After Lidl v Tesco: Business branding may seem like a snoozefest, but get it wrong and it may cost you LEGAL After a legal battle of Lidl v Tesco, trademark disputes has been at the forefront of people's minds as the thought of expensive litigation highlights just how important branding is for a business
Russia bans managing partner of City firm Fieldfisher for Kremlin sanction work LAW The Foreign Ministry of Russia has banned several British lawyers from Fieldfisher including the firm's managing partner for their role in applying the mechanism of sanctions against the country
Novacyt: UK Government’s £135m lawsuit against Covid-19 test-maker set for trial LAW Biotech firm Novacyt will be in the English High Court in June as it is set to defend itself against the UK Government's £135m lawsuit over covid tests
Partners at EY to expect a drop in their pay packet April 19, 2024 One of the Big Four firms has been warned that profits could fall by 15 per cent this year due to the slowdown in the market.
Keystone Law: Revenue hits nearly £90m after taking on 50 new senior lawyers April 18, 2024 Keystone Law has recorded a strong double-digit growth in both revenue and profit over the last financial year, as the listed London firm recruited over 50 new principals.
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance still owes Greensill Capital nearly £500m April 17, 2024 The administrators for Greensill Capital are still owed around $587.2m (£472m) from Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, it has been revealed.
Drop the yellow circle? Tesco commences its £7m (plus fees) Clubcard rebrand after losing battle with Lidl April 17, 2024 Tesco has begun a £7m rebrand of its Clubcard Prices logo after losing a trademark battle against rival supermarket giant Lidl last month. Britain’s biggest supermarket, Tesco, was sued by German supermarket Lidi over its Clubcard Prices’ promotion which used a blue square with a yellow circle with the words ‘Clubcard Prices’ inside the box. [...]
‘First of its kind’: Prominent lawyers write to Prime Minister for urgent support on Genocide Determination Bill April 17, 2024 The Bill was introduced on 4 December to the House of Lords, and is a first of its kind in the world.
Biometric systems used to monitor staff data now under review after ICO clampdown April 16, 2024 The regulator investigated the company and found it was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities.
Sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ to become a criminal offence April 16, 2024 This comes after the Government made reforms in the Online Safety Act last year to criminalise the sharing of ‘deepfake’ intimate images for the first time.