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Passing Off – Stop them stealing your business

In current society, it is now more important than ever to protect the interests of your business and to ensure that they are not prejudiced by the acts of a competitor. This can be done by raising an action of “passing off”. What is “Passing off”? Passing off is a common law action and is used to prevent one party from using the goodwill associated with another party for their own benefit. This does not provide a monopoly right over the mark; instead it protects the owner of the goodwill against what can be referred to as “unfair competition”. The law of passing off is extensive and covers the goodwill associated with a trademark, signs, visual images, domain names and other descriptive material...

2016-12-05T16:25:06+00:00Intellectual Property, Passing Off|
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Keeping it Private

When is information confidential? The law of confidentiality covers a wide range of items of information that may be regarded as confidential in character, for example:- Commercial and industrial matters; Government and State secrets; Confidences between husband and wife; Confidences imparted to an employee from an employer; Images (e.g. photographs)...

2016-12-05T16:25:06+00:00Confidentiality|
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Lending Goes Green

What is the Green Deal Loan? Green Deal loans are being offered by supermarkets and energy companies to pay for property improvements that will increase the energy efficiency of a property, such as double glazing or loft insulation. The interest rate is roughly seven percent a year and you repay the loan through your energy bills. The Golden Rule is that crucially your monthly repayments should not exceed your monthly savings made as a result of the improvements...

2016-12-05T16:25:06+00:00Buying a House, Property, Residential, Selling a House|
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The Appointment of Guardians for Children

The Responsibility of Parents There are many events in life that might prompt you to make your Will or to review an existing Will. The birth of a child is for most new parents one of the happiest and exciting times they will experience. The responsibility of parenthood should never be taken lightly and few things are more sobering than having to consider who might take on that responsibility if the parent should die before seeing their own child grow into adulthood...

2016-12-05T16:25:06+00:00Children and Parenting Issues, Family Law, Guardianship, Trusts, Wills|
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Legal Advice for New Parents

The birth of a child will prompt many legal considerations for new parents, such as: Parental Rights and Responsibilities (PRR) All mothers and fathers have legal rights and responsibilities towards their child. New parents should be aware of their duties: to cooperate with one another to provide the child with care, protection and maintenance...

2016-12-05T16:25:06+00:00Children and Parenting Issues, Family Law, Trusts, Wills|
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Understanding the Numbers for Residential Property Investment in Edinburgh

1) Buying a 1 bed central Edinburgh flat for 90k and central Edinburgh 2 bed for 160k. 2) These would give net rents of £500 & £725 pcm. £1225 total pcm. £14,700 per annum. 3) Assuming you put down £100k in total then you would borrow £150k (60% Loan to Value). 4) This equates to a gross yield of 5.8% on £250k. This is reasonable yield figure to work on for quality Edinburgh property...

2016-12-05T16:25:06+00:00Property, Residential|
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