The Department for Business and Trade announced new measures on 2 October 2023 to address the late payment of commercial invoices. Having sufficient cash is the lifeblood of businesses, large and small, and ensuring prompt payment of invoices is key to business.

The measures include:

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Eaton Smith is immensely proud to announce that we have again been shortlisted in the Best Legal Services Supplier category of TIGA’s 2023 Annual Awards. This follows our win in the 2022 Awards.

Commenting on the shortlisting, Chris Taylor, Partner at Eaton Smith said: "It is wonderful that Eaton Smith has... Read More →

The monetisation of games is something that is constantly evolving. The industry has undoubtably developed well beyond the traditional “insert cash to play” model of gaming that players saw in arcades back in the 1970s and 1980s. There are now a number of monetisation models available to developers, including... Read More →

Welcome to the August edition of Eaton Smith Monthly Employment Bulletin. We are excited to bring you the latest updates and insights on employment law that can help you navigate the ever-changing legal landscape. In this edition, we hope that the content truly meets your needs. Let's dive in!

Eaton Smith Solicitors are growing their Conveyancing team with the appointments of Afreen Mhar and Rauhill Ahmed.

The hire boosts the well-regarded team, which is led by Julie Beales.

Afreen has 10 years of conveyancing experience and qualified as a Solicitor in January 2019 specialising in... Read More →

Eaton Smith Solicitors are very pleased to announce that we are sponsoring the Best Large Studio Award at the Game Republic 20th Anniversary Awards!

Game Republic is the largest industry-led games business network in the North of England. The network supports and promotes the Yorkshire and Northern England... Read More →

Businesses must make sure they do not overstate their environmental credentials during their advertising campaigns. Doing so could constitute “greenwashing”.

The term ‘greenwashing’ was first coined by an environmentalist in the USA during the 1980s, but it did not enter common use until recently.

The Government plans to prune restrictions around non-compete clauses when employees leave to join a competitor or set up a rival business, according to a policy paper just published.

Proposals in the smarter regulation to grow the economy policy paper include limiting the length of non-compete clauses to a... Read More →

Bullying has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks, demonstrating that no matter how high you fly, wings can be burned.

It’s behaviour that has seen Dominic Raab forced to resign as deputy prime minister and justice secretary, and CBI boss Tony Danker pushed out for behaviour that... Read More →

As you will no doubt be aware, Ed Sheeran has been defending himself in the Manhattan Federal Court against claims that he copied Marvin Gaye’s classic Let’s Get it On when creating his 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud. Whilst the songwriter had a successful outcome on this occasion, meaning he will not be quitting... Read More →

On 10 May 2023 the Government announced a number of significant employment law measures as part of a package of regulatory reforms to grow the economy. These include:

• Removing reporting requirements from the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR);
• Allowing rolled up holiday pay;
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“The UK is clearly closed for business”. Those were the damning words of a spokesperson for Activision Blizzard following the CMA’s decision to block the proposed takeover of the company by US tech giant Microsoft, announced on 26 April 2023.

The backstory? In January 2022, a deal was brokered between... Read More →