Small businesses are prime targets for invoices being left unpaid. Unlike a large business with a dedicated accounting department, small business owners often manage their accounts themselves or use a bookkeeper on occasion. This makes it exceedingly difficult to monitor and manage invoices, as well as outlay ongoing fees for an accountant. Additionally, while an […]

Stewart J has dismissed Brick Lane’s ACL[1] and passing off complaints against the get-up of Torquay Beverage Co’s Better Beers. Some facts On July 21, 2021Brick Lane issued a press release announcing the launch of its new Sidewinders Hazy Pale ale, a no to low alcohol beer. The range had been in development, behind the […]

Author: Dr. Gemma Horton (University of Sheffield) Safety of Journalists In recent years, the threats that journalists face in their work have grown considerably. The development of technology has meant that journalists are subject to online violence for the work that they do, particularly women who are being targeted and are vulnerable to such attacks […]

On appeal from [2022] NICA 15 These proceedings challenge the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol (“the Protocol”), which formed part of the agreement between the United Kingdom (“the UK”) and the European Union (“the EU”) regarding the UK’s exit from the EU . The Protocol was given legal effect by section 7A (“section 7A”) […]

In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 17 January 2023. The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a […]

The MVRHS committee will provide an update on their lawsuit against the Town of Oak Bluffs Planning Board on Monday. The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) will soon present an update on its ongoing lawsuit in Massachusetts Land Court against the town of Oak Bluffs planning board over the board’s rejection of a special […]

Harvard law professor and Twitter liberal Laurence Tribe fell for a fake tweet showing a screenshot purportedly from Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced his child was “immaculately conceived.” The fabricated screenshot, shared by a Twitter user, attributes a tweet to the Republican governor’s official Twitter account, with the text, “Much like my Lord and Savior […]

On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 1999 Foxpace Limited (“Foxpace”), the Fourth Respondent, owned a property known as Nash House in London. This appeal concerns an oral agreement between Foxspace and Mr Barton, the First Respondent, regarding the Nash House. In the High Court it was held that Foxspace agreed to pay Mr Barton £1.2 […]