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Social Media a 'Wheely' Good Idea in Intellectual Property

The growing power and influence of social media has again been demonstrated, this time, in the intellectual property sector of the legal pro...

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Family Law

Cohabitation on the rise

Figures that were released last Thursday (5th November) show that the cohabiting couple family continues to be the fastest growing family ty...

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Business

Are you in the darkroom on Copyright Law?

Despite being a right that is inherently not registerable, copyright is becoming an increasingly powerful and prevalent form of intellectual...

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Business

Is Uber unlawful?

In a recent court case, the High Court has ruled that the ‘Uber’ app which has recently taken the country by storm is not unlawful. Ube...

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Wills, Life Planning & Probate

Inheritance Tax - do you want the good news or the bad news?

At present everyone has an inheritance tax allowance of £325,000. This means that someone can have up to that sum in their estate when they...

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Family Law

Dishonesty and Divorce don't mix

The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeals of two women duped into accepting 'unfair' divorce settlements from their former husba...

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Family Law

Domestic Abuse and Raising Awareness - the Benefits & Detriments of Social Media

We cannot underestimate the importance of continuing to raise people's awareness of and understanding of domestic abuse. Further, and in ta...

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Business

Lloyds - the biggest privatisation in 20 years

Ever considered investing in shares? Now might be your chance. The Government have announced that they will be selling £2bn worth of sha...

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Family Law

Powers of the Press in divorce reporting

A High Court judge has ruled that the financial details of Liam Gallagher's divorce to singer Nicola Appleton cannot be reported in the pres...

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Employment Law

Uber changes to Employment law

Uber has recently faced legal action in the United States in a debacle that threatens the fundamentals of its business model by questioning ...

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Business

Volkswagen's emission tests - the most expensive act of stupidity in the history of the car industry?

If you have somehow managed to miss this story recently then there is no need to worry; Volkswagen (‘VW’) are on the brink of entering o...

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Family Law

Foster Children on the move

A Freedom of Information request submitted by Action for Children has revealed that close to one in four foster children in the UK has moved...