Monthly Archives: April 2020

World IP Day 2020

Posted on 26/04/2020 by freestyle

Did you know it’s IP Awareness Day today? Whilst perhaps not quite so well known as Valentine’s Day or Easter, the event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life”. The theme for this year is “Innovate for a green future”. Intellectual property (or “IP”) isn’t just patents, but includes a whole range of creations of the mind such as trade marks, copyright, designs, trade names, databases and more. Most businesses create or use something that might be considered intellectual property even if they don’t realise. The interesting and important parts for businesses are how to monetise and protect their intellectual property. If your business hasn’t carried out an audit of its intellectual property for a while (or ever) now is as good … Continue reading →

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Points to consider when buying or selling a dental practice

Posted on 24/04/2020 by freestyle

There are a number of points to consider when buying and selling dental practices. A solicitor experienced in dental transactions knows the important questions to ask, so as to be able to offer the best service and advice enabling you to be confident that you are choosing the right advisor for your transaction. Whilst this is not a complete how to guide, hopefully it will provide some food for thought and help prepare you for your dental practice sale or purchase. The Dental Practice What sort of dental practice is being sold? A good indicator that a healthcare solicitor is experienced with buying and selling dental practices can be whether they ask about your practice in terms of the services provided. Is there an NHS contract and is it GDS or PDS, is the practice only private dental care or a mix, and so … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): commercial property landlords and tenants

Posted on 14/04/2020 by freestyle

Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 prevents landlords from forfeiting ‘relevant business tenancies’ until at least 30 June. However, tenants should think twice before withholding rent and other lease payments; landlords do not just have to adopt a submissive approach. At the end of March 2020, the government announced measures to protect commercial tenants that cannot pay their rent because of COVID-19, from eviction in the short term. Shortly after the announcement, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (the “Act”) received royal assent and became law. Section 82 of the Act also includes extensive provisions dealing with situations where forfeiture proceedings have already commenced in the High Court or county court, but this article is only concerned with situations where no such proceedings already exist. The announcement stated the measures would benefit commercial tenants who cannot afford to pay their rent. However, there … Continue reading →

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