The Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994) is a United Kingdom law that governs trademark registration and protection in the UK. Under this law, trademark infringement occurs when a person…
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Family Investment Companies (FICs) are private limited companies that have become increasingly popular for managing family wealth and assets. They offer a number of tax advantages over trusts, and are…
In recent years, the issue of gender and athletics has been thrust into the global spotlight, with South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya becoming the centre of a heated court…
“Never Events” are patient safety incidents that have the potential to cause serious patient harm or death but are wholly preventable if there were strong national level safety recommendation that…
In the recent High Court decision of Darwall and Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority (‘DNPA’), Sir Julian Flaux, Chancellor of the High Court (‘the Judge’), ruled in favour of…
The Wales Act 2014 and the Wales Act 2017 devolved taxation and borrowing powers to the Welsh Government and National Assembly for Wales. This has seen large changes in Welsh…
Employers will often offer an employee a settlement when they want to terminate the employee’s contract on terms mutually agreed to ensure that there is a clean break. Additionally, employers…
With police forces across the country presently buried beneath an avalanche of scandal, it is perhaps a good time to examine the legal duties owed by police officers to protect…
Historically, Inheritance Tax (IHT) was a tax on the wealthy. However, house prices are constantly increasing whilst the tax-free nil rate bands have been fixed since 2009/10 and will stay…
We constantly hear about child prodigies signing large deals with sporting organisations and global brands. Lewis Hamilton, now 7-time world F1 champion, signed his first contract with McLaren’s Young Driver…