Athletics icon Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo showing his signature victory celebration pose.
Category: Legal Advice for Freelancers
Practical legal guidance for freelancers and sole traders covering IR35, contracts, data protection and insurance.
Northern Rock customers sue TSB for £800m after being trapped in high-interest mortgages
It is understood that TSB Bank is facing a legal action worth up to £800m, brought by customers who claim they were locked into mortgages with ‘excessively high’ interest rates.
UK watchdog fines facial recognition firm £7.5m over image collection
The UK’s data watchdog has fined a facial recognition company £7.5m for collecting images of people from social media platforms and the web to add to a global database.
Cornish pub receives framed apology from Vogue publisher after name row
A country pub has received a framed apology from publishing giant Conde Naste after threatened with legal action unless the landlords changed its name.
Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment tribunal rules
An electrician called a ‘bald c***’ by supervisor is set to win compensation for having ‘dignity violated’
GMB and Deliveroo sign historic union deal covering 90,000 riders
Agreement for riders in the self-employed delivery sector provides an innovative blueprint for the future of work, says the GMB and Deliveroo
The power (and risks) of ‘invisible’ trade marks
The recent trade mark infringement case between US dating site conglomerate Match Group, owner of Tinder and OkCupid, and smaller UK dating site Muzmatch has highlighted the risks that come with using trade marked words and phrases in a company’s SEO (search engine optimisation) strategy and metadata.
Dating app Muzmatch may have to change name after trademark row
The US dating giant behind Tinder and OkCupid has won a court battle with a British dating app for Muslims after accusing it of copying its product and services.
£2.2bn damages claim filed against Facebook owner Meta on behalf of 45m Brits
A multi-billion pound damages claim was filed late last night against Meta, formerly Facebook Inc., on behalf of UK Facebook users, for abusing its dominant market position by imposing unfair terms, prices and/or other trading conditions on users.
Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans’ data on US servers
If Meta is not given the option to transfer, store and process data from its European users on US-based servers, Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe, the social media giants’ owner reportedly warned in its annual report.
Plumber wins landmark case against Pimlico Plumbers over back-dated holiday pay
A London plumber has won a key lawsuit in the Supreme Court over his workers’ rights as appeal judges ruled late yesterday afternoon he is entitled to back-dated holiday pay.
Data requests cost individual UK businesses up to £336,000 per year
New research has revealed that Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are costing individual UK businesses between £72,000 – £336,000 each year.
Flexible working requests: what do the proposed changes mean for employers?
A consultation on the Government’s proposals to give all employees the right to request flexible working from day one has been launched.
Mondelez threatens trademark battle over bar’s lilac packaging
A multinational confectionery company has threatened legal action against a London vegan snack maker over the colour of one of its fruit bars.
Ministers to give workers immediate right to request flexible working
Employees of all companies will be able to request flexible working arrangements when they start new jobs under proposals to be published by ministers.
