During the ongoing Covid pandemic many employees were placed on furlough, paid in accordance with...

On 12 October 2020, the Prime Minister announced a three-tier local alert system: medium, high and...

A criminal investigation was being conducted into alleged sexual offences. A detective found...

If your business or organisation transfers people’s personal data between the UK and the...

What is a bad debt? A bad debt occurs when a client owes money for a service or product provided...

Directors of limited companies enjoy the benefit of limited liability. However, directors can...

When clients come to Birkett Long’s IP department to register their trade marks, they often...

Birkett Long has continued to support and assist a wide range of clients within the health and...

A GP Partnership Review was published in 2019. The review found that GPs had considered the...

Whether you operate your healthcare business as a sole trader, partnership, LLP or company there...

In these very strange and difficult times, it is essential that we all think about making a will ...

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) came into force on 26 June 2020. CIGA is the...

The case of Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd...

If there is a risk, there is insurance… If there is a risk, there is often insurance out...

Birkett Long was recently tasked structuring a licensing deal with Sir Ranulph Fiennes for the...

Birkett Long regularly makes European Community Trade Mark applications. Recently, a couple of...

As the coronavirus epidemic sweeps across the World, the Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs) of...

Extraordinary times often call for extraordinary measures, and there is no more extraordinary time...

Business leaders that have a plan for growth tend to be more optimistic about achieving their...

As of 26 July 2017, it has been a legal requirement that limited companies and limited liability...