This made me laugh a lot today. I think we could all do with it. #coronavirusuk

Hearing on the grapevine of High Court hearings being scheduled to take place over Microsoft Teams. Others say court service is investigating Zoom. Chambers need urgent IT guidance from HM Courts and Tribunals Service so we can prepare for new tech rollout.

Three industrial consortia led by McLaren, Meggitt and Nissan set to develop a new ventilator prototype by next week. 5,000 ventilators to be manufactured for the NHS as soon as possible, rising to 30,000 on.ft.com/397poM0 #Corvid19uk #UKmfg #GBmfg🇬🇧

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has told all judges that they will be using technology to conduct business which even a month ago would have been unthinkable.  Final hearings and hearings with contested evidence very shortly will be conducted using technology (THREAD)

Lord Chief Justice says “the default position now in all jurisdictions must be that hearings should be conducted with one, more than one or all participants attending remotely. That will not always be possible. Sensible precautions should be taken when people attend a hearing.”

Been a busy week for me working up to a (remote) court hearing this morning and successfully getting an injunction order urgently needed by client. No paper involved. Courts under increased pressure but still delivering. bit.ly/3cXCQ7J DMH Stallard

Webinar: 23 June at 10.00am. Join Dispute Resolution experts Robert Ganpatsingh and Jonathan Compton to discuss how Covid-19 has impacted businesses and the disputes you can expect in the coming months bit.ly/3h7Ld39

Join Robert Ganpatsingh and Jonathan Compton for our next Dispute Resolution webinar on Tue 21 July. This time we'll be focusing on how Covid-19 has affected parties to contracts bit.ly/2VAASDs

FactoryNOW founder member 𝗝𝗖𝗕 wins £217 million order from the U.S. military. The British manufacturer will supply up to 400 high speed excavators to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps over the next eight years bit.ly/3iKbqWm #UKmfg #GBmfg🇬🇧

Jonny and I have just finished rehearsal no. 1. Lots to talk about on #COVID19 and #contracts as well as a look at how the new insolvency legislation affects company directors. But we will keep it pithy. Join us on 21 July to find out more. DMH Stallard #law

Join Adam Williams for a special webinar to discuss the new points-based immigration system coming into force in 2021 and how this will affect your overseas hires bit.ly/2ZMXJyn

We are delighted to host a joint webinar with NatWest Business on Tuesday 29 Sept at 11.00am where our expert panel will answer your questions on finance, investment, acquisitions, employment law, directors duties, managing business disputes and much more. bit.ly/3mtSpcs

Is going 'carbon neutral' enough? BusinessGreen @beisgovuk Climate Assembly UK Priestley Centre for Climate Futures see Patrícia Silva piece on how corporates can play a role in accelerating the carbon removal market Bloomberginsider @business glimpse.link/l/OjUpVg9

Genuinely shocked but very happy! Couldn’t have done it without the amazing and talented team DMH Stallard

From the latest edition of Private Eye - in shops now!

Articles by IP specialist Vicroria Watt and corporate partner Chris Simmons lie within....

Victoria Watt of our specialist TMT team and Chris Simmons of our Corporate team share this issue with Sir David....couldn't wish for better company!

Even for a Knight of the realm there’s no automatic right to commoditise your name if #IP rights already taken. Victoria Watt Vicky in our TMT team looks at recent cases in the motoring world. LINK #intellectualproperty #trademarks bit.ly/3iaalHr

With a large proportion of the workforce now wfh, some security arrangements (most likely relating to IT) will have been considered, but the physical security of home workers may have been overlooked. Robert Ganpatsingh explains #wfh #security #Risk bit.ly/393FgC9

Now the UK has officially left the EU, it's more important than ever for UK businesses to look after their brands. Robert Ganpatsingh explains what to consider #Brexit #trademarklaw #IP #copyright bit.ly/3iQtMVT