Getting payment notices and “pay less” notices right

S & T (UK) Limited v Grove Developments has provided some clarity in relation to payment notices on construction projects.

This article examines the recent EU decision declaring invalid a trade mark for the shape of a lego brick.

There may be some truth in the maxim “fail to prepare, prepare to fail” but for many organisations planning for a no-deal Brexit is easier said than done. We look at a few of the key issues to consider.

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has amended its guidance on the time limit for responding to a subject access request (SAR).

Don’t assume you can use a trade mark just because it is the same as your own name – the Cipriani cases have highlighted this is not necessarily the case as Cathrine Ripley explains.

The Publications Office of the EU has published the European Commission’s adequacy decision in relation to Japan’s data protection regime.

Recent scrutiny by the House of Lords concludes that the Bribery Act 2010 is broadly working well.

What does a copyright licence allow you to do?

The government has laid down new legislation to ensure that personal data transferred from the UK to Privacy Shield organisations in the US will continue to be protected under the Privacy Shield Framework should the UK leave the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement.

Cathrine Ripley considers the new powers of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to impose fines on company directors of up to £500,000 if their company breaches the rules on unsolicited marketing communications.

Cathrine Ripley, head of our Commercial and Technology/IP department reviews the guidance issued by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on earlier this month about how the consumer goods sector may prepare in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The Tenant Fees Act will come into force on 1 June 2019, with the effect of banning or restricting fees charged by landlord and letting agents to tenants.