Commercial

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6 Oct 2015

Chocolate wars

Ben Scarfield discusses Nestlé's attempt to register a three-dimensional trade mark ?and considers which aspects of their goods brands are able to protect

6 Oct 2015

The recipe for remodelling customer experience

Creating the perfect customer service experience is rather like baking the perfect sponge cake: everything needs to be properly measured and checked at every stage to create the right consistency and flavour. 

2 Oct 2015

Litigation funder coordinates shareholder action against Volkswagen

'Emissions scandal' gives rise to alleged breach of German securities law

1 Oct 2015

Wary businesses fear discrimination claims but don't acknowledge gender pay gap

Four in ten employers are worried that transparency will lead to equal pay claims

1 Oct 2015

Irwin Mitchell offers claimants fixed fees in commercial litigation

Clients to be given a 'huge degree of certainty, in an often uncertain environment'

1 Oct 2015

High Court launches pilot programme for speedier justice

Business to benefit from short trials and flexible case management

29 Sept 2015

Would your AML practices make the SRA 'raise an eyebrow'?

Roger Sahota asks whether solicitors in the property sector are taking their risk and compliance obligations seriously enough

29 Sept 2015

Publishers and the law must work together

In the news there are often cases of so-called 'revenge porn', or reports of violent incidents that have happened through an ill-fated meeting on a social media site. Solicitors deal with life when it is at its most troubling and, as we become more accustomed to living in a digital age where technology advances at a ?rapid pace, challenges arise, ?so we must ensure we are equipped with the right tools ?to address them.