Davenport Lyons is a leading Corporate and Rights law firm based in the West End.

Listening and responding to our client base, the firm has established a wide ranging commercial capability and a flexible approach to helping our clients protect and exploit the rights at the heart of their business. The firm has an excellent reputation in areas spanning corporate to property, defamation to intellectual property, music to film finance and digital rights to sport. More

26 August 2008
The Finance Act 2008
Finally, the Finance Act 2008, which was originally trailed in the Finance Act 2007 and indeed in the Pre-Budget Statement of 2006, has now received Royal Assent. More

21 August 2008
Government announces consultation on variations
The government recently announced a consultation to consider a "light touch system" for licensees seeking to apply for "minor" variations to their premises licence or club premises certificate. More

19 August 2008
Illegal File-Sharer Ordered To Pay £16,000 By Judge
A woman has been ordered to pay damages and costs totalling more than £16,000 for illegally sharing computer game files over the Internet, using peer-to-peer networks. More

19 August 2008
Watch your mouth! Statements by employers to the public could constitute race discrimination
The European Court of Justice has recently ruled that a public statement by an employer that he would not employ immigrants, as his customers 'would not like it', can constitute direct race discrimination. More