Copyright Myths in the United Kingdom

As innovators, inventors and musicians wish to copyright their work to prevent others from stealing it, they cannot protect its every aspect completely. Here are some myths existing in the United Kingdom’s copyright service.

1.     Ideas

A copyright only applies to a recorded work, but not to an idea. Inventions usually have patents. The actual recorded work, which includes documents, music, music sheets, artwork and other data, if copied by a competitor, the copyright services consider as a copyright infringement. There is no way you could prevent others from developing on the similar idea you have.

2.     Names and Titles

Copyrights do not apply to names and titles that are very common or easily duplicated. Two works might have the same title as long as none of them copied or adapted from each other. There is still protection on the name if it is a trademark or if it could mislead or confuse the public. The protection is solely reliant on the connotation of the name in society.

3.     Poor Man’s Copyright

The poor man’s copyright, which is posting a copy of your work to yourself, actually will not protect your work because it will be very easy to fake the documentations by changing the date of your materials. Even if you send your work to yourself for a record in the postal service, the materials can be swapped inside the packages, or unless proven otherwise.

Medical Negligence Guide: What You Need To Do

Medical negligence can be very painful as these are injuries sustained in the internal delicate parts of your body. You could gain much compensation from filing medical negligence as my brother in law did. Here’s a few things that he did that I’d like to share here in my blog.

1.     Validate Your Medical Professional’s Name and Hospital

Medical negligence cases involve a medical professional and a hospital that permitted the even to happen. In my cousin’s case, he had his brother verify the medical professional’s name and the hospital the medical professional worked in. It is important to have these recorded in writing or by consultation.

2.     Verify the Existence of Your Operation

Sometimes, medical professionals and hospitals try to cover up facts by covering up the existence of a faulty operation. Be sure to verify the existence of your operation. Have a legal representative inquire about your name, your medical professional and when your operation took place.

3.     Have a Medical Professional In the Same Field Check You Up

A medical professional in the same field as the erroneous doctor could tell where and when in the operation did your medical professional fail, which led to your injuries. This is a crucial step and your medical certificate can verify the presence of your injuries to the court.

4.     Medical Board Examination

Your legal representative will present the case to a medical board, who will then evaluate your claim. With over high percentages of accidents happening in the NHS today, most medical boards ensure that fraud and other suspicious cases are left in the dust. If your case is genuine, my brother-in-law said, then your case is easily passable. If not, you might find a penalty for your claim.

Defending Yourself From False Property and Asset Claims

The United Kingdom is well-known for its litigation culture and sometimes, claims made by certain legal professionals and individuals may only be to get a chunk of your actually legal assets that you’ve worked so hard to gain. Defending yourself from false property claims means knowing the following.

1.     Potential Suing

Your assets are obvious if you are a proprietor of a wealthy company. Your assets are easily reachable by anybody. To defend yourself from potential suing of other companies or certain individuals such as past employees, having a legal professional to ensure your insurance and to limit your liability is important.

2.     Services Rendered

Most legal professionals in this field provide services for the following.

a.     Insurance

An indemnity insurance offered by professionals can cover you from making negligent movements or faulty goods and services. However, this is a poor level of protection because it is unlikely the policy would cover a full range of potential claims. More comprehensive methods are needed.

b.    Liability

Legal professionals mostly advise their clients to separate their assets from the company’s assets. The incorporation of personal assets and company’s assets could be used against the proprietor only if the company is a façade for a fraudulent company. A limited liability partnership between a company ensures not all your assets could be touched.

c.     Wealth Segregation

Legal professionals may also advise you to separate the association between your assets. Having another person own the asset is an important part of protecting your assets. Transferring ownership of your personal wealth to your company is also a good way to segregate your wealth.

What to Do When a Child is at Risk of Partner Abuse

A child is vulnerable to abuse to anything, including physical, verbal or sexual abuse from the parent’s partner him or herself. You could get legal aid to help with such issues that can remove a father’s parental responsibility through the help of a legal solicitor. Child abuse could be proven in one of the following types of convictions.

1.     Criminal Conviction

If your partner has an already existing criminal conviction offence, it will count as effective evidence for legal aid.  Check to see if your ex-partner was given a police caution for child abuse, the court where the partner was sentenced and completing a criminal conviction template letter from both the Magistrate or the Crown court.

2.     Police Caution

A police caution for child abuse against your ex-partner in the last two years also counts as substantial evidence for legal aid. You will only need a written record of your caution. Complete a police caution template letter and have it sent to the Police Force’s Data Protection Officer for processing.

3.     Social Services

 If your child has a child protection plan from social services in the last two years that protects him or her from your ex-partner, you could use this as evidence. The social service’s assessment could serve as a good evidence for your legal aid application. Have a copy of the assessment plan, make sure that the person evaluated is your child  and the abuser as your ex-partner. Find a copy of a social services template letter and write to your local social services department.