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Legal Awards 2021: Interview with Conan J. Higgins

27th February 2022
We hear from Lawyer Monthly's General Counsel of the Year.
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Legal Awards 2021: Interview with Armstrong Teasdale LLP

26th February 2022
We hear from Lawyer Monthly's Law Firm of the Year.
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Legal Awards 2021: Interview with Andrew R. Hein

26th February 2022
We hear from Lawyer Monthly's Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman On US Supreme Court

25th February 2022
On Friday, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, elevating a Black woman to the country’s highest court for the first time in its history.  Jackson will succeed justice Stephen Breyer, the most senior jurist in the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing. Breyer is set to retire this summer, at […]
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Bonus Sacrifices: What Lawyers Need To Know

25th February 2022
Colin Dyer, Client Director at abrdn, explores some key considerations around bonus sacrifice - what is it, and what are its advantages? For some in the legal profession, the coming months will bring a boost to pay packets in the form of a Spring bonus. Individuals may be thinking hard about how to best spend […]
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2020–2022 Distressed Companies And Their Evolution

25th February 2022
COVID 19: a game-changer Sometimes events can be as unprecedented as what happened from March 2020 from a business perspective. Businesses across the world faced lockdowns, falling revenues and sales, unpaid bills and new ways of remote working for staff. Everywhere, it was the small and medium-sized companies that were the most exposed and affected.  […]
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UK’s Allen & Overy To Enter Boston Amid US Expansion

25th February 2022
On Thursday, UK magic circle law firm Allen & Overy announced it is hiring five IP litigation partners from Goodwin Procter as it continues its growth in the United States with plans to open a new Boston-based office.  The team is led by New York-based patent litigator Elizabeth Holland who is set to become the […]
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A Lawyer’s Perspective: UK Must Act To Prevent Major Refugee Crisis Amid Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

24th February 2022
Russian forces have launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine under the orders of President Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at approximately 5am Ukrainian time. Shortly after Putin’s short televised address, explosions were heard near major Ukrainian cities, including the country’s capital, Kyiv. Commenting on the role of the UK government in averting […]
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2020 Divorce Rate Drop May Mean Uglier Divorces In 2022

24th February 2022
In 2020, the number of divorces in England and Wales fell by 4.5% according to the Office for National Statistics. That figure was still not low: 103,592 decree absolutes were granted. But as with so much human activity during the pandemic, the impact of Covid-19 had far-reaching and unexpected consequences on many of those who […]
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Apple And Director Shyamalan To Face Lawsuit Over “Ripoff” Claims

24th February 2022
On Tuesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that director Francesca Gregorini’s film “The Truth About Emanuel” was similar enough to Shyamalan’s “Servant” to support Gregorini’s claims. The Court of Appeals decision reserved a previous ruling by a lower court. Apple and director Shyamalan were sued by Gregorini in 2020 for copyright infringement. Gregorini […]
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