UK Adequacy Decision The UK is eagerly waiting to see whether the EU Commission (EC) will make an adequacy decision in favour of the UK. Without this, alternative safeguards will have to be implemente...
Protecting the Best of British Food and Drink
New legislation is being considered by the UK Government to protect authentically British food and drink products post-Brexit. The new Geographical Indications (“GI”) rules, will guarantee the aut...
Government extends Job Retention scheme until end of October
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, recently announced that the Government job retention furlough scheme will be extended to the end of October. The scheme was previously only set to end on 30 June. Speaking...
What are three easy steps you can take to become GDPR compliant?
Well, you could say that this title is a little misleading – GDPR compliance is not a tick box exercise. There are however 3 easy steps you could take now which will set you on your way to becom...
EU Citizens’ rights – EU v UK position
The EU position was set out 2 weeks ago when they issued their position papers on the “essential principles on citizens’ rights” and also on the “essential principles on the financial settleme...
Travel to the USA
The latest update from the American Immigration Lawyers Association on travel to the USA is: On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting the Nation f...
The value of trade mark protection
It is reported that big name online fashion retailer ASOS has settled its trade mark disputes with Swiss cycling wear manufacturer Assos. Similarities between the brands – ASOS – Assos – and...
Maria Hamber – Floorball New Zealand international
Congratulations to our solicitor, Maria Hamber, who has been selected for the New Zealand Women’s Floorball team. Floorball is hugely popular in Scandanavia and is quickly gaining popularity around ...
Greece Matters
Spending time this summer in a village by the sea in northern Greece (great weather), my eye has been caught by a number of matters that may be mundane to Greeks but unusual, to say the least, to a vi...
The Istanbul shoe cleaner story
I have come to Istanbul to meet with Turkish businesses and entrepreneurs looking to start up in the UK. I got caught by this trick but never again. You should know for the story that ₺4 (4 Turkish ...
