If you’re a freelance designer then you’ll probably be well aware of the laws regarding copyright. To summarise briefly, your work has to be easily distinguishable as your own effort and not somebody else’s. For example, a design with an orange outline with a bite mark out of it (similar Continue Reading
Starting a Business in the UK – Initial Legal Implications
When you’re planning on starting up a new business in the UK, it’s important to make sure you have a good understanding on the basic legal requirements. Depending on the product you plan to develop and sell (if any), you may want to read up about trademarks, copyrights and patents. Continue Reading
Legal proceedings and social media
Social media has taken the world by storm in recent years and it’s certainly impacted upon the law. When a court case is in progress it’s normal for people to be commenting on it, tweeting about it and building up publicity (without the help of the press). This means that Continue Reading
Do lawyers need to be good at maths?
One of the first questions that come up in Google relating to becoming a lawyer is the question “Do lawyers need to be good at maths?” The answer to this question is actually quite simple; no, you don’t need to be good at mathematics. You do, however, need excellent analytical skills. Continue Reading
PPI Cold Calls
We’ve all had those calls where you’re told you can claim your mis-sold PPI. They’ll tell you it’s ‘no win no fee’, but a lot of these calls are actually nonsense. It’s hard to work out genuine calls from fake, but here are the facts. If you did not ever Continue Reading
Law gap years
The words ‘law’ and ‘gap year’ don’t tend to be used in the same sentence, until now! With many youngsters looking to carve a successful career as a lawyer, firms are offering opportunities to earn some money by undertaking work experience. Some young students move from firm to firm throughout Continue Reading
Writing a will: The basics
Writing a will can be very complicated and that’s why there are professionals to help you. You should only write your will yourself if your wishes are very simple, for example, if you’re married and want to leave everything to your husband or wife, or if they die before you Continue Reading
What is a Notary?
I recently applied for my working holiday visa in Australia for it to be approved hours later. My girlfriend who is a nurse, however, had a lot of work to do before she could have her application processed. Once she’d gathered all of her relevant identification documents and pages of Continue Reading
Why Somebody would want to Pursue a Criminal Injustice in Civil Court
Recently, one of the stand-out legal cases has been the case of Kesha, a music artist, bringing a civil suit against her record label, with claims of rape. While we are totally avoiding the minefield of discussions of rape, the case also brings up interesting questions about why somebody would Continue Reading