Legal Speak Made Easy

Legal Speak Made Easy

“Trade Mark” A trade mark is a brand name, slogan or logo that identifies your services or goods and distinguishes it from the goods and services of other businesses. Registration gives you easily enforceable rights to use or licence the mark, and to stop others from...
Parking Disputes and the “Reasonable Neighbour” Test

Parking Disputes and the “Reasonable Neighbour” Test

“Wouldn’t it be nice to get on with me neighbours?” (from “Lazy Sunday” by  Small Faces) Maintaining friendly relations with the neighbours, or at least an “I’ll ignore you if you ignore me” sort of neutrality, has probably been a primary aim of homeowners since the...
How to Protect Your Business’ Brand from Copycats

How to Protect Your Business’ Brand from Copycats

“You know you’re winning when you’re being copied.” (Robin Sharma, author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari) Whether your business is brand new or well established, you need to protect your trading, product and service names from being unlawfully copied. Often your...
Love and the Law: Cohabiting? Get Your House in Order Now

Love and the Law: Cohabiting? Get Your House in Order Now

“All you need is love… and a good lawyer.” (Anonymous) February, with its Valentine’s Day chocolates, roses and declarations of undying love, should be a month for romance, not legal niceties. But in the real world, love and the law are inextricably linked because any...