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Common myths debunked In advance of 25 May 2018 - the effective date of the GDPR - there was a startling amount of speculation and misinformation about... Continue reading
Have you considered an open-source software audit? What is open-source software? If you’re a software developer or service provider, chances are you... Continue reading
Introduction The Government has published guidance on how the UK’s data protection law will work in the event of a ‘no deal... Continue reading
A landmark legal decision has determined that Morrisons is responsible for a data leak, in which the personal details of around 100,000 of its employees ... Continue reading
September 25th marked four months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - the biggest overhaul of data protection law in a decade - came... Continue reading
In May and June 2017, credit rating agency Equifax fell victim to cyber-attacks which reportedly affected 146 million customers globally, including 15 million UK citizens. Today (20.09.18)... Continue reading
Indemnities come in all shapes and sizes. Generally speaking, an indemnity is a promise to make good another’s loss which has either occurred... Continue reading
Copyright law has been in the spotlight over the past few months, as musicians such as Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox and David Guetta - as... Continue reading
$35 billion shaved off Facebook’s value: Cambridge Analytica being investigated by the ICO. We haven’t looked at the legal nitty... Continue reading
“A chicken restaurant without chicken. It’s not ideal” were the words printed on an ad that was released by the chain... Continue reading
Glynn Hayward is a creative guy with some great ideas (BAFTA award winning, in fact). From dreaming up brilliant kids games ideas in his kitchen,... Continue reading
So, after months of campaigning, the UK has decided to make a Brexit from the EU and it’s time to start considering and... Continue reading
Apple has been in the news recently, following an update to its iTunes and App Store terms of use. The Guardian and other media... Continue reading
Virtually all businesses will enter into all sorts of commercial arrangements and money-making ventures on a day to day basis but too often fail to... Continue reading
In a case that triggered a mass media storm, the European Court of Justice recently ruled that a Spanish man had the “right to... Continue reading
The Intellectual Property Rights Act 2014 received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014 and is due to come into effect in October. The Act will modernise certain aspects... Continue reading
Parliament is currently scrutinising a set of 5 regulations which, if approved, will introduce new and amended exceptions to copyright protection into UK law from 1 June 2014. ... Continue reading
A number of our clients have benefited recently from our help in negotiating with the following household name companies: Tesco Waitrose Barclaycard Peugeot EDF Wilkinsons ... Continue reading
The European Court of Justice has decided that internet browsing which involves viewing copyrighted content does not require the copyright holder’s permission and... Continue reading
On Friday 13 June 2014, new consumer regulations come into force in the UK, affecting businesses which sell goods or services to consumers (meaning individuals not buying... Continue reading
If your business creates any software or code, chances are it’s quite technical. If you’re applying to the bank for a... Continue reading
A version of this article first appeared on AccountingWeb and can be found here (you will need to register to view... Continue reading
Roxburgh Milkins advised the shareholders of Bath-based property management company Touchstone, a longstanding client, on its recent sale to Places for People. Paladin Group,... Continue reading
Mark Panay, co-founder of SimpleWeb, shares some thoughts about what should be in a spec. We receive a lot of ideas for applications, both... Continue reading
Over the last 18 months we’ve been investigating a number of web-based products which are complementary to the services we offer. One of these... Continue reading
Part of the role of any good business adviser is to help make connections for people. If a client needs expertise that Roxburgh Milkins... Continue reading
Love them or hate them, online services such as social media and cloud computing services can be very useful and a cost-effective way to run... Continue reading
Premier Veterinary Group is one of the more innovative businesses to have emerged from the deregulation of veterinary practices in 1998. While subsequent development of the... Continue reading
Doing business with big companies can be great – it’s good for publicity and is exposure to important work, but more importantly, a... Continue reading
When government departments are beating a path to your door as a digital intelligence agency, it’s clear that your product or service is... Continue reading
Information and ideas can be the cornerstone to the success of a business. Discussing ideas is sometimes risky, in certain circumstances, loose lips sink... Continue reading
What has Mike Tyson and “The Hangover 2” got to do with Copyright? For anyone that’s not already aware, “The Hangover... Continue reading
As a newcomer in the construction sector, innovative building systems company Öppen has made quite an impact with public and private sector clients looking... Continue reading
High growth is the catch phrase of the moment. Government and businesses are constantly talking about the need for economic growth. ... Continue reading
We hear plenty of talk from government about the need to stimulate private enterprise, destroy bureaucracy and removing the need for unnecessary paperwork. ... Continue reading
When helping out clients with contracts recently, I’ve had a few comments along the following lines from the other side: “This is... Continue reading
A cautionary tale We recently helped a young luxury fashion business appoint a distributor for its products in China. The business was started... Continue reading
We spend lots of time talking to clients about issuing shares and options to employees. This is particularly the case with young... Continue reading
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