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Shelf Wars: Sainsbury’s Takes On Diageo
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Chris Sherliker asks whether it is legitimate for Sainsbury’s to bring out its own Pimm’s look-a-like brand and vie for shelf space with its major supplier, Diageo.
Fair dealing or passing off? What do you think?
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Mediation – the Real Alternative to Litigation
The real worth of a lawyer is in the application of his expertise, legal knowledge and most importantly, experience to find sensible resolutions to his clients’ disputes and problems.
Mediation should be part of the lawyer’s dispute resolution armoury.
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A Badly Drafted Will (…or, worse, no Will at all!) Could Leave Your Loved Ones Facing Financial Disaster
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As Margaret Mitchell explained in her 1936 novel, Gone with the Wind - "Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never a convenient time for any of them". Yet this somewhat sardonic comment may explain why many fail to plan for the eventuality of death.
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Directors' Addresses
One of the many changes due to come into force from 1st October 2009 under the Companies Act 2006 relates to company directors’ addresses.
We review the new Companies Act to see what the changes will mean for directors.
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Having your Trade Mark Cake and Eating it Too: Backdated Applications
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Savvy businesses know the power of a registered trade mark in the UK. A crucial point is to get your application in early to ensure the brand’s reputation and goodwill remain with the proper proprietor. UK businesses often register at home – but an excellent mechanism exists to help businesses with international aspirations to extend their brand protection worldwide.
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What's in a name? That which we call an employee by any other name would fulfil the same role
“I am making your employment position redundant; however, I could offer you a consultancy role…..”
Employees who hear these words are likely to be rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of taking their employers to the cleaners in an Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal.
So when is a consultant not really a consultant at all?
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Joining Chris in the Twittersphere!
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As regular readers may be aware, Chris Sherliker has been on Twitter for the last few months and tweets under the name @London_Law_Firm. We now have over 4200 ‘followers’! At the end of July, Chris was one of the first UK lawyers to take part in a live ‘Twitterview’ on Twitter…answering 22 tweeted questions in no more than 140 characters per reply….
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Client Showcase:
Meet May & Stephens: a leading London-based recruitment consultancy
Established in1992, May & Stephens is a leading City-based, independent recruitment specialist, providing temporary, interim and permanent candidates to a wide range of business sectors.
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