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Family Law Myths Debunked – My partner and I have a common law marriage

October 20, 2021

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Reputation Update: Meaning of allegedly libellous words determined in Lady Colin Campbell case

October 19, 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 15 October 2021

October 15, 2021

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Newly minted – NFTs in the entertainment industries

October 15, 2021

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Variable sell-on clauses – Arsenal wins against FIFA in extra time

October 14, 2021

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Rent arrears - third recent ruling in favour of landlords

October 8, 2021

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Hurbain v Belgium – anonymisation of archives and the right to be forgotten

October 7, 2021

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September 23, 2021

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Rare procedural exceptions allowed for slanderous grooming allegations

September 21, 2021

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Waiting all night - a rudimental lesson about co-incidental similarities

September 21, 2021

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Pistols at dawn - Johnny Rotten loses battle with former bandmates over consent to song use

September 21, 2021

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ISBA launches code of conduct on best practice for influencer marketing

September 17, 2021

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September 10, 2021

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August 27, 2021

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Pistols at dawn: Johnny Rotten loses battle with former bandmates over song use

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August 12, 2021

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Professor wins £70,000 libel damages against unidentified blogger

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Copyright trolls can target P2P file-sharers – within reason

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What does ‘Freedom Day’ mean for employers?

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 16 July 2021

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Band-name dispute – passing-off defence allowed after being partially struck out for estoppel

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How do you credit a non-writing screenplay author?

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Strike-out of public-interest defence reversed on appeal in Rachel Riley case

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 2 July 2021

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Infinite case ends – with limited award of damages for infringing copies of Eminem’s album

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Reputation Update: Talk isn’t cheep – £125,000 damages for libellous tweet

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 18 June 2021

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The Cost of Workplace Conflicts

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 28 May 2021

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Employment Webinar – Vaccine or vacancy, in the office or out of work?

Employment Webinar – Vaccine or vacancy, in the office or out of work?

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 30 April 2021

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Covid-19: successful landlord obtains summary judgment for recovery of rent arrears

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Ofcom’s new measures to protect programme participants

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 16 April 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 9 April 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 26 March 2021

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We are recruiting: Music Associate, 2+ PQE

Employment and disputes update: No return to the courtroom for now

Employment and disputes update: No return to the courtroom for now

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 19 March 2021

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Meghan Markle wins privacy and copyright claims against Associated Newspapers

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ASA review of rules prohibiting gender stereotyping in advertising

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 12 March 2021

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Property Briefing – Further extension to the ban on tenant evictions – who does it apply to?

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IR35 Webinar – Do you understand the implications for your business of the new off-payroll rules?

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Simkins advises CAKE Entertainment on restructuring

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 5 March 2021

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Property Briefing – Budget 2021 … and more

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February 26, 2021

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Fact vs fiction: The liability of disclosed principals

February 23, 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 19 February 2021

February 19, 2021

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The Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are workers

February 19, 2021

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Florence Foster Jenkins case – IPEC re-writes script on joint authorship of screenplays

February 15, 2021

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Tilting at windmills – the man who nearly killed Don Quixote

February 15, 2021

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Victory for Meghan Markle in privacy and copyright claim against Mail on Sunday

February 15, 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 12 February 2021

February 12, 2021

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: UK Government announces changes to repayment terms

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: UK Government announces changes to repayment terms

February 12, 2021

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Real Estate Seminar Coronavirus: Business Interruption and Commercial Leases

February 9, 2021

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February 5, 2021

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How green can you go? – misleading “greenwashing” claims in advertising

February 1, 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 29 January 2021

January 29, 2021

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UK Americana Awards 2021

January 28, 2021

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Joint copyright found in screenplay following a retrial

January 26, 2021

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Deadline for Future Fund applications

January 26, 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 22 January 2021

January 22, 2021

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Business Interruption Insurance – the Supreme Court ruling on the FCA test case

January 22, 2021

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Enforcement remedies and ISP disclosures of user identities in the context of file-sharing

January 19, 2021

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Reputation Update: Evidence of pre-publication steps crucial to libel defence of public interest

January 19, 2021

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A “death knell” for litigation surveillance?

January 19, 2021

Film and TV Briefing: Friday 15 January 2021

January 15, 2021

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 8 January 2021

January 8, 2021

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December 18, 2020

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Reputation Update: Steele dossier – ex-spy not liable for BuzzFeed piece on Russian hacking

December 16, 2020

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Becky Hill renews publishing deal with Sony/ATV

December 16, 2020

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Reputation Update: Sir James and Lady Dyson get £100,000 pay out from the Daily Mail for defamatory articles

December 10, 2020

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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 11 December 2020

December 10, 2020

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