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10

Sep

2021

Sydney Mitchell announces a new partner

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Written by Karen Moores

Leading Midlands’ law firm, Sydney Mitchell LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Roy Colaba to Partner in its Corporate Team. Roy specialises in company law and prides himself in helping businesses through the minefield of corporate and...

28

Jun

2021

Commercial Dealings Within Families – Don't Dispense with the Formalities

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Written by Roy Colaba

Entrepreneurial families have an unfortunate tendency to dispense with professional contract drafting and make commercial arrangements orally between themselves. A judge's ruling provided a clear example of the intractable difficulties that can...

09

Jul

2020

Prosecco producers successfully oppose 'Nosecco' Trade Mark registration

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Written by Roy Colaba

The names and trademarks of certain well-known regional food and drink products are tightly protected under European law. The extent of that protection was analysed in a High Court case concerning a non-alcoholic sparkling wine bearing the name '...

05

May

2020

Providing services without a formal contract can be a hiding to nothing

Written by Andrew Ward

Those who provide their services in the hope of some future benefit, but without a formal contract to secure their position, do so on a wing and a prayer. That was certainly so in the case of a company which provided design advice and other...

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