Myerson Celebrates Four Nominations at the Manchester Legal Awards 2026
Myerson Solicitors has been shortlisted in four categories at the Manchester Legal Awards (MLA) 2026 , one of the region’s most prestigious celebrations of legal excellence. The ceremony will take place on Thursday 2nd July at a gala event bringing together the North West legal community.
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Investors’ Relief – What Is It And How Does It Work?
We recently published a blog about various established government-backed, tax benefit schemes open to investors, namely the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). An alternative scheme which is open to investors, and which also offers attractive but different tax benefits, is Investors’ Relief ( IR...
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Joint Ownership in Copyright
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in the case of Kogan v Martin and others [2019] EWCA Civ 164 has provided some welcome guidance on the law relating to joint ownership of copyright works. Background to the case This case concerned a dispute over who were the authors of a screenplay about the life of Florence Foster Jenkins ( FFJ ). FFJ...
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SEIS and EIS for Start-ups – Getting it right
Raising capital is an important, but often daunting and difficult, task for entrepreneurs who are just starting out in a new business venture. Private investment can be an effective alternative way of raising capital than debt and businesses can benefit from not only the investor’s money, but also their expertise. However, private investors can...
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Top 10 Tips for Business Start-ups
Setting up your own business can be exciting and daunting all at the same time. With so many initial considerations, it can all seem a little overwhelming, and that’s before you get to the legal documentation. We’ve set out our top tips which cut out the legal jargon, getting to the heart of the legal issues new start-ups should consider...
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Myerson Shortlisted For Three Prestigious Business Masters Awards 2020
The shortlist for the Business Masters Awards 2020 have been revealed and Myerson have been shortlisted for not one, but THREE prestigious awards. Myerson Solicitors have been shortlisted for categories; Property Business, Professional Services and the Large Business Award . The firm will be competing alongside strong competition including...
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Defendant’s Guide to Patent Infringement
What are patents? Patents provide inventors with a legally protectable monopoly over their inventions and protect new and innovative technical features of products and processes. They normally last for a limited period of 20 years depending on the country. To qualify for patent protection, an invention must be: New; Involve an innovative step; Be...
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Claimant’s Guide to Patent Infringement
What are patents? Patents provide inventors with a legally protectable monopoly over their inventions and protect new and innovative technical features of products and processes. They normally last for a limited period of 20 years depending on the country. To qualify for patent protection, an invention must be: New; Involve an innovative step; Be...
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Urban Exploration Injunctions
Over the past few years, influenced by Instagram and Youtube, the craze of Urban Exploration has become more and more common. Urban Exploration generally involves trespassing onto unmanned objects such as bridges, buildings and construction sites often without the aid of rope or climbing equipment, which can be a problem to developers and owners...
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Child Arrangements During The Christmas Period
Whilst it may be the most wonderful time of the year for many, for separated couples Christmas provides the opportunity for heated disputes over which parent the child should spend Christmas Day with causing inevitable distress for both the child and extended family members. Resolution, an organisation of 6,500 legal professionals who are...
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Defendant’s Guide to Copyright Infringement
What is copyright? Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, including films, music and computer programs. It protects against the copying of another’s work and the physical expression or representation of an idea but it does not protect against independent development of the same idea. Copyright ownership...
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Practical Guide To Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can be used as an alternative to litigation in any dispute between 2 or more parties which relates to civil legal rights and/or duties. Court proceedings do not need to have been issued in order for parties to engage in ADR. It is often popular in disputes between businesses because the negotiations and...
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The Differences Between The Various Intellectual Property Rights
In this blog, the latest in our series of intellectual property blogs, we explore the differences between various intellectual property rights. Intellectual property rights is a phrase used to cover a variety of legal rights which can either arise automatically or be registered in respect of creative works, whether that is a brand’s identity...
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