A survey of 2,097 British businesses published by Acas has revealed that 37% of employers are likely to make redundancies over the next three months. 56% of respondents were unlikely to make redundancies and 7% did not know. Of the …
New Coronavirus Regulations Create £1000 plus fine for employers knowingly allowing self isolating employees to attend work
Warning to Employers re Coronavirus and Self Isolation ⚠️ 🚨 It is now an offence for an employer knowingly to allow a worker who should be self isolating to attend the place of work during the isolation period. The latest …
Business Interruption Insurance – Are you covered? High Court FCA Test Case gives hope to SMEs
On 15 September 2020, the High Court handed down judgment in the test case brought by the FCA seeking legal clarity on the meaning and effect of certain non-damage business interruption (BI) insurance policy wordings. The court found that, properly …
Messi wins right to trademark his name after nine-year legal battle
No likelihood of confusion between footballer’s “Messi” figurative mark and earlier MASSI mark The European Court of Justice has published a press release summarising its decision in EUIPO v Messi Cuccittini (Joined cases C‑449/18 P et C‑474/18 P) EU:C:2020:722 (17 …
Leicester Business Charity Fantasy Premier League
I’m a fan of the Official Fantasy Premier League. Last year I had a shocker, but this year I’ve decided to create a Charity League. And so the new season brings a new sponsored Charity Fantasy Premier League – WITH …
FIT KITCHEN trademark infringed – Fit Kitchen v Scratch Meals
This case was a simple trademark infringement and passing off case, which was won by the claimants. Although the judgement doesn’t say, I think I’ve worked out why this case was defended despite the risk of losing. The Claimant, Fit …
British Gymnastics trademark infringed by UK Gymnastics.
The High Court has upheld claims that UK registered trade marks for “British Gymnastics, More than a sport” and “British Gymnastics” (RTMs), owned by the British Amateur Gymnastics Association, the UK’s national governing body (NGB) for gymnastics, had been infringed …
Claim for copyright infringement can proceed over inflight entertainment system.
For an intellectual property solicitor, this recent case of Performing Right Society Ltd v Qatar Airways Group from 17 July 2020 is an interesting one. PRS is the collecting society for licence fees where music is played in public. They …
Hairdresser who signed consultancy agreement with salon held to be employee
An employment tribunal has found that a hairdresser who worked under a consultancy agreement with a salon for five years was an employee. Ms Gorman started work as an apprentice at Terence Paul salon in Manchester in 2013. Following her …
Challenging an Inheritance – what happens if you’ve been cut out of a Will.
Challenging an Inheritance What is challenging a Will about? As a will dispute solicitor I’m frequently asked about what to do if one has been excluded or left significantly less than what might be reasonably expected (for example if a …
