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Silverman Sherliker rescue Italian super-car in Mallorca
Silverman Sherliker partner, Jonathan Silverman, recently used his specialist knowledge to rescue a client’s Italian super-car from a car pound in Mallorca. The car was impounded during a routine licence check whilst being driven by an EU resident on tourist plates. The case highlights the importance of knowing the local rules governing the use of assets, such as cars and yachts.
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Protect your trade marks against the latest registration scam

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Businesses across the UK and the EU are being targeted by fraudulent, self-styled ‘registrars’ requesting money for trade mark protection which turns out to be worthless. With several Silverman Sherliker clients per day seeking advice on the bogus offer, Robert MacGinn, our Trade Marks Consultant, looks at how to avoid becoming a victim of this latest scam.
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Can you Trade Mark a Village? A question of geography
A case being handled by Silverman Sherliker has the potential to clarify the use of geographical names as trade marks, an area of IP law that has long been problematic.
The case involves a challenge by one of our clients to another business over commercial use of the local village name.
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David and Goliath – Silverman Sherliker on David’s Side

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Silverman Sherliker has helped an ex-serviceman threatened with unfair dismissal by the City of London.
Martin Donoghue, partner at Silverman Sherliker, examines the ‘pro bono’ case that recently made it on to the pages of Private Eye magazine.
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SDLT 5 Years On: Not a Happy Birthday for Everyone!
If you took a lease 5 years ago, paid SDLT and thought that was the end of it, you may need to think again….or you may be in line for a refund.
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Interest on late payments

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With more and more businesses feeling the pinch in the current financial climate, it is taking longer to obtain payment of invoices. John Abbott, partner at Silverman Sherliker, explores the possible sources of entitlement to claim interest on invoices that are not paid on their due date.
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CLIENT SHOWCASE: Introducing MILLNET
MILLNET shows how litigation can be cost-effective
Silverman Sherliker client, Millnet, is a highly-focused multi-national professional support business providing specialist support services to the legal, accountancy and financial sectors.
Its Smart e-Discovery product Nuix is taking the litigation world by storm - on both sides of the Atlantic.
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SPECIAL SPRING OFFER from our client TRUEFITT & HILL - A Cut above the Rest…
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Our esteemed client, Truefitt & Hill of St James, has kindly made the following Spring Offer to all clients and contacts of Silverman Sherliker - no excuse not to get the special Spring cut now, guys!
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