The Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court (IPEC) waved goodbye to dry January this year with its judgment which undoubtedly will have come as a blow to Aldi; the IPEC held that Aldi's Infusionist gin liqueur amounted to an infringement of...

Trade mark filing strategies involve a variety of techniques to ensure that you get the protection your business needs for its brands. This article covers one of these strategies known as "evergreening". Evergreening is a tactic by which trade mark...

After the last few years of unprecedented change for our clients and contacts, as well as our own business, we felt it was time to create a new blueprint for what we stand for today – and where we are...

This article was written by Samantha Billingham, Edwin Richards, Victoria Miller and Hollie Suddards. Buybacks by public companies have historically made the news as a way of returning excess capital and cash to shareholders whilst boosting earnings per share – a...

Those acting in the sale or purchase of agricultural property, which includes a dwelling, will be aware of the possibility that the purchaser might pay Stamp Duty Land Tax ("SDLT") at the "mixed use" rate of 5% (on the top...