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An Overview of China’s Specialised IP Courts and Tribunals
China's 2008 National IP Strategy has sought to improve Chinese IP protection and enforcement, as well as to dispel the perception that IP infringement in China tends to go unsanctioned....
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You can’t be forced into marriage but can you be forced to stay in marriage when you are desperately unhappy?
The Supreme Court has dismissed Mrs Owens' appeal in the much reported case of Owens v Owens. This means that Mrs Owens must remain in a loveless marriage until 2020,...
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Costs following an injunction
Costs in Injunction Applications - Are Claimants entitled to significant costs if they secure only modest damages? This issue was explored in the recent High Court case of Marcura Equities...
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For richer, for poorer…even after divorce?
Can a payer of maintenance be forced to subsidise the recipient's financial mistakes? The Supreme Court has just delivered its judgment on precisely this issue in Mills v. Mills. The husband...
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The Significance of the CIFF Ruling: Do Members Owe Fiduciary Duties to Charitable Companies?
The Court of Appeal has confirmed a first instance decision of the High Court that a member of a charitable company owed fiduciary duties to that charity (The Children’s Investment...
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Employment Newsletter – Summer 2018
A warm welcome to Blake Morgan's Summer newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest developments in Employment Law. With the 25 May now well behind us, we hope you now...
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When can there be a deemed acceptance of changes to terms and conditions?
Contracts of employment are binding on both parties but, if changes need to be made by the employer, what is the best way to do this? Usually the first step...
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Breach of Confidence Good Faith and the Database Right
Breach Health and Case Management Ltd v Physiotherapy Network Ltd [2018] provides some much needed clarity and guidance on the law on breach of confidence, the meaning of contractual obligations...
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Timing is key in relation to overage: Make sure you can build what you are paying for
The recent case of London and Ilford Ltd v Sovereign Property Holdings Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ, is a reminder that overage clauses should to be carefully reviewed. Following the decision...
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New ACAS guidance published
ACAS provides a number of useful services such as advice, training and conciliation for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems. It also has extensive guidance and...
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Are businesses obliged to enhance shared parental leave pay?
This article was first published in Reward Strategy Magazine. Shared parental leave ("SPL"), which allows parents to take leave in the first year of their child's life (or after their...
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Replies to CPSEs – make sure you check them!
For those who have come across Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs), it might be hard to believe that it was not too long ago (pre-2002) that CPSEs did not exist....
