Happy New Year
Happy new year to all those celebrating the start of the Year of the Tiger.
I will be celebrating the Year of the Tax Hike, which is due to start on 6 April.
Anyone with a better name, please share...
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RSSConservatives promise to publish details of Government contracts
The Conservatives will publish all Government contracts with a value of over £25,000 with just a few exceptions (such as threats to national security), if the Party wins this year’s General Election....
Australian case says ISP not liable for peer-to-peer copying of users
An Australian court has ruled that an Internet service provider was not liable for the unauthorised peer-to-peer file-sharing habits of users to whom the ISP merely provided access. Roadshow Films claimed...
Tax Health Plan
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has introduced its inappropriately named “Tax Health Plan” which is an opportunity for medical professionals such as doctors, medical specialists, surgeons and consultants...
BA v Unite rumbles on
The much-publicized dispute between British Airways plc and Unite regarding changes to the number of BA cabin crew on long haul flights and a proposed 2-year pay freeze continues to rumble on. BA and...
Should your company’s articles of association be amended?
Why amend the articles of association?
The Companies Act 2006 (2006 Act) came fully into force on 1 October 2009. The Act aimed to simplify company law procedures, particularly for smaller companies....
Economic duress to change the agreed contract price won’t work – Kolmar v Traxpo, High Court
You’ve secured an important deal to sell some products to a major customer. You’ve got an agreement with a supplier to buy the product. Everything’s in place…that is until your supplier suddenly...
Building without planning consent
The media has recently reported on three cases regarding building on property without planning consent.
Sir Cliff Richard and his conservatory
Runnymede Council ordered Sir Cliff Richard to demolish...
Liechtenstein whistle blower case opens floodgates to litigation
The Liechtenstein bank LGT Treuhand (now known as Fiduco Treuhand) has been ordered to pay €7.3m to one of its customers, to compensate him for being prosecuted for tax evasion in Germany.
Heinrich...
Failure to act quickly enough proved fatal to injunction application to stop trade mark infringement and passing off – Blinkx v Blinkbox, High Court
Since 2004, A had been operating the blinkx.com web site, which was an Internet service providing access to film, television and video content. In 2008, B started up its own site at blinkbox.com, which...
