The clock is ticking…the SBEE is coming!

Following on from our recent updates on the forthcoming Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, David Le, Corporate and Commercial Solicitor at Genus Law, outlines the updated timetable for implementation of some of its provisions.

A new era for CDM Regulations

Colin Dixon, Head of Property at Genus Law gives a brief snapshot of the recent changes the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 bring and how they impact on the different parties to a typical transaction.

Registered Designs – what are they and have you got one?

The Minister of Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, DBE, CMG recently confirmed the government’s intention to amend UK designs legislation. The proposal would provide design owners with the option to mark their products with a relevant website address as a way of providing “constructive notice” to the public of their intellectual property rights.

Top ten unfair contract terms

In the third in our series of updates about the Consumer Rights Act, Amy Tindall, senior commercial solicitor, gives an overview of what the new law says about unfair contract terms and gives businesses a top ten list of potentially unfair contract terms.