New International Legal Alliance

ACUTA INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ALLIANCE Effective and Responsive International Legal Counsel This month we are celebrating the launch of a new international alliance of independent commercial law firms. Artington Legal is delighted…
Flexibility in leasing arrangements

Taking a new lease on business premises is a highly important transaction and our current uncertain political landscape makes forecasting space requirements during a lease’s fixed term particularly challenging. A…
Your brand is a valuable asset, are you taking care…

Are all aspects of your brand protected?  These will most commonly be your name, logos, the names of your products and services and slogans. Brand protection.  It’s an area often…
Social Media in the Workplace: What happens when employment is…

Most businesses these days have a presence on social media sites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Their employees will likely have their own accounts on these same sites which…
Can Brexit frustrate a commercial contract?

The effect of Brexit on commercial contracts has been the subject of much debate, and the direct legal implications of Brexit on commercial contracts governed by UK law is unclear.…
Shareholders’ Agreements

Ben and Thomas went to school together. They have known each other for 20 years. They opened a construction company together which now has a turnover of £10 million per…
Mark Corran brings trade mark, data protection and software development…

Artington legal are pleased to welcome Mark Corran to our intellectual property, privacy and data team. Mark is an experienced intellectual property lawyer, specialising in media and IT. He is…
The General Data Protection Regulation – what you need to…

Described by the EU as the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK on 25…
No National Minimum Wage rise in October

The National Minimum Wage is reviewed every year and traditionally it has been increased on 1 October.  However, following the National Minimum Wage being aligned with the National Living Wage,…
Payment for mobile workers’ travelling time to and from work

In the 2015 case of Federación de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the time…