Unfortunately there are times when one party does not comply with the terms of a contract and this is referred to as breach of contract. There may be many reasons why one party is in breach of contract and it is important...

In a globalised world where many businesses now operate online it is very likely that disputes that arise will involve businesses operating in different countries.

• Intellectual property rights are territorial, which me...

Passing off occurs where someone in the course of trade creates an impression that their goods or services emanate from that of another business.

• Passing off is aimed at preventing customer confusion as this could lead...

Copyright disputes can arise in a variety of ways. For example, where there are existing contractual arrangements in place governing copyright and the contract is terminated, breached ...

Cybersquatters register domain names similar to existing trademarks. They have no legitimate claim to the name, and typically use those domains to either earn advertising revenues or try to sell them at inflated prices to...

Brand name disputes arise if you are using a name or other brand symbol that someone else claims to have a better title to, or if you find someone using confusingly similar branding to yours. As it is not widely appreciat...

Words are defamatory if they tend to damage the public reputation of a person or business. A person or business is defamed if an untrue (reputation damaging) statement about them is “published” to a third party.

The law ...

Infringement is a legal term which is used when your intellectual property rights are encroached on in some way. So if you have an exclusive right to publish a work, and someone else publishes it without your permission, ...

Commercial litigation refers to the resolution of commercial disputes through the court process.  The term

• can relate to performance and payment of business contracts
• the supply and delivery of goods and services
• the...

When you become involved in any dispute, you will want to know what dispute resolution options are available to you.

Litigation is the approach that usually springs to mind, but it is only one of a number of possible opt...

Whatever the reason for hiring consultants it is important to ensure that the terms on which you engage them are appropriate and will be effective.

• Even if nothing is signe...

When you sell goods or services online, you need ecommerce terms and conditions to govern your contractual relationship with buyers, and comply with website law. It is important to have the ecommerce terms carefully craft...