This time of year is always a risky one for hospitality, food and drink businesses, especially those which celebrate Bonfire Night with fireworks displays and public bonfires. There are so many extra risks to worry about, with accidental fire damage and arson being top of the list for business owners. This is why before next …
According to reports, a struggling Taiwanese company has threatened to take legal action against electronics giant Apple over the rights to the name ‘iPad’. Proview International, a Taiwan-based company specialising in making computer screens, has claimed that it owns the rights to the name iPad in China, after registering the trademark back in 2001. The …
Starting a new business from scratch is always a huge challenge, especially for first-time business owners. There are so many things to set up, plan and organise it can be difficult to know where to start. An absolutely essential element you must give high priority to on your list is professional insurance. You may have …
A farm worker from Cumbria has been awarded more than £70,000 in compensation after sustaining a serious injury at work seven years ago. The accident occurred in September 2003, when farm worker Stephen Hyndman was harvesting potatoes under the employment of contractor William Brown. The 28-year-old noticed that the machine he was using had become …
The Alexander McQueen fashion label is reportedly facing legal action from the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation (HAMC) over the use of the biker gang’s iconic winged death head trademark. HAMC’s lawyers are claiming that a number of items in McQueen’s last collection – produced before the British-born designer committed suicide in February 2010 – featured …
A landscape gardener from the West Midlands town of Walsall has filed a claim for compensation against his employers after he was blinded in an accident at work. Ashley Brabbin, 25, was using a ride-on mower on a grass verge at Wyrley Birch Allotments in Erdington when the accident occurred. Although he says he checked …
According to a US newspaper (the Detroit Free Press), the sauce and condiment firm H.J. Heinz is being sued for intellectual property theft over their new ‘Dip & Squeeze’ sauce packs. The owner of an online food retail company, David Wawrzynski, is claiming that Heinz executives stole his idea for the format of the ‘Dip …
Transport for London (TfL) is reportedly facing a public liability lawsuit after a woman sustained facial injuries whilst waiting for a London Underground train on the Central Line. The woman, who has not been named for legal reasons, claims that she was standing on the platform at the Mile End Tube station during rush hour …
British pop star Lily Allen has reportedly won her libel case against French sports magazine, So Foot. The singer sued magazine bosses after they published an interview with her in 2009, in which she seemingly made derogatory comments about other celebrities such as Cheryl Cole and Victoria Beckham. Allen filed the lawsuit claiming that the …