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The description ‘Intellectual property’ (‘IP’) covers intangible creations which may be protected by registration by, for example, as a Patent, Trade Mark or Registered Design, as appropriate. IP takes many forms and may well carry far more value than the physical assets of the company owning it to the extent that the right to ownership […]

The circumstances in which a youth will be sent to the Crown Court for trial will be rare, even where the case appears to be of a complex nature, as recently confirmed in the case of BH v. Norwich Youth Court & CPS (2023). Youths facing even the most serious offences cannot elect Crown Court trial, before a […]

In order to constitute a ‘memorial’, at least one of its purposes must be to commemorate an individual or animal, whether living or deceased or an event, or a series of events, such as an armed conflict. A ‘memorial’ may be a building, other structure or thing erected or installed on land, or in or […]

Whatever the nature of any dispute, and whether or not court proceedings have already commenced, it will always be prudent to endeavour to resolve the issues by discussion with your opponent, if such opportunity arises. It may, of course, be the case that your opponent is unwilling to consider any form of pragmatic discussion and […]

In our previous article ‘Pre-Charge Bail’, we outlined the nature of ‘Pre- charge’ bail, being that which may be granted to individuals arrested on suspicion of having committed a criminal offence but where there is insufficient evidence to charge and there are no grounds to detain that person while the investigation continues.  Additionally, we set […]

An individual who holds a senior position within a company (Company Officer), even though not formally recognised as a ‘Director’, and registered as such at Companies House, of may still face exposure to the same administrative consequences and personal liability for debt etc. as if formal registration had been completed. There is no requirement for […]