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If you believe that a competitor has made unfair use of your intellectual property, it is essential to obtain expert advice as soon as possible. Recently, a company that sold equestrian safety clothing failed in its High Court copyright infringement claim ...

When a party fails to disclose assets in divorce proceedings, the courts are entitled to draw appropriate inferences from the non-disclosure. This was demonstrated in a recent case in which the Family Court described the husband's conduct of the...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) has published templates for employers to help them prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 defines sexual harassment as unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, which has the purpose...

A telecoms provider has lost its appeal against a decision that, where customers were offered discounts for early payment, VAT was payable on the full amount charged if the discount was not accepted. Between 1 January and 30 April 2014, the telecoms...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been unsuccessful in their appeal against a decision that a dividend received by a man in the 2016/17 tax year was paid for Income Tax (IT) purposes in that year, even though another shareholder had received the dividend in...