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Share incentives

 

We can help businesses navigate the complex law governing the provision of share benefits and share incentives to employees providing clear, practical advice on share–based incentive arrangements, including all aspects of employee share plans and options. 

“Very professional, knowledgeable and accessible lawyers.” 

Chambers and Partners

Our comprehensive expertise includes:

Commercial agency

Contract terms and conditions

Franchising

IP ownership and licensing

Service contracts

Key contacts
Ashan Arif

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+44 118 960 4651
Stuart Mullins

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+44 118 960 4672

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  • 10 October 2017
  • IP and Commercial

EIS and SEIS – what are these and how can you benefit?

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are schemes run by the government offering generous tax breaks to encourage SME growth and investment in such companies.
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  • 31 August 2017
  • Corporate and M&A

Directors’ & Officers’ Liability Insurance

We are often asked by directors (both exec and non-exec) of clients about whether their company should have D & O liability insurance in place, and what it does and does not cover.
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  • 18 July 2017
  • IP and Commercial

Diamonds are not a Commercial Agent’s best friend

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 provide important rights for commercial agents who sell or negotiate the sale or purchase of goods on behalf of others, including the right to receive compensation or an indemnity on termination of the agency relationship.

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  • 12 June 2017
  • IP and Commercial

How to protect copyright on your mobile app

As of March this year, Android users were able to choose between 2.8 million apps and Apple’s App Store remained the second-largest app store with 2.2 million available apps (https://www.statista.com). This is a vast market, and, whilst many, many mobile apps make little or no money for their developers, the odd one may just be gold dust.
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  • 28 February 2017
  • IP and Commercial

Trade marking the shape of goods

Nestlé’s 10-year efforts to achieve EU trade mark registration for the three-dimensional shape of its famous four-finger KitKat chocolate bar had a further setback in December last year with an adverse ruling from the EU General Court. In the UK, the current state of play is no better, with the High Court having ruled in January last year against UK trade mark protection for the shape

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  • 07 October 2016
  • IP and Commercial

Start-up businesses: are your ideas protected?

When you are a start-up, contracts and intellectual property protections are not, understandably, at the forefront of your mind. However, protecting your ideas and creations is just as important as getting your business off the ground.
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“Stuart Mullins has always been highly professional, commercial and responsive whenever I have worked with him on projects, often in high pressure environments….Stuart is exactly the kind of advisor I want on my team.”
James Hawksworth, Director – RSM

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+44 118 958 5321