Phil Hitchen - Associate
I recently read the news that Yorkshire Pudding makers, Roberts, Aunt Bessie’s and the Real Yorkshire Pudding Company are in talks over applying for EU protection on their products.
If the plan becomes law, only puddings baked in Yorkshire or Humberside could be called “Yorkshire puddings”, denying the same name to frozen food manufacturers overseas. Read more »
Peter Flemming (Property Solicitor)
The news that house builder Bovis has just reported a pre-tax profit of £4.8 mill last year after losing 78.7 mill in 2008 is a sign that the house building sector is hopefully over the worst.
The larger house building companies with easier access to funding are all making noises that the time is right to go back into the land buying market. However it is likely that smaller companies are still finding development finance hard to come by. Read more »
Gillian Nuttall (PR & Marketing Manager)
Ralli’s resident Auntie Gill comments:-
Gordon Brown has today announced that firms that snub women will be named and shamed. What is that all about? Do such places really exist? The PM says it is “completely unacceptable” that many top firms still don’t have women in senior positions. Absolutely right Gordon! You’re spot on there! He obviously has never been to our offices – here at Ralli I think it is safe to say that the women far outnumber the men!
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I recently read from two news sources that Twitter are closer to introducing advertising on their site, whether this is search or tweet-based.
Rob Illidge (Marketing Executive)
Search-based ads will use DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) technology to scan a users tweets and relay ‘relevant’ and targeted ads back.
I suppose you could argue what is the problem with that? If I was desperately seeking an Employment Solicitor, not that I would 
, and vented my frustrations via Twitter, I would be more than happy to have a targeted ad from a Manchester based Solicitor delivered.
After all I’m using their platform so they are entitled to pursue revenue in this way.
Then there is the privacy issue. There’s always a privacy issue.
Why should Twitter ‘bombard’ users with ads that may not be relevant? And what if these ads take me to somewhere I thought I was buying ‘genuine UGG boots’ from, and ultimately ruin my online experience as a result. Read more »
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Business Law, Crime & Fraud, Employment, IP, Media & Entertainment, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Property | Ralli | 
March 3, 2010 3:44 pm | 
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Maria Penny (Personal Injury Solicitor)
Henry Engelhardt, head of Admiral, recently commented that the insurance group had increased motor premiums by 12pc over the last year to “compensate for claims inflation”. He also predicted that the trend would continue this year.
However, it is also noted that premiums are likely to rise due to comparison websites, which give the consumer access to cheaper prices without the hassle of telephoning different insurers direct.
It should not be forgotten that we have also seen one of the worst winters in many years Read more »
Ralli are looking for a lawyer with a passion for IP and Media.
You will have at least 5 years experience in the following fields of commercial law:-
• Media and the Arts
• Reputation Protection & Image Rights
• Intellectual Property
• Information Technology Read more »
Gillian Nuttall (PR & Marketing Manager)
So, Cheryl Cole has finally realised that Ashley is nothing more than a waste of space when it comes to husband material. I imagine that her 3 and a half year marriage has been a struggle. To be fair, the amount of time they have probably had as “husband and wife” has been limited at best. They wanted children together? Why? Read more »
Jennifer Smith (Employment Solicitor)
Some excellent news to cheer everyone up today.
The Government has announced that, as part of the celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, an extra bank holiday is to be created on 5 June 2012. The late May bank holiday is going to be moved to 4 June 2012, so as to create a Diamond Jubilee long weekend.
Phil Hitchen - Associate
My comments follow on from Sathnam Sanghera’s article in todays business section of Times Online (Found below).
It is a sad fact of life that whether you are dealing with a member of your family or a friend or with any other person (particularly in the course of a business) that it is often in everyone’s interests to record the transaction in the form of a clear and precise and reasonably comprehensive written contract setting out respective rights and obligations and which meets legal requirements. Read more »
personalinjury.co.uk launch iPhone app
Accident victims can get free on the spot information about possible compensation claims using a dedicated iPhone app launched by specialist website www.personalinjury.co.uk.
Using the latest technology, advice on compensation claims can be downloaded at the touch of a button to give instant guidance. The app gives jargon-free information on the claims process using frequently asked questions. Read more »
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