Confidential information, ideas about new products and client details are among the things which businesses do their utmost to prevent falling into the hands of third parties.

The problem with protecting information is ...

In August 2012 a jury in the US awarded damages of $450.5 million to Apple in a case they brought against Samsung revolving around a patent dispute.

The judge who presided over the original hearing, Lucy Koh, has now set a date for a trial to focus on a recalculation of ...

Limited liability companies have certain benefits over carrying on in business under your own name.

High on the list of benefits (if not at the top) is the fact that those owning companies enjoy protection of their ...

The sale of a business or shares is a daunting and complex process for those who have never done it before and it is easy to see how it can become very stressful for the unprepared.

Many lawyers love to tell war stories about difficult transactions which left a seller wondering ...

When starting a new business it is important to decide early on how that business will be structured.

There are a number of factors to consider when deciding whether to be a limited company, sole trader, partnership or ...

These days more and more processes are being outsourced (run by external contractors under a service agreement) by more and more businesses. It is particularly common to outsource IT functions and telephone call management.

Outsourcing can offer many advantages - for example ...