2018

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Supreme Court Considers Test of Vienna Convention in Relation to Wikileaks

19th February 2018
The Supreme Court has decided in Bancoult (No 3), by 5-2, that a government decision about the Chagos Islands was not made for an improper purpose. In reaching this decision, the Court unanimously held that a Wikileaks document could be admitted into evidence. The case concerned the decision of the then Secretary of State for Foreign […]
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Airline Law and Regulation: A Brief History

19th February 2018
Why is the airline industry one of the most heavily regulated and subsidized industries in America? Gary Leff, Mercatus Center CFO and author at ViewFromTheWing.com, explains his point of view.
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74% of Brands Experienced Trademark Infringement in the Past Year

16th February 2018
A recent report demonstrates that almost three quarters of brands (74%) experienced trademark infringement in the last year, with four in 10 saying infringement has increased. Reporting on the impact of this trademark infringement in The Trademark Ecosystem: Insights from Intellectual Property Professionals around the World, customer confusion was identified as the biggest effect (44%), […]
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Is the Pension Protection Fund Working?

16th February 2018
With the potential transfer of the Carillion pension schemes to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the PPF has been much in the news recently. Below Philip Woolham, Senior Associate at Bevan Brittan LLP, explains the ins and outs of the fund, touching on some of the challenges faced. The PPF is an important part of […]
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Legal Sector Dominates LGBT Top 100 Employers List

15th February 2018
Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity, has listed 16 legal firms in its Top 100 LGBT-inclusive employers list. The top ten includes Pinsent Masons in second place (2 in 2017), Baker & McKenzie at number six (7 in 2017), and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) at number seven (8 in 2017).  Each of these legal firms has also received special […]
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Are Crypto Currencies Creating Too Much Risk? It’s Time for Regulation

15th February 2018
New currencies, ICOs and ambitious FinTechs could be creating more and more cyber risks for the future, and some experts are calling for increased legal regulation in the crypto sphere. Below Alex Larsen, CFIRM, Institute of Risk Management (IRM) subject expert, explains how and why crypto currencies are creating more and more investment risk, with […]
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Jones Day Extends Lead Against Rest of US Legal Market Even Further

14th February 2018
Acritas’ seventh annual US Law Firm Brand Index sees Jones Day extend its lead against the market, increasing the gap against the rest of the leading brands to an extent not seen since 2014. Acritas’ US Law Firm Brand Index 2018 is compiled from analysis of an extract of data from the Sharplegal US survey […]
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