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In a recent decision in the Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court (“IPEC”), HHJ Hacon has held that Part 36 Offers to settle can, in some circumstances, override the caps on...

The Court has recently introduced additional questions to be answered by a landlord who is making a claim to recover possession of property from a tenant following the service of...

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its decision in the Mundy -v- The Trustees of the Sloane Stanley Estate [2018] EWCA Civ 35 on the issue of premiums...

For many, receiving an inheritance will be a welcome gift but what if the recipient has no need for the money and would like to benefit others instead? The recipient...

Owners of IP rights, be they trade marks, design rights or patents, are often faced with having to protect those rights from third parties. Often the first inclination of an...

The High Court has considered and clarified the procedure for a trustee in bankruptcy to apply to commit a bankrupt who has failed to comply with his statutory obligations under...

For many families Christmas is a time of excited anticipation – looking forward to everything that the festive season has to offer and the chance to spend that period with...

The High Court has provided clarification on when documents relating to experiments in a patent infringement dispute might be disclosable (Magnesium Elektron Ltd v Neo Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Ltd...

Earlier this year we reported on a judgment which established that the majority of sleep in shifts should be counted as “working time” and therefore paid at National Minimum Wage rate. Following on from this...

This morning the Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in the case of Tiuta International Limited (in Liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd [2017] UKSC 77. Despite the Court of...

You’ve heard of them. You think they might save you tax. You think you might want one. But what exactly is a Trust and how can it be of benefit?...

Recently the Court of Appeal (“CA”) handed down its much anticipated judgment in Premier Motorauctions Ltd (in Liquidation) v PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Lloyds Bank Plc, which overturned the first instance decision...

When going through the painful process of divorce, your pension may be one of the last things to be taken into consideration. Many people don’t even realise that your former...

You will recall that in our August 2017 update we reported on the ongoing dispute involving former employees of defunct law firm King & Wood Malleson (KWM) regarding KWM’s alleged failure to...