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The Fair Work Agency handled 2,741 labour abuse inquiries in the first quarter, up 87 per cent, as it prepares to take on holiday and sick…
Alvin and the Chipmunks return in a digital-first reboot with a 2028 film. What the family-owned franchise teaches UK SMEs about IP and licensing.
A former Costs Judge warns Prince Harry and his fellow claimants could face an eye-watering legal bill after losing their privacy case against Daily Mail publisher…
A Northamptonshire glamping couple are suing J2O maker Britvic over the unauthorised use of a photo of their Magic Mushroom Cabin, in a case every SME…
Chinese bubble tea chain Molly Tea must pay Louis Vuitton £1.1m after a court ruled its logo copied the luxury house's four-petal flower trademark, sparking a…
HMRC will not appeal the PGMOL ruling that football referees are self-employed. Dave Chaplin says the decade-long case lays bare flaws in the CEST tool and…
Beauhurst analysis reveals the UK's 100 largest businesses are built from more than 37,000 Companies House entities, with one registered over 3,800 times, obscuring the true…
New research reveals 76% of UK companies expanding into the US have no USPTO trademark protection, leaving brands and patents dangerously exposed.
Promoters in the recruitment and temporary labour sector are pushing a bogus payment ‘trick’ that HMRC says has no legal foundation — and SMEs further down…
Bolt chief executive Ryan Breslow has defended axing the fintech's entire HR department, claiming the team "created problems that didn't exist" as the firm slashes headcount…
UK businesses have just four weeks to put a statutory data protection complaints process in place before the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 takes effect…
An Isle of Man fintech start-up has beaten TikTok at the UK Intellectual Property Office, winning a two-year trade mark fight backed by Lord Sugar’s Trade…
Meta has lost a pivotal EU court case after challenging Italy's right to set compensation for press content. The ruling strengthens publishers' hand in negotiations with…
Tesco has lost its Court of Appeal challenge to the way tribunals assess job value in the £multi-million equal pay claim brought by 16,000 shop workers…
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has overturned damages in a long-running trademark battle with Beverly Hills Polo Club owner Lifestyle Equities, after the Court of Appeal ruled…