Trademarks, Patents & Copyright

Trademarks, patents and copyright are collectively referred to as intellectual property. Kyriakides & Braier act for clients around the world helping them manage their UK intellectual property. This may involve making applications and opposing filings or assigning and granting licenses of intellectual property. Read more

Recovery & Reconstruction

Sometimes things go wrong in business when you are running a company, especially with the money side. It may be that as a business in these conditions today you are struggling to finance your business or that your debtors are causing you problems. How can you get them to pay what they owe quickly? What will the costs be? Read more

Partnership/LLP

Partnerships are important business relationships. They are the business equivalent of a marriage and it is important that the partnership is properly regulated in the partnership documents so that all the partners understand their rights, and duties. Under English law if you do not have a formal partnership document it is presumed that profits and losses are shared equally. This rule is not sufficient for virtually all partnerships today. A partnership deed should define these rights and obligations more precisely. Read more

Employees

There are complex laws and regulations that employers have to follow in dealings with their employees. Employers may wish to prevent their employees (or some of them) get secure employment. They may wish to protect the goodwill of the business by restrictive contracts – how far can they go? It might be worth incentivising employees with tax free share options. Read more

Companies

Running a company means following what are sometimes complex rules and regulations. You may need to increase your capital, to make the business work more smoothly, or establish subsidiaries and holding companies for special projects. Sometimes you can advantageously restructure your company so that it best equipped to grow in the way that you want it to grow. Read more