Trademark applications: European and International
Advice on the registration and protection of your Trademarks, Brands, wordmarks and logos in the UK, Europe and globally.
Commercial
Clauses in Commercial Contracts
This article, which is the first in our series of articles concerning the sales of goods and services under commercial contracts, considers key aspects concerning the negotiation and drafting of these contracts. The term ‘commercial law’ includes the various legal aspects of commercial contracts. One category of such contracts is […]
Coronavirus implications for landlords and tenants
The Coronavirus Act (2020) (‘Act’) passed in March 2020 has affected the rights and remedies of landlords and tenants, including for instance changes to possession proceedings and the forfeiture of leases. This article describes updates in connection with the Act. Forfeiture of commercial leases To protect commercial tenants from the […]
The Travelodge Saga. A brief study of the Restructuring
Some Background Travelodge is a budget hotel operator (and UK’s largest independent hotel brand) with about 590 hotels, principally in UK and also in Ireland and Spain. The Travelodge Group owners are investment bank Goldman Sachs, Luxemburg based Anchor Holdings and its investors include US hedge funds Avenue Capital and Golden […]
International protection of Copyright in India and United Kingdom
In today’s modern world of technology and world wide web, copyrighted works (“content”) are often shared across multiple jurisdictions through various modern digital technologies and most of the times without the consent and/or knowledge of the content owners. What are the international protections of copyright in India and United Kingdom? […]
Coronavirus. Claim your losses.
COVID -19 – Business Interruption New Legislation The Coronavirus Act, 2020 (the “Act”) was passed by the British Parliament on 24 March 2020. The Act was legislated to enforce emergency procedures for all persons and business being affected due to the recent outbreak of Covid – 19 (the “virus”). Amongst […]
Buying and Selling Vehicles
Trading Standards & Product Safety Regulations. Sale Of Goods & Vehicles Online classified advertisement of sale of used vehicles Introduction The internet amongst other things have helped people connect with each other at individual levels for buying and selling various used products / services, ranging from real estate to vehicles. […]
Reform to IR35 Rules – What you need to know
APRIL 2020 The end of the Umbrella Company? The IR35 rules that were introduced in the year 2000, were intended to ensure that individuals working through an “umbrella company” (either an own company or a third party company), who as a result of the way they work, would have been […]
GAFTA and the Grain Trade
Limitation and Representation under GAFTA Rules It is estimated that around 80% of all the grains globally are sold under GAFTA standard contracts. GAFTA has a dispute resolution system, which is “crafted and adjusted exclusively” for the international grain trade. Time Limitation under GAFTA Contracts Traders who incorporate GAFTA Arbitration […]