Commercial

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22 Feb 2016

CMA asks regional firms to help combat ignorance of competition law

'Legal advisers are ideally placed to raise awareness,' says authority

22 Feb 2016

Gove backs Brexit and attacks 'unaccountable European Court'

Lord Chancellor aims broadside at the European Court of Justice as he joins the Vote Leave camp

22 Feb 2016

US watch: There may be trouble ahead for Home Depot

Lloyd Gastwirth explains how the legal issues affecting the US's home repair giant is of relevance to UK practitioners

17 Feb 2016

Apple rejects 'backdoor' to gunman's iPhone

Unprecedented step could erode people's rights if US government is allowed access to mobile devices, says data privacy specialist

16 Feb 2016

Home or away: Where should parties bring claims?

Dr Julian Morris considers case law relating to flight delay compensation and the jurisdictional hurdles to bringing a claim over an accident abroad

16 Feb 2016

The meaning of 'significant influence or control'

Debbie King discusses restrictions on directors' powers and the new requirement of companies to keep a register of 'people with significant control' in the organisation

16 Feb 2016

EU trade mark reforms

New legislation will be welcomed by trade mark owners seeking to protect their goods from counterfeiters, explains Chris McLeod

16 Feb 2016

Respecting the language of the contract

Richard Foss and Ben Hillman consider the lessons learned from three significant Supreme Court decisions on contract law in 2015