Showing 1285-1296 of 2217 results

Sale of grey market goods is a criminal offence confirms Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has confirmed that grey market goods fall under the protection of section 92 Trade Marks Act 1994 and infringers may now face criminal liability.
25 August 2017

Subject access request successful for judge's notes from employment tribunal ruling

The Ministry of Justice has released a judge's handwritten notes to a claimant in order to challenge a ruling. This appears to be the first successful data request from a courtroom.
21 August 2017

Two-stage tendering for developers: panacea or project management tool?

Developers should consider a number of factors when deciding whether to adopt a two-stage tendering strategy.  
18 August 2017

Swiss/UK Agreement: new court decision on refund

The recent case of Vrang v HMRC showed that it can be difficult (although still possible) to get charges levied under the Swiss/UK agreement refunded.
17 August 2017

Employer duties: Court of Appeal decisions signal a more pragmatic approach

The court has ruled on how employers’ duties to employees affect pension obligations. These cases are important for employers who have taken action to manage final salary pension liabilities.
14 August 2017

IHT relief on holiday cottages – only available in theory?

A First Tier Tax Tribunal case on Business Property Relief for IHT on a complex of 8 holiday cottages in Cornwall has confirmed the difficulties in securing relief on furnished holiday lets.
14 August 2017

2017 non-dom changes confirmed: how can trustees and individuals prepare?

The changes to the taxation of non-doms and non-UK trusts are going ahead and will be backdated to take effect from 6 April 2017. We look at what trustees and individuals can do to prepare.
14 August 2017

The FCA publishes report on new technologies and AML compliance

The FCA has published a report on emerging technologies and their adoption by the financial industry to tackle anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.
09 August 2017

Investment platforms under FCA's competition spotlight

The FCA is launching a market study into investment platforms to assess potential competition issues, following the final report of its asset management market study.
09 August 2017

Streamlined Advice: will fintech firms go where others fear to tread?

The industry may see a shift-change that enables Streamlined Advice to succeed where Basic Advice and Simplified Advice failed. Can fintech and robo-advice disrupters take forward the opportunity?
08 August 2017

Secretary of State for Transport publishes railway guidance to ORR

We look at the key points in the new guidance, which replaces previous guidance issued to ORR in July 2012. 
07 August 2017

Modern technologies in construction – 4D Building Information Modelling

4D Building Information Modelling links 3D CAD components with programme related information. We look at how it has been used on 22 Bishopsgate, set to be the tallest building in the City of London.
03 August 2017

The Burges Salmon blog

Subscribe to news and insight

Events and webinars

Keep up to date with the latest legal developments. Attend an upcoming webinar or virtual event.
View all events