Commercial Client

• Landlord Fined for String of HMO Failures

  • Posted6 August 2014

  The importance for owners of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) of keeping them in good condition is highlighted by a recent case in which the owners of a house that...

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• Patent Dispute that Reaches High Court has far Reaching Implications

  • Posted4 August 2014

  When intellectual property rights are not the subject of proper agreements, the likelihood of a dispute arising is increased. When the responsibilities and rights of employees are not precisely stipulated,...

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• New Guidance Published on Updated WEEE Regulations

  • Posted1 August 2014

  Following the introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has now published updated statutory guidance intended primarily for use...

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• HMRC to be Given Powers to Enforce Payment

  • Posted24 July 2014

  Under proposals outlined in the recent Budget, from 2015 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are to be given new powers to access the bank accounts of ‘tax debtors’ in order...

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• Design Law to Make Copying a Crime

  • Posted21 July 2014

  One of the less well reported changes contained in the Intellectual Property Act 2014 is that the commercial exploitation of a registered design without the design owner’s permission will become...

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• Consequential Loss Compensation Claim for Riot Losses Succeeds

  • Posted18 July 2014

  Businesses that suffered consequential losses in the London riots in 2011 (and their insurers) will welcome the Court of Appeal’s decision that where loss is due to riot, the amount...

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