Nestlé, the manufacturer responsible for a number of household names like Aero, Nesquik and Shredded Wheat, is aiming to obtain a trademark for its KitKat bar.
Read moreMultiple claims made against British airlines for ‘toxic air’
Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union, is providing funding for current and former flight staff so they can take legal action against British airlines.
Read moreLandlord fined more than £10,000 after failing to comply with property safety laws
Peter Hall, a pensioner landlord who admitted that he had failed to comply with housing safety laws, has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines.
Read moreFederation of Small Businesses says that firms have difficulty protecting their ideas
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has claimed that many UK firms find it difficult to protect their unique identity and intellectual property.
Read moreLandlord fined after putting his tenants’ lives at risk
Javeed Hossain, a London-based landlord, has been prosecuted by the London Borough of Hillingdon Council for allowing too many tenants to live in his rental property in Harlington.
Read moreThe Publishers Association wins High Court battle against copyright infringement
The trade organisation that represents book, journal and electronic publishers in the United Kingdom – The Publishers Association (PA) – has been given permission to block copyrighted works from being displayed on download websites.
Read moreTimber manufacturer fined after apprentice suffers hand injuries
A timber mouldings manufacturer – Dresser Mouldings (Rochdale) Limited – has been fined after one of its apprentices lost two fingers while carrying out his duties.
Read moreLandlord fined for failing to obtain a HMO licence
Shazad Qayyum, a landlord in Stockton, has been ordered to pay a total of £2,450 after failing to obtain a licence for a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
Read moreTobacco companies file lawsuits against UK Government over plain packaging laws
Two of the world’s largest tobacco companies have filed lawsuits against the UK Government, arguing that its plan for plain packaging to be used on all tobacco products is illegal.
Read moreMedical firm fined by court after two workers injured
A manufacturer of medical equipment has been fined £8,000 (with an additional £6,820 to be paid in costs) after two of the firm’s workers were injured in separate incidents at its West Sussex premises.
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