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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.farleys.com/blog/rss/user/daniel-draper.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Legal News Blog from Farleys Solicitors in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK</title><description>Legal News Blog from Farleys Solicitors in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK</description><link>http://www.farleys.com/blog/rss/user/daniel-draper.rss</link><language>en</language><item><guid>http://www.farleys.com/blog/guernsey-image-rights-laws-how-to-register-your-personality</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 11:23:59 +0100</pubDate><title><![CDATA[Guernsey image rights laws – how to register your personality]]></title><link>http://www.farleys.com/blog/guernsey-image-rights-laws-how-to-register-your-personality</link><description><![CDATA[The Guernsey image rights laws came into force in December 2012. The new laws created a previously unrecognised form of intellectual property and allow the registration of concepts including fictional characters (Popeye) and brand logos. The regulations follow the rise in recent years of the individual]]></description><author><![CDATA[daniel.draper@farleys.com]]></author><comments>http://www.farleys.com/blog/guernsey-image-rights-laws-how-to-register-your-personality</comments></item><item><guid>http://www.farleys.com/blog/construction-disputes-taking-longer-to-resolve-and-getting-more-costly-</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:11:47 +0100</pubDate><title><![CDATA[Construction disputes taking longer to resolve and getting more costly ]]></title><link>http://www.farleys.com/blog/construction-disputes-taking-longer-to-resolve-and-getting-more-costly-</link><description><![CDATA[A recent study has illustrated that disputes in the construction industry are taking much longer to resolve and are also becoming more costly. The EC Harris research study looked at value, causes, duration and optimal resolution methods whilst comparing 2012 figures to those collected from 2011. In 2012]]></description><author><![CDATA[daniel.draper@farleys.com]]></author><comments>http://www.farleys.com/blog/construction-disputes-taking-longer-to-resolve-and-getting-more-costly-</comments></item><item><guid>http://www.farleys.com/blog/small-claims-court-threshold-increased-to-10000</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:08:19 +0100</pubDate><title><![CDATA[Small Claims Court – threshold increased to £10,000]]></title><link>http://www.farleys.com/blog/small-claims-court-threshold-increased-to-10000</link><description><![CDATA[Recent reforms have paved the way for the small claims system to deal with claims of up to £10,000, having previously dealt with claims with a value of up to £5,000. The new rules came into force on 1st April 2013. Initial estimations are that the number of cases in the small claims system will increase]]></description><author><![CDATA[daniel.draper@farleys.com]]></author><comments>http://www.farleys.com/blog/small-claims-court-threshold-increased-to-10000</comments></item><item><guid>http://www.farleys.com/blog/increase-in-number-and-length-of-construction-disputes</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:30:07 +0000</pubDate><title><![CDATA[Increase in number and length of construction disputes]]></title><link>http://www.farleys.com/blog/increase-in-number-and-length-of-construction-disputes</link><description><![CDATA[A recent report by EC Harris identified that during 2011 there was a significant increase in the value of disputes in the British construction industry. The report, entitled 'Global construction disputes 2012: Moving in the right direction', showed that the average value of such claims had risen by approximately]]></description><author><![CDATA[daniel.draper@farleys.com]]></author><comments>http://www.farleys.com/blog/increase-in-number-and-length-of-construction-disputes</comments></item><item><guid>http://www.farleys.com/blog/restrictive-covenants-when-are-they-enforceable-</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:46:16 +0000</pubDate><title><![CDATA[Restrictive covenants – when are they enforceable? ]]></title><link>http://www.farleys.com/blog/restrictive-covenants-when-are-they-enforceable-</link><description><![CDATA[Two recent High Court cases have highlighted the importance of ensuring restrictive covenants in employment contracts are reasonable and kept up to date in line with an individual's employment progression. In the first case, an IT company sought an injunction against a former employee upon him leaving]]></description><author><![CDATA[daniel.draper@farleys.com]]></author><comments>http://www.farleys.com/blog/restrictive-covenants-when-are-they-enforceable-</comments></item></channel></rss>
