Licensing news Scotland – January 2019
By Stephen McGowan This month in summary: Top Licensing Tip: Key dates for premises in 2019 Immigration changes to liquor and late hours catering licensing delayed Highlights of the Perth Licensing Board Policy Highlights of the Stirling Licensing Board Policy Highlights of the Highlands Licensing Board Policy (covering Inverness) Gambling Commission highlights dangers of illegal […]
Hubble investment shows how office market is evolving
By Edward Pitt Hubble, the online flexible-office broker has raised £4 million in Series A investment from JLL Spark, Downing Ventures and others. Uptake of flexible office space continues to grow both in London and large regional cities. The sector is suited to fast growth start-ups and scale-ups who often need quick access to office […]
The government announces technical review of building regulations
By Adrian Mansbridge In response to the Hackitt Review, the government has started mapping out its programme for implementing Dame Hackitt’s recommendations. The government is pushing towards greater regulation of fire safety precautions. The implementation strategy follows on from separate proposals to revise Approved Document B and update guidance on the assessment of fire door performance, and […]
FAQs: Impact of Brexit on trade marks
By Jo Pritchard What will Brexit hold for trade marks? The most recent guidance comes from the Trade Mark Exit Regs, released in December. Strictly speaking it is marked as a draft, but it is broadly expected to come into force in its current form on Exit Day which currently looks to be 29 March 2019. If […]
EU workers and Brexit – where are we and what can retailers do now?
By Esther Smith As we approach the UK’s planned exit from the EU later this year, retailers in the UK currently find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to predicting market trends and resourcing businesses accordingly. In amongst this, issues with recruiting and retaining EU staff adds to the complexity of this area. The […]
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New Law momentum continues as Axiom gears up for IPO
Flexible legal resources provider Axiom has filed for an IPO after several years of deliberation, in a bid to obtain extra investment for further expansion. The provider has submitted a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in New York, but the filing did not disclose a range for the pricing of shares or […]
CMS’s tech incubator goes global in push for more start-up members
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has expanded the reach of its in-house startup accelerator to about 20 countries, expecting to engage 150 startups worldwide by the end of the year. The programme, dubbed CMS EquIP, provides startups and businesses at various stages of development access to potential investors and discounted legal support from the firm’s fee-earners. […]
Cadwalader to join Freshfields and Paul Hastings in new City HQ
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is to move from its City home in Dashwood House to 100 Bishopsgate when the building is completed. The firm’s London head Greg Petrick has set out a gauntlet for growth, with the US firm taking enough space for 120 lawyers in the new building. The London headcount is currently at […]
DWF grabs mandate on Flybmi’s collapse
Flybmi has become the latest airline to enter into administration, with the company citing Brexit uncertainty as one of the main reasons for its collapse. DWF is acting for the administrators BDO, with a team led by Leeds-based associate partner Matthew Brown. The airline cancelled all flights over the weekend with immediate effect. DWF is understood to […]
Taylor Wessing rules out merger talk as firm seals West Coast alliance
Furthering its reach on the West Coast, Taylor Wessing has entered into a non-exclusive joint relationship with California’s Wilson Sonsini.
Linklaters’ former CMO to destroy documents in swift end to injunction saga
Former Linklaters marketing head Frank Mellish has agreed to destroy documents shared between him and the firm, in relation to matters he said would expose “the ongoing struggle [the firm] has with women in the workplace”.