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The firm appoints Stuart McMillan as a partner in its Banking team, based in Edinburgh

McDonald’s EU trade mark ‘Mc’ was partially revoked following an application made by Irish fast food chain Supermac’s

This year, Burges Salmon is celebrating Black History Month, which takes place in October every year in the UK

ESG factors have moved into the mainstream. We look at directors’ duties and whether directors can consider ESG factors as part of their duty to promote the success of the company

Burges Salmon is the winner of the Legal Team of the Year – Large Firm category at the STEP Private Client Awards 2019/20

The CJEU has clarified that there is no requirement for the later mark to cover identical or similar goods or services to the earlier mark for a finding of bad faith

If you process data of EU individuals in the UK or outside the EU after a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, you may need to appoint a representative to ensure you are compliant with GDPR

The High Court has granted summary judgment in favour of Islestarr (owner of makeup brand Charlotte Tilbury) who claimed that Aldi had breached copyright in its makeup palettes

Our Corporate team and Nctm have advised SEC Newgate S.p.A., on its merger with Porta Communications Plc

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has provided a further blow to Red Bull’s attempts to retain trade mark protection for its blue/silver colour combination as applied to drinks cans

Burges Salmon’s Energy sector experts have advised Statkraft UK Ltd on its acquisition of UK onshore wind developer Airvolution Clean Energy Ltd

As Brexit date is uncertain (i.e. 31 October 2019, 31 January 2020 or whenever it may be), EU nationals and their non-EU family members need to think about how they can protect their status in the UK