Eversheds Sutherland poised to launch Jeddah office
Eversheds Sutherland is set to launch its second office in Saudi Arabia as the firm eyes greater Middle Eastern coverage with expansion into Jeddah.
Walker Morris strengthens banking litigation group
Walker Morris has reinforced its offering to financial services clients with the appointment of Rob Aberdein.
Ogier advises on £1bn IPO for chilled foods supplier
Ogier has advised the initial public offering (IPO) of UK chilled foods supplier Bakkavor Group on the London Stock Exchange. Bakkavor announced its IPO on 10 November 2017 and its shares were admitted to trading on the LSE’s main market for listed securities on 16 November 2017. The IPO gives Bakkavor a market capitalisation of […]
Powell Gilbert client Illumina wins High Court battle over prenatal tests
Specialist IP firm Powell Gilbert has won a patent battle for pharma giant Illumina, defeating magic circle firm Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills in a fight over non-invasive prenatal tests.
The pros and cons of cloud services
Canada: New checks under Police Record Checks Reform Act
By Amy Derickx On Nov. 1, 2018, new “checks” on the police record check system will be in force under Ontario’s Police Record Checks Reform Act. Organizations who rely upon police record checks as a method of determining suitability for employment or volunteer work will want to review related policies and procedures for the purposes of […]
Tracing remedy for cryptocurrency ordered by court
By Emilie Feil-Fraser The decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court on September 12, 2018 in Copytrack Pte Ltd v. Wall is one of the first cases in Canada where a court-ordered remedy has been applied to digital currency, and it may have major implications for parties seeking relief in respect of digital currency in the […]
Digital protectionism: the countries with the most restrictive policies
Key findings: Digital now the new weapon for protectionist policies China leads the way on digitally restrictive laws followed by Russia and India New report highlights fragmented picture governing movement of data, setting a new challenge for business Countries which have historically driven protectionist policies through tariff and other trade barriers are now extending their […]
Legal compliance matters to consider for E-Commerce market
By Jocelyn S Paulley The barriers to entry to the world of retail have reduced significantly with the rise of e-commerce. This is not a single route to market as the e-commerce world has developed its own structures, such as selling through aggregators, platforms, highly curated markets, as well as simply through a brand’s own […]
Governing law and jurisdiction clause in contracts
By Gordon Bell, Tom Price, David Lowe Governing law and jurisdiction or dispute clauses are two distinct things. Governing law is the substantive law of the contract and dispute resolution clauses are the clauses that tell you where and how your dispute is going to be resolved. They are very different. One does not imply the other and […]
Eversheds Sutherland poised to launch Jeddah office
Eversheds Sutherland is set to launch its second office in Saudi Arabia as the firm eyes greater Middle Eastern coverage with expansion into Jeddah.
Walker Morris strengthens banking litigation group
Walker Morris has reinforced its offering to financial services clients with the appointment of Rob Aberdein.
Ogier advises on £1bn IPO for chilled foods supplier
Ogier has advised the initial public offering (IPO) of UK chilled foods supplier Bakkavor Group on the London Stock Exchange. Bakkavor announced its IPO on 10 November 2017 and its shares were admitted to trading on the LSE’s main market for listed securities on 16 November 2017. The IPO gives Bakkavor a market capitalisation of […]
Powell Gilbert client Illumina wins High Court battle over prenatal tests
Specialist IP firm Powell Gilbert has won a patent battle for pharma giant Illumina, defeating magic circle firm Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills in a fight over non-invasive prenatal tests.
Osborne Clarke mourns the death of former partner Speirs
Osborne Clarke is mourning the death of retired partner Simon Speirs, who passed away while taking part in a Clipper Round the World Race. Speirs, who had retired from the partnership earlier this year, was a real estate partner for 31 years at the firm. He specialised in commercial real estate, particularly investment and development. […]
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Akin Gump bets big on transatlantic offering with four-partner hire
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has snared a four-partner financial restructuring and global debt team from Morgan Lewis, in a move that reunites them with their former Bingham McCutchen colleagues. The hires include two heads of practice, with Morgan Lewis’ City transactional finance head Thomas O’Connor joining Akin Gump in London. Partner trio Renée Dailey, Christopher Lawrence […]
Slaughters extends fintech incubator with £300k already handed out
Slaughter and May has expanded the scope of its legal incubation scheme for start-ups, with plans to provide legal services to a more diverse range of technology businesses. The firm has opened its third round of applications for the Fast Forward programme, which had initially been set up to support fintech start-ups. The firm now […]
Law firms called out for leaving websites open to hackers
While the majority of law firms today have practices dedicated to cyber security, not all of them have websites that are secure, according to new findings published today. The findings, released by Trustify, claims that over 10 per cent of the top 200 law firms in the UK do not have secure websites, including four […]
A&O wins top mandate for Vue Cinemas on German acquisition
HSF and A&O are advising on cinema chain Vue’s acquisition of German brand CineStar for nearly £200m.
Osborne Clarke reels in Bird & Bird’s UK tax head
Bird & Bird’s head of UK tax Mathew Oliver has joined Osborne Clarke’s London office; the latest in a string of new recruits to the latter’s City operations. Oliver has been at Bird & Bird since 2005, joining as a partner from Lovells where he was an associate for three years. He was a tax […]
Landmark ruling upheld as DWF loses data breach appeal for Morrisons
DWF has lost its appeal for Morrisons in the High Court today, as it was ruled that the supermarket is legally responsible for an enormous data breach affecting over 100,00 employees. Three senior judges, including the Master of the Rolls, upheld the original decision against the supermarket, issued in December 2017. In what was the UK’s first data protection class […]