The volume of patent applications filed by UK businesses in Europe fell slightly in 2020, according to the latest data published by the European Patent Office. However, with so much focus on innovation during the pandemic, it seems likely that filing activity will rebound quickly. UK based results The Patent Index 2020 report shows […]
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a hugely diverse cultural and geographical mix that stretches from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in Southwest Asia. The region […]
Read moreDeal, led by corporate team at Moore Barlow, positions London-based business for further growth Moore Barlow has advised the fast-growing technology company, Brooklyn Vendor Assurance, in a deal that sees it secure £1.8m seed investment. Headquartered in London, Brooklyn Vendor Assurance has developed innovative, proprietary software that digitises the entire vendor management lifecycle to better […]
Keystone Law has advised client Wild Nutrition, and its co-founders, in connection with a £5 million investment by Piper, the UK’s leading specialist investor in consumer brands. Founded in 2013 by Henrietta and Charlie Norton, Wild Nutrition is an online natural health supplements brand that has disrupted the UK’s £20bn health and wellness market. The […]
BoKlok UK, the sustainable, quality affordable home provider, has appointed law firm Moore Barlow as its exclusive conveyancing solicitors for UK plot sales. BoKlok, a 50/50 joint venture company between global home furnishings brand IKEA and Skanska, one of the world’s largest project development and construction groups, uses modern methods of construction to design and […]
ince the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 and with the free trade deal between the UK and the EU coming into force on 1 January 2021, there have been many Brexit myths and misconceptions that we have tried to clear up in this myth buster article. The legal implications of Brexit […]
Jackson v Ayles [2021] EWHC 995 (Ch) was an application by a trustee in bankruptcy for possession and sale of the bankrupt’s matrimonial home The interest in the judgment is that she also sought a declaration that security held over the property by a lender, Mr Pumphrey, was unenforceable by reason of breach of provisions […]
In advance of the Spring Budget on 3 March 2021, there was considerable speculation that the Chancellor would make changes to and/or increase rates of inheritance tax (IHT) and capital gains tax (CGT). By the afternoon of 3 March, it was clear that the Chancellor would not be making any significant changes to IHT, CGT […]
Just when you thought you could put away your Force Majeure manual…Ever Green hit the headlines. Despite reported pent up demand and optimism for the construction industry (which I believe is there and legitimately so) it does feel like there is an incessant battering of events inhibiting the ability of the construction industry to push […]
The 1st of April sees the government announcing a temporary introduction of increased reliefs for expenditure on plant and machinery. Well we say temporary, but actually it applies to any qualifying expenditure incurred from 1st April 2021 up to and including 31st March 2023! Great news for many that are emerging from the pandemic and […]
Weighing in at 494 paragraphs, Meade J’s judgment in Re Equitable Law Capital Ltd [2021] EWHC 763 (Ch) covers a lot of ground, not all of which can be examined in this alert. Beginning with the end, Meade J found for the company’s liquidators against one respondent, Mr Clarkson, who he held had been a […]
Team completes one deal a week in the run up to the 2020/21 tax year end Moore Barlow’s corporate team has completed a record period of activity, having advised on deals with a combined value of more than £830m during the 16-week period to 5 April – an average of one deal per week. Led […]
