Sergio Barozzi is a founding partner and the managing partner of Lexellent — an Italian employment and labour law boutique with offices in Milan and Rome. He has three decades of experience providing counsel to national and international businesses and executives on employment and labour law matters, both in and out of court, as well […]
Manufacturers and suppliers experienced in entering into EU distribution agreements will be aware that there are limits upon the restrictions that they may lawfully place upon on their resellers — including in respect of territorial restrictions. But what about the impact of such distribution agreements on Switzerland given that Switzerland is not in the European […]
By Rhory Robertson and Tom Double It was not so long ago that we wrote that Twitter appeared to be grasping the nettle and taking its role as a responsible social media platform seriously. However, Twitter’s abject failure to deal with the recent abuse levelled at Stan Collymore, an ex-Premiership footballer, suggests that its assessment […]
Ministers are reportedly considering increasing the national minimum wage (NMW), which is currently set at £6.31 per hour for an adult worker, by up to 50p per hour. They claim that the NMW is currently outstripped by the rising cost of living and is now worth the same in real terms as in 2004… If you […]
Sergio Barozzi is a founding partner and the managing partner of Lexellent — an Italian employment and labour law boutique with offices in Milan and Rome. He has three decades of experience providing counsel to national and international businesses and executives on employment and labour law matters, both in and out of court, as well […]
Manufacturers and suppliers experienced in entering into EU distribution agreements will be aware that there are limits upon the restrictions that they may lawfully place upon on their resellers — including in respect of territorial restrictions. But what about the impact of such distribution agreements on Switzerland given that Switzerland is not in the European […]
By Rhory Robertson and Tom Double It was not so long ago that we wrote that Twitter appeared to be grasping the nettle and taking its role as a responsible social media platform seriously. However, Twitter’s abject failure to deal with the recent abuse levelled at Stan Collymore, an ex-Premiership footballer, suggests that its assessment […]
Ministers are reportedly considering increasing the national minimum wage (NMW), which is currently set at £6.31 per hour for an adult worker, by up to 50p per hour. They claim that the NMW is currently outstripped by the rising cost of living and is now worth the same in real terms as in 2004… If you […]
Wragges has bitten the bullet. It is ditching its cherished all-equity model in order to accommodate the merger with Lawrence Graham. That is some cultural shift. Wragges to relinquish all-equity model as it gears up for LG tie-up The tough choices facing Wragges and LG Wragges and Lawrence Graham prepare for £170m merger vote Why […]
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