Singletons is one of the best known specialist leading commercial, competition and IP/IT solicitors firms in the UK. Email susan@singlelaw.com or tel 020 8866 1934 for legal advice or training now.Best value high quality advice. Prompt response times. Practical advice. Based on 20 years of City and business experience. Advice given to companies in the UK and abroad from leading UK FTSE 100 plcs to small start ups. NEWS - December 2009: Singletons ensures merger not referred to Competition Commission by OFT see HOT LEGAL NEWS - Articles 81 and 82 on competition law in the EC Treaty become Articles 101 and 102 TFEU now that the Treaty of Lisbon is in force - 1 December 2009 Supreme Court holds that OFT may not challenge overdraft charges under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. This is not surprising as the regulations say the price clause can never be challenged under these regulations. The assessment of fairness of a term shall not relate... (b) to the adequacy of the price or remuneration"... Charges are price. The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2999) come into force in December. Contact us for advice on their implications. The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 come into force on 20 December 2009 implementing the EU remedies directive - contact us for advice on EU and procurement law Choice of Law - the Rome I regulation (593/2008) comes into force on 17 December 2009. Contact us for commercial litigation relating to your international contracts and for drafting and advice on international commercial agreements. See the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 We will advise you on:- Company/Commercial law, buying and selling businesses, joint venture and partnership agreements, standard terms of sale, contracts, contract and other commercial disputes and litigation Commercial Litigation and Disputes EC and UK competition law - abuse of dominant position, pricing issues, parallel importation, price fixing, compliance and training, competition law damages litigation, EU and UK investigations, mergers and merger notifications Intellectual property law - copyright, patents, trade marks, designs Computer, ecommerce, internet data protection/privacy and IT law EU law including commercial agency regulations Contact us now for urgent commercial litigation advice. Some competition and director/corporate disputes can be undertaken on a no win/no fee (conditional fee) basis where that is in your interests. Singletons' charges are an average 50% per hour less than our London competitors on the other side in most commercial litigation/competition-OFT matters/IP and similar matters but with faster guaranteed response times and more personal attention and usually greater experience. Recent press Law Society's Gazette 18 February 2010 - some quotes from Susan Singleton about legal practices - link Solicitors Journal IT and IP Update on recent developments in those fieldslink Marketing Direct - Changes to German data protection law - "Opt in" - link Letter in the Times - Legal careers link Women and careers - Chartered Secretary Magazine July 2009 link Being a trainee lawyer 1983 compared to today (my daughters) Solicitors Journal on -line 9 June 2009 link Phorm Legal issues - Q&A: Marketing Direct, 20th May 2009 link Supply Management article on the Bribery Bill for CIPS, 2nd April 2009 link Licensing Executives Society Journal, March 2009 "news exchange" article on EU developments including new Article 82 Guidelines link Follow Susan Singleton on twitter.com (singlelaw). Testimonials: " Working with you and Xxxx on this deal has been a revelation to me; we had two solicitors who were dealmakers and with no agenda other that get to completion. Neither of you had any interest in scoring Brownie points off each other or blinding the other with legal acumen. At no time was there any rancor or anger and you are both to be sincerely congratulated." (Unsolicited comment when acting on an acquisition of a business) "Having such a good team makes the lives of individual members of the team, and particularly mine, so much easier" (Leading Counsel in commercial high court litigation) "Susan Singleton of Singletons is renowned for "acting for the people who matter", and was said by one peer to be "as good as Millard on data protection"".(Chambers and Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession, when ranked in top 32 IT solicitors in London and Chambers· World·s Leading Lawyers). "The "terrific" Susan Singleton at Singletons "knows more about data protection than just about anyone in the country", according to clients" (Chambers Guide 2007) "Susan Singleton continues to develop a thriving IT and competition practice"... "Susan Singleton of Singletons is said to be "level-headed" and "always on the ball"" .. "Singletons· phenomenal Susan Singleton is eminently sensible and knows her stuff"...."With a high profile in lecturing, publishing and advisory work .Susan Singleton is noted for her extraordinary energy.." (Chambers) ) "Information Technology Recommended Expert", (Legal Business, Legal Experts) Reported cases: Martin Pointing v. Customs and Excise Commissioners [1999] F.S.R. 394 Yeheskel Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd & Others [2000] UKCLR 495, [2000] Eu LR 232 and final judgment 10th April 2003 [2003] EWHC 687 (Comm) - (judgment at http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Comm/2003/687.html) Based in London, UK, Singletons provides high quality leading edge legal advice to a variety of clients from large plcs to internet start ups. Since inception in 1994 over 600 clients have benefited from our advice. Forthcoming events presented by Susan Singleton: 9th March 2010 Half day competition law course for BPP in London 2pm - A Comprehensive Introduction to competition law (also repeated on 1 June, 21st September and 1 December) see 11th March 2010 Half day data protection course at ISBA 9.30am "Understanding the Requirements of the Data Protection Law see 16th March 2010Competition Law 2010 Update - New Vertical Agreements & EU Block Exemption Regulation Changes - All day course London - Speaker Susan Singleton (repeated Manchester 23rd September and London 14th October) see 23rd March 2010 Commercial Law Update, all day seminar for MBL Seminars (repeated Manchester 29 September, Birmingham 13 October, London 21st October and Bristol 25 October) see 24th March 2010 IT, IP & Data Protection- A Comprehensive Update day course by Susan Singleton (repeated Bristol 15th June, Manchester 22nd September, birmingham 6 October and London 26th October) see 21st April 2010 Intellectual property day course for GA Training in London see 7 June 2010 Negotiating, Drafting and Understanding Contracts for the Pharmaceutical Industry , Susan Singleton speaking on and chariing day 1 - 7th June see 11 June 2010 Pharmaceutical Law Update - 2 day course on 10/11 June, Susan Singleton chairing and running free movemenet of goods workshop on 11 June, London see 14th June 2010 Business and Contract Law (Falconbury conference) - Susan Singleton speaking on competition law at 2pm see 5 October 2010 Ultimate Commercial Legal Update 2010 - Singlelaw Conferences, London half day morning course on all recent commercial legal developments including Provision of Services Regulations, Rome Regulation, new Vertical Agreements Block exemption regulations. £250 plus VAT per delegate but also 10% off for second delegates. For new clients all delegates receive a voucher for 30 minutes of free legal advice from Singletons Solicitors. Contact susan@singlelaw.com for further details 2010 Anti-trust and Competition Law Aspects of Intellectual Property, half day seminar for MBL Seminars 2pm - 5pmsee 2010 Contract Law - Avoiding the Pitfalls and Taking the Opportunities at the Rembrandt Hotel, London, speaker- Susan Singleton organised by Management Forum see Making Links and CopyrightYou are welcome to link your site to ours. The information on this site is protected by copyright. A major area of our practice is advising on internet and related areas of law. Contact for further information - Susan Singleton - susan@singlelaw.com, tel 020 8866 1934.Member of the Law Society of England and Wales. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Firm's SRA Number 78030 and subject to its Code of Conduct - www.rules.sra.org.uk/VAT No. GB 649974958.