All Feature articles – Page 138
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FeatureRihanna and image rights
The singer’s recent win over Topshop isn’t necessarily good news for claimants; each case will be taken on its merits.
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FeatureRoundtable: organised crime
Solicitors are ‘key enablers’ for serious organised crime – time to be on guard, the Gazette’s latest roundtable hears.
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FeatureCosts and care homes
Ambiguity over the ‘usual cost’ of fees to be paid to care service providers.
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FeatureLitvinenko post-mortem ‘one of Western world’s most dangerous ever’
The poisoning of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko in London was an ‘act of nuclear terrorism on the streets of a major city’.
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FeatureGood commercial law makes good societies
None of the developments of the last millennium work without certainty of contract, property law, and clear redress to back any partnership, loan or enterprise.
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FeatureSpousal maintenance
Disputes related to this are often the main bar to divorcing couples resolving financial disagreements. Recent comprehensive guidance aims to help.
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FeatureHow to: get a grant
How can law firms get their hands on government money to boost their businesses and provide coaching?
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FeatureException to the privilege rule
The iniquity exception to privilege can prove useful in a variety of litigation contexts.
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FeatureCriminal defence: the defiant ones
Criminal defence specialists are hurting and career prospects are bleak. But many retain the appetite to fight for a viable future.
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FeatureCompetence and assessment
Flexibility in how professional standards are met should be the cornerstone of training.
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FeatureUnmanned aircraft systems
The regulatory infrastructure surrounding consumer use of drones is worryingly inadequate.
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FeatureJK Rowling ruling challenged by Associated Newspapers
Associated Newspapers challenge a High Court ruling that bestselling author JK Rowling should be allowed to read a unilateral statement in open court as part of the settlement of a libel claim against them. They claim her statement undermines the basis on which they settled the action. Watch the broadcast, ...
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FeatureRihanna wins legal battle with Topshop over image rights
The Court of Appeal delivers judgment in an appeal by Topshop against a High Court ruling that it had ‘passed off’ T-shirts featuring a picture of Rihanna.
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FeatureRoundtable: in-house public sector
Eduardo Reyes reports from a roundtable bringing together in-house lawyers who must reconcile the interests of the public and policymakers in not-for-profit organisations.
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FeatureProceed with caution
Matters to consider in applications to vacate a caution entered against estate assets.
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FeatureCourt of Appeal: R v Gemma Louise Hollings
A woman who carried out a series of assaults on her partner - attacking him with a hammer, a curtain pole and a bottle - has had her jail sentence increased from eight to 12 years. Watch the broadcast, in association with Sky News.
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FeatureRegulators and judicial review
Debate around judicial review has made headlines in recent weeks with proposed government reforms being the subject of heated debate in the House of Lords.
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FeatureCommercial property: dilapidations liability
How the procedure should be followed when analysing wants of repair.
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FeatureDNA and case preparation
What the criminal practitioner needs to know about changes to forensic DNA testing.