Each month this page features regular articles written by various members of the legal team at Herrington & Carmichael that are both informative and pertinent to your business.
Anthony Tahourdin, Solicitor Herrington & Carmichael LLP
A business or an interest in a business can qualify for up to 100% relief from IHT, which can make an enormous difference to your family and the future of....
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) can no longer require an employer to pay income tax on a person’s earnings where the employer has paid someone as a self-employed person and....
Mark Chapman, Solicitor Herrington & Carmichael LLP
Prior to December 2007, the Intellectual Property Office (‘IPO’) would refuse an application for the registration of a trademark where its search of the trademark registry revealed a conflicting mark.....
Clearly, it is therefore important to ensure that any dismissals are conducted properly and are fair within the meaning of the employment legislation, as a failure to....
Mark Chapman Solicitor Herrington & Carmichael LLP
New rules brought in towards the end of 2007 now require companies to positively ‘opt out’, if they do not wish to have documents served on them electronically by email, fax....
What has happened is that there has been an application for Judicial Review by Heyday (an arm of Age Concern) claiming that the Government’s default compulsory retirement age of 65....
The High Court in the case of Allan [2006] involved a firm of solicitors. The court upheld a 12 month covenant that prevented an assistant solicitor from acting for....
Ashley Holden Solicitor and Partner Herrington&Carmichael LLP
There is nothing in law to stop employers putting an outright ban on employees using social networking sites at work, but this could well be very hard to enforce....
Each month this page features regular articles written by various members of the legal team at Herrington & Carmichael that are both informative and pertinent to your business. 
