Mark Symons
BDB Pitmans LLP
Articles
The Effect of Technology on Directors’ Duties
United Kingdom - March 15 2016 A company’s intellectual property, for instance its client databases, can be by far one of its most valuable assets. The increase in the use of…
“PILON pickles”
United Kingdom - August 3 2015 Payments in lieu of notice ("PILON") can solve some problems but in this note I look at some of the pickles that can arise in respect of PILONs…
Is there a right to offend in the workplace?
United Kingdom - January 28 2015 Earlier this month 12 people died at the French satirical magazine when two masked gunmen opened fire on them. The gunmen were offended by the…
Obesity - live long and prosper?
European Union - January 28 2015 65% of the world's population live in countries where being overweight or obese kills more people than being underweight. Obesity has serious adverse…
Make sure you read your small print: traps when selling cars to a consumer
United Kingdom - January 14 2015 Consumers tend to adopt a "laissez-faire" approach to reading the small print when purchasing cars, so a vast amount of legislation has been adopted…
