The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has in the past previously required developers working on projects such as GCC (the Gnu Compiler Collection) to assign its copyrights to the FSF. The logic is that this does make enforcement easier against people…
Moorcrofts Corporate Law, will be extending its charity partnership with SpecialEffect until April 2022. SpecialEffect was appointed as Moorcrofts’ charity of the year in 2019 with the proposal to have the partnership in place for two-years. However, with fundraising heavily…
From 1 July 2021, the level of contribution from the Government will be reduced from 80% to 70% (reducing further to 60% in August and September) and, as a result employers will need to contribute towards the cost of their…
The Government announced on 16 June 2021 that the existing restrictions preventing Landlords of commercial premises from evicting their Tenants for non-payment of rent will remain in place for a further nine months, until 25 March 2022. Rent recovery restrictions…
Moorcrofts LLP has advised Gravity Consulting Limited (“Gravity”), a well-established and experienced structural engineering consultancy firm, as part of a management buy-out. Founded in 2009 and operating from both Berkshire and Hyderabad, Gravity employs a very experienced team that offers…
In April and May, we commented on the Government’s decision to end the temporary adjustments to right to work checks. These were initially extended to 16 May 2021 and then to 20 June 2021. However, it was likely to be the…
Moorcrofts is delighted to announce its Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 10th Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in the UK 2022 in the field of Information Technology Law. Recognition by…
Moorcrofts recently advised longstanding client, MLL Telecom Ltd. on a secured revolving loan facility of up to 12 million Canadian dollars by Canadian lender, 2130337 Ontario Inc. Peter Woolley (corporate partner) led the transaction, with support from George Johnson (corporate…
Matt Jenkin to speak at Howden Employment Webinar Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will join Howden’s Employee Benefits & HR thought-leader Steve Herbert, deliver Howden’s next Employment webinar on Thursday 10 June 2021 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. The webinar, chaired…
Orcro Limited, in collaboration with its sister company, Moorcrofts, has authored the newly published World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Handbook – Key Contracts for Mobile Applications – a Developers Perspective. Mobile apps have become an integral part of people’s lives,…
According to the WHO website, new data from Public Health England suggest that Covid-19 vaccines have saved, at the very least, over 6000 lives among people over 70 since vaccination started in December 2020. It is generally accepted that vaccination…
Moorcrofts LLP has advised the shareholders of Ikan Projects Limited, the holding Company of Electracom Projects Limited, a long established company with over 15 years’ experience of designing and implementing building management systems and smart building solutions for blue chip…