Reputation management is critical in safeguarding a brand's image. Explore strategies and legal tools to protect and enhance reputation, addressing defamation, brand dilution, and other threats within the IP context.
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 5 June 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at The...
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published statutory guidance setting out changes to the search and examination of UK patent applications...
Law360, London: The Court of Justice ruled on 9 July 2026 that a company isn't liable for copyright infringement if it uses adequate geo-blocking...
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published ‘Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music,’ a long-term strategy setting out government and...
Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from...
Trade mark infringementRights conferred by a trade mark registrationThe registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent...
Copyright—authorship and ownershipThe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) defines the author of a work as the person who created it....
Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damageWhat is passing off?Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of...
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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