What does the Brexit trade deal mean for recruitment and staff moves in food and drink?
Shabana Muneer, Senior Associate in the Employment Team, summarises the main issues and poses some questions that businesses in the food and drink sector must address.
Business Interruption Insurance Test Case: Supreme Court backs FCA
Today’s Supreme Court judgment paves the way for thousands of businesses to have their claims for Covid-related business interruption losses paid. We reported in September 2020 on a landmark High Court ruling for policyholders with certain business interruption insurance who have been forced to close as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The test case, which was […]
Post-termination non-compete clauses: Proposed reforms
Rebecca Jackson highlights proposed reforms to the law surrounding post-termination non-compete clauses in employment contracts, and considers what any changes might mean for employers.
Webinar recording: Developers – it’s time to take action – Biodiversity Net Gain is coming…
Walker Morris’ Planning & Environment team recently held a joint webinar with Carney Sweeney on the introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain and the changes it will lead to in the planning system.
Non-compete clauses: Issues to consider on business sale/merger
The purchaser of a business will often want to ensure that any goodwill associated with the business is protected.
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Come for the rugby, stay for the M&A
Revived interest in Japan from certain law firms may have something to do with the Rugby World Cup.
2021 will be Kirkland’s year – again
Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher are expected to deliver another strong set of results in coming weeks.
There are many escapees from BigLaw
Boutiques are now looking like a particularly attractive option.
A COO is a managing partner’s best friend
Firms must once again turn their attentions towards servicing current clients for a lower cost.
Business travel is not dead
The world is becoming a more open place to travel based on the Henley Passport Index.
There is one good reason US firms are hiring senior associates into partnership
In recent months there has been a glut of senior associate hires.
Fieldfisher eyes litigation funding work with new platform
Fieldfisher is ramping up its foray into the litigation funding market with a new platform to speed up one of the most time-consuming phases of the claim process. The firm has developed a platform that assess new commercial claims to establish whether the litigants are eligibile for funding. The platform, developed on artificial intelligence technology […]
DWF GC moves back into retail with Ocado role
The general counsel and company secretary of DWF is leaving the listed business to take on a similar position within the Ocado Group. Mollie Stoker joins Ocado as deputy GC after the move of in-house lawyer Jonathan Wiseman to the retail arm of the grocer. She is leaving DWF after becoming GC on its listing […]
Four firms added to £8.7m Scottish Enterprise panel
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Addleshaw Goddard are among the four firms that have been added to Scottish Enterprise’s new £8.7m panel. The public body has appointed Scottish firms Brodies and Burness Paull to the panel, as well as CMS and Addleshaws. Shepherd and Wedderburn, which was on the former panel running from 2016 […]
Taylor Wessing takes legal duties for Pfizer in vaccine rollout
Taylor Wessing is advising pharma giant Pfizer on aspects around the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine across Europe, The Lawyer understands. The firm is understood to be counselling the company on patent issues arising from the unprecedentedly large-scale distribution of the vaccine it developed in conjunction with German biotech company BioNTech. It is understood that […]
DWF unveils six-strong round of partner promos
DWF has made up six new partners, in cities such as Manchester and Bristol, while London has missed out for the second year in a row. While there were no London partner promotions, the office did see director elevations. The promotions mostly concern the firm’s insurance and real estate practices. Of the new partners, professional […]
Satellite provider Isotropic appoints first GC
Isotropic Systems has appointed Indira Hann as its first general counsel. Indira Hann has taken on the chief legal role at Isotropic Systems, which designs and develops satellite antennas for rail, defence and aerospace applications In the role, Hann will manage all legal activities regarding Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam broadband terminals, which are on track for […]
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