One Artist’s Rubbish Is Another Person’s Treasure

Dated : Aug 22, 2015
Our attention has been caught by the recent story of a legal row between an artist and her former studio & workshop. In a nutshell Gypsy Hill Workshop (the ‘Workshop’’) have allegedly sold items which they claim are the ‘work’ of artist Angelique Hartigan.

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Uber and Out ? A look at the regulatory implications of the current spat.

Dated : 2015
On 22 September, Transport for London issued a statement.  It had decided, pending its expiry on 30 September, that Uber’s ‘private hire operator licence’ would not be renewed.

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HMRC issues formal guidance on image rights

Dated : Aug 7, 2015
We have before idly speculated on some of the more entertaining image rights issues in the world of law – see link here.  In the light of HMRC’s recently issued

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Imitation: Not Always the Best Form of Flattery

Dated : Aug 7, 2015
A little story in the Guardian set the ‘Wryly Comic’ light flashing on the M Law Media Watch Switchboard this morning. Please read the original article here. Fact yet again is stranger than fiction. It appears that German World Champion and Manchester United flagship

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SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE

Dated : Aug 7, 2015
Back in 2015, when the Government introduced Shared Parental Leave (SPL) overwhelmingly

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TV FORMATS & COPYRIGHT: WHAT’S THE X-FACTOR?

Dated : Aug 7, 2015
The extent to which you can protect a TV format

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