Whether in your standard terms or in a negotiated contract, in a commercial contract a clause providing the parties with a mechanism for varying the contract is essential. However, a recent High Court case, Virulite LLC v Virulite Distribution Ltd [2014] EWHC 366, made it clear that even where…
Its two months since the ICO released some advice to app developers regarding the use of privacy policies within “apps”. The release of the advice was timely given the huge surge in apps downloaded during the run up to Christmas (including 328 million apps downloaded on Christmas Day…
Facebook has bought messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19bn (£11.4bn) in cash and shares. WhatsApp has more than 450 million monthly users and is popular with people looking to avoid text messaging charges. It allows users to send messages over internet connections, thereby…
London Fashion Week; 5 days when Somerset House and Freemasons Hall come into their own, black cabs ferry rain-soaked fashionistas around Holborn and Aldwych (rather than lawyers for once) and fashion bloggers around the world are out in force. And I get a real urge to buy pretty…
Each January, whilst we’re all busy playing with the gadgets we have received in our stocking, Las Vegas is looking ahead. At the Consumer Electronics Show (‘CES’), innovative start ups join the biggest players in the electronics industry to unveil the products that they hope will be the next big…
We’ve set out some brief highlights from our last twelve months. When reflecting on 2013, Waterfront’s Founding Partner, Carole Hailey, said: “We’ve always believed that our clients are a weathervane for the economy as a whole and it’s been exciting to see the number of our SME clients…
Santa needs to get serious. Sure, present delivery might be a walk in the park NOW. Six billion people? Piece of cake. But what about 8 billion? 10 billion even? Has he even considered the future colonisation of Mars? Santa might well be able to move at the…
It is commonly understood that a “real” currency is legal tender issued by a central bank. In contrast, a virtual currency does not have legal tender status and is not issued by a central bank but is accepted among the members of a particular virtual community as a…