Time: 11AM PT | 2PM ET Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Join Joshua Lenon and D. Casey Flaherty in a one-hour presentation, as they explore how to achieve simple technological competency and leverage your current technology to better serve your clients. During this webinar you will learn how to: Evaluate your current technology knowledge Explore key […]
The value of UK M&A deals more than halved in the first six months of 2016, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) taking the lion’s share of the work.
DWF is considering opening its first office in Qatar and additional offices across Europe as part of its latest plan to boost its international presence.
Toby Harper trained at a small corporate firm in the West Midlands before working for Shakespeares and on secondment in-house. As soon as he was three years qualified, he set up his own virtual law firm, Harper James. How did you first start out in the profession? I had a keen interest in and understanding of business […]
By Ellie Spencer A recent decision of the Supreme Court in Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited brings an end to the long-standing debate over whether clauses excluding oral variations to a written contract (so-called “NOM” clauses – “no oral modification”) are valid. This is a decision which will have far-reaching practical […]
By Hazel Boland-Shanahan This article first appeared in Construction News The recent case of Jean-François Clin v Walter Lilly & Co. Ltd [2018] confirms that, without express terms to the contrary in the contract, the employer will usually be responsible for obtaining planning permission for the works it wants carried out. However, for certainty, you […]
Companies need to look past the endless emails to ensure they are taking the necessary steps to comply with the new rules…
On 18 May 2018 the Government Equalities Office published the guidance “Dress codes and sex discrimination – what you need to know” aimed at employers who “set dress codes” and “employees and job applicants who may have to abide by them”. It states that it is to explain the law on dress codes in workplaces […]
Goodman Derrick’s dispute resolution team has received a number of recent instructions to act for both consumers and businesses in relation to disputes involving the application and interpretation of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The Act came into force in October 2015 but it appears that both consumers and businesses are only now becoming alive […]
Time: 11AM PT | 2PM ET Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Join Joshua Lenon and D. Casey Flaherty in a one-hour presentation, as they explore how to achieve simple technological competency and leverage your current technology to better serve your clients. During this webinar you will learn how to: Evaluate your current technology knowledge Explore key […]
The value of UK M&A deals more than halved in the first six months of 2016, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) taking the lion’s share of the work.
DWF is considering opening its first office in Qatar and additional offices across Europe as part of its latest plan to boost its international presence.
Toby Harper trained at a small corporate firm in the West Midlands before working for Shakespeares and on secondment in-house. As soon as he was three years qualified, he set up his own virtual law firm, Harper James. How did you first start out in the profession? I had a keen interest in and understanding of business […]
It’s likely that on a daily basis everyone reading this will use an Adobe product, probably the company’s document reader Adobe Acrobat. But Acrobat is not the only product Adobe Systems produces, and the sale and licensing of its more than 200 offerings keeps EMEA general counsel Christian Keim and his 19-strong team constantly busy. […]
Ashurst has been given the go-ahead to open in Luxembourg after receiving approval from the local bar association. The new office, focusing on finance and funds, will open in October this year, with corporate partner Isabelle Lentz at the helm. Lentz is currently the head of Ashurst’s Luxembourg desk in London, which was set up […]
Deloitte has received its alternative business structure (ABS) licence, becoming the last of the Big Four to set up a legal arm in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed that it has granted Deloitte the right to operate as a multi-disciplinary practice. The licence came into effect on the 15 June. The new move will […]
After successfully advising client Barclays on the UK Government’s banking ring-fencing scheme, Slaughter and May has led for Santander as its becomes the fourth major bank to be accepted. The bank was accepted into the scheme following a High Court hearing on 12 June and has committed to transferring all relevant accounts into the ring-fenced […]
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie have led in the €1.2 billion sale of the world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), to New York based private equity company Cerberus Capital Management. Linklaters corporate partners Ben Rodham and Christopher Boycott acted for Cerberus, which from 2015 has been owned by Platinum Equity. They were supported by finance partners Daniel […]
Latham & Watkins looks set to become to the latest firm to boost its associate pay scale as the battle over young legal talent intensifies. Lawyers at the firm are understood to have met yesterday to discuss the salary proposals which, if the firm elects to increase pay, could see associates paid between $190,000 and $340,000. […]
Barclays has invited 22 firms to a panel day in July, ahead of the final announcement of its last ever formal panel review.
