Articles by ‘James Worrall’

Naming your company needs careful consideration. It involves more than choosing a name that is aesthetically pleasing, or tells your customers what products or services you offer. The name you pick will become a key part of your business brand and so it is important to check that your proposed brand will not infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights. You also need to make sure that it does not breach any of the restrictions contained in the legislation governing company names.

The corporate team at Bath law firm Withy King has advised the shareholders of PSV (UK) Limited on the sale of their company to Breedon Aggregates, the largest independent aggregates business in the UK….

This summer, the High Court found that the well-known lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret had infringed the registered trade marks owned by high street retailer, Thomas Pink.

Lawyers from our corporate, employment and commercial property teams advised the shareholders of Wiltshire-based ALH Systems on its sale to Swedish industrial giant, Indutrade.

The sale of a family-owned Chippenham business to its management team, which David Cavaliero and James Worrall from Withy King’s Corporate & Commercial team handled, won the coveted Small Deal of the Year award…

A family-owned business based in Chippenham has been sold to its management team with help from professional advisers at RWK Goodman and Baker Tilly. The Woods Group, which provides fund-raising fulfilment services to charities…

The question of website ownership is not as straightforward as it seems. Our clients often confidently say “yes, of course we own our website”… only for us to dig a bit deeper and find out that’s not the case.

A family-owned business based in Chippenham has been sold to its management team with help from professional advisers at Withy King and Baker Tilly. The Woods Group, which provides fund-raising fulfilment services to charities…

In December last year, we commented on the David vs. Goliath battle between Lush and Amazon. The story has now developed further with the High Court ruling that Amazon did infringe Lush’s trade mark.

Our corporate and commercial law team is strengthened in Wiltshire with a key hire. Rishi Ladwa joined our Swindon office as an associate. He advises clients on a wide range of issues including acquisitions…

Self-styled ethical cosmetics company Lush has recently launched proceedings against internet giant Amazon claiming Amazon has infringed Lush’s trade marks.

Further to Vince Cable’s announcement last year, the Government has published a consultation on a new ‘superfast’ patent processing service. Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger confirmed that the envisaged service will be capable of granting patents in as little as 90 days.