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Covid-19 – Business continuity

by Kevin Windo | 19th March 2020 | Business Law, Family Law, Heald Updates | 0 Comments

Covid-19 Heald’s Approach The Covid-19 pandemic is the most challenging situation since the financial crisis of 2008. We have been closely monitoring events in order to ensure that we can maintain our services to you whilst keeping both you and our...

When a director does not carry out duties

by David Dees | 6th February 2020 | Business Law | 0 Comments

What happens if a director does not carry out his/her general duties properly? The general duties are owed by a director to the company. Therefore, only the company is entitled to enforce them and take action against a director if he/she has breached the general...

What are the general duties of a director?

by Brian d'Arcy | 28th January 2020 | Business Law, Educational Articles | 0 Comments

General duties which a director must carry out If you are a director, or you intend to become one, you are advised to read these articles! They will help you understand your duties and hopefully ensure you carry them out properly. What are the general duties...

Patent Law

by David Dees | 20th November 2019 | Business Law, Legal News | 0 Comments

Employee Wins £2m Pay-out from Unilever for Invention of Outstanding Benefit After a 13-year fight, Professor Shanks has finally won his case against Unilever Plc, his former employer, and has been awarded £2m in respect of an invention which proved to...

Walk Of Life

by Kevin Windo | 13th November 2019 | Business Law, Family Law, Heald Updates | 0 Comments

ICR Walk of Life On Friday 7 November over 100 supporters of the ICR got together for the 2 million step Walk for Life. This is an annual sponsored walk in the Lake District where groups each walk a route of different length and level of difficulty. This year...

Aldi Loses Make-Up Look-Like Copyright Case

by Tom Silverwood-Cope | 5th November 2019 | Business Law, Educational Articles | 0 Comments

Aldi loses makeup copyright case In a recent case, the High Court upheld a breach of copyright claim brought by a cosmetics manufacturer, Islestarr Holdings, against Aldi in respect of a look-alike product. The Court granted Islestarr summary judgment on the basis...

Good faith in contracts

by Tom Silverwood-Cope | 16th October 2019 | Business Law, Educational Articles | 0 Comments

Can good faith be implied in contracts? On occasion we find that our clients assume that there is a general presumption of fairness and good faith in contract law. They assume that the role of a Judge in a contractual dispute is to discern what might be a fair...

What you need to know about contracts

by David Dees | 11th September 2019 | Business Law, Educational Articles | 0 Comments

What you need to know about contracts It is often said that prevention is better than a cure and this could not be more true when it comes to contracts. If a contract is not place or drafted incorrectly, then any disagreements which may arise as to what...

Employee Restrictive Covenants – Supreme Court Tilts the Balance in Employers’ Favour?

by David Dees | 3rd September 2019 | Business Law, Legal News | 0 Comments

Employee Restrictive Covenants Supreme Court Tilts the Balance in Employers’ Favour? In a recent case, the Supreme Court ruled that a non-compete clause in an employment contract that prevented the ex-employee having a minority shareholding in a rival company...

No Contract, No Fee – Risk-Takers Beware!

by David Dees | 15th August 2019 | Business Law, Legal News | 0 Comments

Do you do business on a handshake? No Contract, No Fee – Risk-Takers Beware! It is so easy to get caught out. You see a great business opportunity when you meet someone at a networking event who seems very keen in do business with you. You spend a considerable amount...

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