• Thu, 13/01/2011 - 10:32

    The BBC recently learnt the hard way that there are serious potential pitfalls involved in contracting with an individual's service company, rather than contracting with the individual instead of (or as well as) the service company.

    The BBC engaged Ben Collins to test-drive cars on "Top Gear" as the "Stig"....

  • Fri, 08/05/2009 - 06:53

    On Tuesday, the New York Court extended certain (but not all) of the key deadlines in the Google Settlement, following requests to allow more time to consider its implications. Grounds for requesting the extension included that the time afforded to analyse the numerous implications of the settlement was inadequate. Other objections assert that...

  • Fri, 27/02/2009 - 09:57

    When appointing a distributor, the natural tendency is to focus on the positive commercial aspects of the deal. Often there is a reluctance to address the potential demise of the other party. Consequently, distributor's “standard” insolvency terms are frequently accepted without debate. Lawyers are accustomed to being branded...

  • Mon, 12/01/2009 - 10:18

    Caroline Turner is leaving her role of online marketing and communications director at Simon & Schuster at the end of January, to pursue freelance opportunities. Turner joined S&S four years ago as marketing director but has been working on e-books and digital marketing for the past two years.

    She described her time at S&S as...

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