Articles by ‘Charlotte Ebbutt’

According to minutes from the Civil Procedure Rules Committee meeting in April, a pilot scheme to test the new online court is set for late July. On the face of it, a court system offering the improved use of technology would provide an opportunity for litigants to benefit from more efficient court processes. However, many commentators question whether the online court will streamline litigation, or leave users disillusioned and frustrated.

We are hosting a series of Economic Question Time events in Bath, Swindon and Oxford led by highly-acclaimed economist and public speaker, Mark Berrisford-Smith.

The Football Association and Professional Footballers’ Association have recently announced that they are to commission a study into the potential links between heading footballs and brain damage.

To quote Shakespeare, “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet”, which suggests that names are of limited importance and do not really affect what things are. However, in business a name is all-important and it is not uncommon for directors of insolvent companies to want to continue trading using another company with the same or a similar name.

Denny Solomona’s switch from Castleford Tigers to Sale Sharks and Johan Goosen’s retirement from Racing 92 amidst rumours of a move to Gloucester are two high profile cases in the world of rugby which have hit the headlines. But what are the legal implications of a code-switch mid-contract?

We all saw the news last year about BHS and its sad demise. At the time, Business Secretary Sajid Javid ordered the Insolvency Service to fast-track its investigation of BHS and the circumstances which led to its insolvency. What lessons can companies look to learn from this retail giant?

Cut out of an unwritten transfer contract with a player, an agent succeeds with claim against a rival agent and football club for loss of the chance to be paid the agent’s fee.

In a previous article published on 24 March 2016 it was identified that the IPO were reconsidering the implementation date for the proposed changes to copyright protection for articles which qualify as “artistic works”.

The original date for the change was April 2015 with a 5 year transitional period. This was later revised to April 2016, after being challenged, with a much reduced transitional period until 28 October 2016. The latest position is that the changes will now become effective on 28 July 2016 with a transitional period ending on 28 January 2017.

Legislation introduced by the Government will bring an end to the shortened period of copyright protection for artistic designs which are industrially manufactured and sold.

Withy King gears up for Bath to Paris charity cycle ride

Trainee Charlotte Ebbutt tells us about her experience with the Professional Skills Course during her training contract.

Here is a short film we created to congratulate the RWK Goodman Million Makers Team for winning the annual RWK Goodman Star award. The award recognises achievement of the firm’s employees and this year…