Material adverse change clauses – draft carefully
The unprecedented situation that the coronavirus pandemic has delivered to global commerce has impacted on a variety of contractual issues related to non-contentious day-to-day transactions.
Proposed new law to criminalise threats of revenge porn
Government action on this matter comes on the back of campaigning from the charity Refuge and with the backing of the Victims Commissioner and the Domestic Abuse commissioner.
Can you compel staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19?
Employment law is not crystal clear on this question; an employer has a duty to ensure the safety of their employees and all those with whom they interact during the course of their work. Therefore, there may be a case for insisting that all employees are vaccinated.
Spain: Proposed new measures for company start-up will help off-set impact of Brexit and Covid-19 to cross-border business
The Spanish government has drafted proposals aimed at bringing in a number of resourceful changes to opening a business in Spain which will reduce both the financial and administrative responsibilities when setting up a new business.
How child custody is managed in divorce when the parents are two different nationalities
The lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic has seen an increase, not only in divorce but in parental child abduction.
The Supreme Court decision relating to the status of Uber drivers will change the face of the gig-economy
The ruling that Uber drivers should be designated as workers and not as “self-employed” provides the drivers with a new raft of basic rights such as paid holiday, rest breaks and to be paid the national minimum wage will have a “knock-on” effect in the entire gig-economy.
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One gender is dropping partnership ambitions in the pandemic. Guess which.
Only one quarter of parent associates now want to make partner.
Your clients will be female
Legal leadership outperforms the current crop of FTSE 100 CEOs when it comes to gender diversity.
Deliveroo heralds a bumper crop for ECM lawyers
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Working to live, not living to work: it’s an easy sell
The demographics of the legal market are in flux with Covid 19 creating the conditions for a generational shift in working patterns.
A&O’s accidental LA office
With the arrival of the Akin Gump team, A&O’s US bench has doubled at a stroke.
Hausfeld loves a bit of competition
Calls for reform of the CMA will be music to the ears of claimant litigators.
City firms pick up mandates on Greensill administration
Allen & Overy is among the firms advising as embattled financial company Greensill Capital files for administration. The magic circle firm is understood to have picked up the mandate for the company, with partners Katrina Buckley, Joel Ferguson and Ian Field at the helm of the team. They are working opposite their former A&O colleague […]
Ashurst chairman to step down for new competition role
Ashurst’s global chairman Ben Tidswell is stepping down from the role after eight years to join the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). Tidswell will leave Ashurst on 31 July to take on a judicial appointment as a chairman of specialist competition court, the CAT. Litigator Tidswell became Ashurst’s first post-merger chairman in 2013 after the firm announced its […]
DWF shutters three offices in Australia
DWF has closed three offices in Australia, with 85 members of staff and 14 principal lawyers leaving the firm. The firm’s offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle will close, while the Brisbane office and its connected services operations in Sydney and Melbourne remain operational. Damien van Brunschot will continue to lead DWF’s business Down Under […]
Freshfields sets target of 40 per cent new female partners by 2026
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has introduced a series of pledges to improve its diversity and inclusion credentials, setting out targets for new partners and its leadership teams. The firm has said that by 2026, it expects new partners to be at least 40 per cent women and 40 per cent men. This follows last year’s promotions […]
Shoosmiths branches into consulting with new venture
Shoosmiths has launched a new separate consultancy arm, as firms ramp up efforts to provide alternative services for clients. ‘Shoosmiths8 Connected Services’ has been established to help clients with their legal, as well as broader business requirements. It includes a suite of eight products across innovation, contracts, coaching, corporate advisory, privacy and data. The eight […]
Bevan Brittan appoints third consecutive female senior partner
Bevan Brittan has appointed a new senior partner, with head of employment, pensions and immigration Jodie Sinclair set to take up the role on 1 May. A 21-year veteran of the firm, Sinclair is Bevan Brittan’s third female senior partner in a row. She had previously joined the board in 2019, and replaces Joanne Easterbrook, […]
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