If I have a word trademarked, can someone else use the same trademark with ‘The” in front of it if I haven’t registered the word “The” as part of my trademark? There are three main infringement offences of trademarks. They are: Using the same mark for the same...

I have been using a SaaS provider for my business’ app, but I have no way of putting my own terms and conditions and privacy notice on the app. Is this important and if I can’t add my own terms and privacy notice should I move to a new SaaS provider?   When...

I exchanged Linked In messages with a company who asked if I wanted to sponsor something. I said yes in the message and heard nothing else. They didn’t reply to follow up emails. Now I have received a letter from a debt collector chasing for the sponsorship payment...

We are moving to a 4 day working week and all the staff agree. Do I need to issue them with new contracts or can I just write to all employees confirming the scheme?   There are a few things to think about in relation to moving to a four day working week. The...

Are volunteer coaches for a rugby club who share personal data of other coaches on Whatsapp and in Facebook groups (without the knowledge of the rugby club) in any way liable for failures to comply with data protection laws? The question here is who is the data...

A customer asked for a refund when my terms and conditions make it clear that there aren’t any refunds. She was cross and said “do I need to take this further”  which I assumed was some kind of smear campaign or social media post shooting me down in flames. So I...

I want to set up an online business selling sweets called Tracy’s Treat. An online search shows that there are two businesses of that name - one in Orlando and one in Mauritius but they sell cakes and baked items. Is that different enough?   The first thing to do...

Should you have a written agreement with somebody who you are interviewing on LinkedIn or on a podcast, where you want to be able to use the recordings for future promotion of your business? Wherever you are using content produced by a third-party, it is always wise...