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Ed Sheeran wins copyright claim and warns against the “Bad Habits” of bringing claims
Posted: 7th April 2022
Copyright is defined as “a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression”. Different types of works are protected including paintings, photographs, illustrations, musical compositions, sound recordings, computer programs, books, poems, blog posts, movies, architectural works, plays, and more. Determining originality is not an […]
A day in the life of….an equity Partner
Posted: 23rd March 2022
Andrea Smith is an equity Partner at Franklins Solicitors and heads up our Business Services Department. In this blog she explains why she has chosen to progress her career within Franklins and what her role entails… I joined Franklins Solicitors nearly 21 years ago as a Trainee Solicitor and was offered a position post qualification, […]
A day in the life of…a Corporate Partner
Posted: 4th March 2022
Holly Threlfall joined Franklins in 2013 and has since worked her way up to becoming a Corporate Partner in our Business Services Department. Here she explains what the work involves and what she enjoys about her role. […]
A day in the life of….A Newly Qualified Solicitor
Posted: 3rd March 2022
Justin Wilson joined Franklins in December 2021 as newly qualified solicitor within the Business Services Division. Here he shares what a typical day involves, how the team work together to meet the needs of their clients and why networking plays an important part of the role… Life as a newly qualified solicitor at a law […]
Restrictions on reuse of company name
Posted: 26th January 2022
Where a company goes into insolvent liquidation, section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 restricts its directors and shadow directors from being involved in another company with the same or a similar company name as the company in liquidation. If this restriction is breached, the person concerned will be personally liable for certain debts of […]
How to effectively incorporate terms of business
Posted: 6th January 2022
Standard terms of business are only effective if they are properly incorporated into the contractual relationship with a customer. Clearly it is best to have customers expressly sign terms of business or confirm acceptance of them in writing. However, in practical terms, this is not always achievable. As such, it is often the case that […]
New rules on the use of winding up petitions
Posted: 17th November 2021
The Government has, in part, brought to an end the previous temporary restrictions surrounding a creditor’s ability to present a statutory demand and winding up petitions against a corporate debtor. Previous restrictions, which were introduced under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 in a response to the Covid 19 pandemic, were in place from […]
Cancellation fee not effectively incorporated into contract
Posted: 11th November 2021
The High Court has held that a supplier’s standard terms and conditions were incorporated by reference when the customer signed an electronic order form, but that an onerous and unfair cancellation fee could not be enforced against the customer as it was not effectively incorporated into the contract. In Blu-Sky Solutions Ltd v Be Caring […]
How to Effectively Use Restrictive Covenants in Commercial Contracts
Posted: 30th September 2021
A restrictive covenant in a commercial contract is a clause that is designed to stop one party to the agreement doing something that they would otherwise have been at liberty to do. There are many commercial reasons why your contracts should include carefully drafted restrictive covenants in order to protect your business. For example, they […]
Dua Lipa sued for uploading paparazzi photo of herself on Instagram
Posted: 19th July 2021
Dua Lipa is being sued by Intergral Images for posting a photo of herself, taken by Integral Images, in February 2019 on her Instagram page. Intergral Images has stated that the basis for the claim is that Dua Lipa has profited from the photo as her Instagram page is also a marketing platform for her […]
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