May 24, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Data Protection

Harmonising European data protection law

May 24, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Data Protection

Harmonising European data protection law

Following on from our previous update in January 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") entered into force on 24 May 2016.

February 10, 2016

Guest User

Commercial

Penalty Clauses

February 10, 2016

Guest User

Commercial

Parties in commercial agreements may sometimes look to agree upon certain sums or other ‘payments’ that are to be paid by one party to the other following a breach of certain provisions of the agreement by the first party.

February 10, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Data Protection, IP & Technology

EU Trade Mark Update

February 10, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Data Protection, IP & Technology

Following more than seven years of consultation and debate, on 16 December 2015, the European Parliament and Council published ...

February 2, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Data Protection, IP & Technology

Starting up a Start-Up Business

February 2, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Data Protection, IP & Technology

We act for many investments funds including those established with UK and European government money which invest in new businesses.

January 12, 2016

Guest User

Commercial, Data Protection

Harmonising European data protection law

January 12, 2016

Guest User

Commercial, Data Protection

On 15 December 2015, the EU Commission, Parliament and Council of Ministers reached agreement on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

December 14, 2015

Laytons ETL

Commercial, IP & Technology

E-Commerce & Consumer Protection

December 14, 2015

Laytons ETL

Commercial, IP & Technology

The ever increasing use of the internet has led to rapid growth in the number of consumers shopping online and most retailers can no longer afford to ignore this lucrative market.

October 26, 2015

Guest User

Commercial

Consumer Rights Act 2015

October 26, 2015

Guest User

Commercial

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA”) came into force on 1 October 2015. The CRA constitutes a significant overhaul and rationalisation of consumer law in the UK.

October 14, 2015

Laytons ETL

Commercial

Sofa Wars: Use of a Community trade mark in more than one Member State is crucial to its survival

October 14, 2015

Laytons ETL

Commercial

Sofa Wars: Use of a Community trade mark in more than one Member State is crucial to its survival

A battle between warring sofa giants, Sofa Workshop and Sofaworks (Sofa Workshop Ltd v Sofaworks Ltd [2015] EWHC 1773 (IPEC)), has cast light whether use of a Community trade mark in one member state is enough to constitute genuine use in the Community.

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