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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 17 Jul 2014
In our February 2014 e-bulletin we reported on the Pension Regulator's ("TPR") efforts to introduce a new Code of Practice and regulatory approach…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 16 Jul 2014
A quick overview of some key pension developments in Parliament, from the Pensions Regulator, the FCA and from the Courts:…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 16 Jul 2014
Auto-enrolment is something with which most, if not all, corporate entities will already be eminently familiar. Only those with fewer than 60…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 16 Jul 2014
The recent Supreme Court decision in Forde and McHugh Limited v The Commissioners for H M Revenue & Customs was a test case about the meaning of…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 16 Jul 2014
The end goal sounds simple: a single-tier state pension. The journey there may not be quite so simple! What effect will the end of contracting-out…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 15 Jul 2014
The Environment Agency is increasingly using the criminal statutes to achieve what they would consider effective results of seizing assets and using…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 9 Jul 2014
There have been numerous examples of both celebrities and the owners of well-known fictional characters failing to prevent third parties using their…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 9 Jul 2014
Youview first tried to block Total from registering its brand, but when that failed, instead of abandoning the "Youview" name, they went full speed…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 9 Jul 2014
A very recent decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court regarding the JUMPSTAR trade mark has (among other matters) helpfully…
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Wedlake Bell | United Kingdom | 9 Jul 2014
We have previously commented on the High Court's judgment in the Lush -v- Amazon trade mark case (seehttp://wedlakebell…