Commercial Client

• Economic Loss Essential in Trade Mark Dispute, Rules CJEU

  • Posted19 May 2014

  The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued an important judgment relating to trade marks, overturning an earlier decision. The dispute related to the use of...

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• Penalty Clause Unenforceable, Rules Court of Appeal

  • Posted15 May 2014

  A recent Court of Appeal case has reaffirmed the principle that the English courts will uphold a clause that allows commercial restitution, but not one that constitutes a penalty. ...

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• Government Cracks Down on Minimum Wage Cheats

  • Posted14 May 2014

  As a result of new measures introduced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, as part of the Government’s crackdown on employers who break the law, rogue employers who...

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• Estate Agents Win Website Dispute

  • Posted9 May 2014

  It is as well to remember that the Internet can be a threat, as well as a boon, to businesses, as is shown by a dispute involving a woman who...

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• Acas Early Conciliation Scheme Goes Live

  • Posted8 May 2014

  Employers are reminded that the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Early Conciliation (EC) scheme went live on 6 May 2014. It is now compulsory for anyone wishing to bring...

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• Conducting an Equal Pay Audit

  • Posted7 May 2014

  Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer must give a woman who is doing work equal to that of a man in the same employment equal treatment as regards the...

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