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An innovative solution from TLT and US tech group LegalSifter can slash lawyers’ BAU admin burden, but it can also do so much more
DWF has made its most high-profile hire since the news of the firm’s intended IPO broke earlier this year.
This month, we asked leading lawyers at Mayer Brown and Kettle Foods for their thoughts on job applications.
UK-headquartered firms are beginning to file their LLPs for 2017/18, with Macfarlanes and Linklaters the latest to reveal the financial state of their businesses.
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Register nowBy Janet Armstrong-Fox The Office for National Statistics in data published this week reports that young adults are having to wait on average eight years longer to get onto the housing ladder compared to two decades ago. It says that in 1997 the average age of a first-time buyer was just 26, compared to 34 today. […]
By Simon de Broise Payment processors, as the name suggests, facilitate payments by credit and debit cards for both online and point of sale transactions. The payment processor acts as an intermediary between the merchant (e.g. a retailer or airline) and the customer’s bank, facilitating the rapid authorisation (or otherwise) of the payment and initiating (and […]
By Sinead Kelly Employment associate, Sinead Kelly, published in Professional Housebuilder & Property Developer giving tips on what to look out for when using zero hours contracts in the construction industry. Casual working arrangements are popular in the construction industry as they allow for flexibility and cost saving where there may not be a constant need for […]
By Grace Waterhouse So called ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ are notorious in the art world, with dealers arranging sales of artwork on nothing more than a handshake, but the 2018 de Pury case should serve as a reminder of the importance of getting contracts down on paper. The case centred on Gauguin’s painting Nafea faa ipoipo (meaning ‘When […]
By Robin Henry, Audrey Favreau A recent decision of the Court of Appeal (First Tower Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1396) will be welcomed by SMEs and other non-sophisticated investors considering a claim against their bank for misrepresentation. The Court swept aside a significant body of cases which permitted banks to rely on […]
Many offshore jurisdictions saw notable reforms in 2018. This article considers how recent changes to the regulation of financial services in Bermuda have affected private trust companies. These legislative amendments were made primarily to ensure that Bermuda’s legal framework remains up to date with international standards, which are aimed at maintaining the international financial system’s […]
A company has outstanding debts and it seems they are struggling financially. What can you do to try and get your debts settled? Is applying to have the company wound up the answer? Here, we take a look at what you will need to consider before a decision is made and we take a look […]
In the recent case of SKYMIST HOLDINGS LIMITED v GRANDLANE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED [2018], the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), considered the principle of “approbation and reprobation” in “satellite litigation” over the jurisdiction of adjudicators. But is challenging the jurisdiction of an adjudicator worth the cost involved? We review the key points in the Skymist decision, and the TCC‘s […]
Public consultations on enhancing retirement security led by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada closed in late 2018. Given the importance and complexity of the subject matter, the one-month consultation period offered by the government was curiously short. Given that 2019 is an election year, the quick completion of the process could […]
Competition matters, and investigations more generally, differ greatly in execution from the approach to eDiscovery taken in litigation. Understanding the potential issues is paramount in developing an eDiscovery model that tackles the regulatory pressures faced by legal teams and their corporate clients. In the first article in this series we compare the different approaches and examine […]
An innovative solution from TLT and US tech group LegalSifter can slash lawyers’ BAU admin burden, but it can also do so much more
DWF has made its most high-profile hire since the news of the firm’s intended IPO broke earlier this year.
This month, we asked leading lawyers at Mayer Brown and Kettle Foods for their thoughts on job applications.
UK-headquartered firms are beginning to file their LLPs for 2017/18, with Macfarlanes and Linklaters the latest to reveal the financial state of their businesses.
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has represented a juice bar and its owner at appeal securing a reduction in their fines imposed due to bogus health claims, which had totalled more than £8,000. Pure and Raw juice bar, in Leamington Spa, and its director Ravinder Aujla had both pleaded guilty earlier this year to 12 […]
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Find out moreWhile many lawyers are out of the City on half-term, others in the industry have been securing US deals, mulling leadership bids and bringing High Court disputes to an end.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been called in by Canadian firm Stikemann Elliott to co-lead on Dairy Crest’s sale to a transatlantic buyer. The magic circle firm has been providing UK legal advice to Canadian company Saputo, which produces milk and dairy products. Freshfields corporate partner Stephen Hewes has taken the lead alongside colleague Peter Hall, […]
Four more partners have left Squire Patton Boggs’ London office, in the wake of former managing partner Robert Weekes’ move to Crowell & Moring earlier this month. UK litigation head Laurence Winston and restructuring partners Paul Muscutt and Cathryn Williams are to part ways with the firm, while Robin Baillie in the infrastructure practice is […]
Burges Salmon is preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, with plans to resort to an Irish partnership structure if Britain cannot agree terms with the EU.
Shearman & Sterling’s global turnover increased by 5 per cent over 2018, though the pace of growth has fallen behind some of Shearman’s US peers who have all reported double-digit gains this year. Turnover at Shearman rose to $955.5m in 2018, an increase of 4 per cent. This followed the addition of just $5m to […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner Charles Penney faces a challenge to his bid for another term, with another contender stepping forward to take on the role. Penney, who is seeking a second term in the top job, will run against contender Michael Leftley, who heads the employment, incentives & immigration group in London. Leftley has been […]
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