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Jeweller wins claim against Barclays for leaving him £150,000 short

Banks should put more stringent procedures in place to inform customers over issues of money transfers, says barrister

Whistleblowing laws to be extended

The barrister behind a major review of NHS whistleblowing criticised the 'limited' and 'not easy to understand' law around whistleblowing protection and 'defensive' attitude of in-house lawyers, reports Catherine Baksi

The might of the electronic pen

Jayne Clemens and Tom Stenner-Evans discuss the remedies available in cases of defamatory online statements made by disgruntled ex-employees

High Court victory for Enterprise Holdings in trade mark claim

City law firm Lewis Silkin act in second major IP-related case in a year

'Je suis Charlie' phrase unlikely to ever be trade marked

Phrase made famous by Paris terror attack has already been the subject of more than 50 trade mark applications in Europe

Sale of e-cigarettes must be restricted, says government

Small retailers will 'undoubtedly' feel the impact of the proposals, says regulatory lawyer

Claims companies will take their cut of holiday back pay

Nikki Duncan warns SMEs to take employees' claims for pay arrears seriously

Government acknowledges £160m cost of Jackson reforms to creditors

'Insolvency litigation achieves everything the reforms were designed to protect'