successful legal action against Topshop in the High Court over the use of her image on t-shirts shows how using images of…