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Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy Advise in Lv= Allianz JV

17th August 2017
Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have advised Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society and Allianz respectively on their joint venture, creating a general insurance business with over 6 million customers. The new LV= branded joint venture will be the UK’s third largest personal insurer with over £1.7 billion annual premium income. The first stage of the […]
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Your Thoughts: Google Diversity Memo

16th August 2017
Last week lawyer monthly reported on the infamous Google Diversity memo that circulated from within the corporation and sparked much backlash worldwide. The employee that posted the memo, James Damore, was subsequently fired and Google, or specifically Pichai, said: “our co-workers shouldn’t have to worry that each time they open their mouths to speak in […]
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It’s Now Legal to Marry Your Gun in Texas & Other US Laws

16th August 2017
Human-firearm unions are now legal in the Lone Star State, as long as the couple isn't related by blood.
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DLA Piper Triumphs Arbitration for St Petersburg in 10-Year Dispute

16th August 2017
DLA Piper has successfully defended the city of St Petersburg, Rossiya Airlines and Pulkovo Airport (all Russia) in an almost decade-long multi-jurisdictional investment dispute. In 2008 the US entrepreneur Mr Carl A. Sax, represented by Amsterdam & Partners, brought a claim against the city of St Petersburg, Rossiya Airlines and Pulkovo Airport (co-respondents) in an […]
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Taylor Swift’s US Court Win Would Have Been a Criminal Sentence in the UK

15th August 2017
Following a groping incident four years ago, an eight-member jury has sided with Taylor Swift in a countersuit against radio DJ David Mueller. World popstar Taylor Swift accused the now fired radio presenter of groping her during a meet and greet at the Pepsi Center in 2013. The jury, made of six women and two […]
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Tiger Woods' on Drugs, Watch the Full Dashcam

15th August 2017
Following his arrest for DUI in May, Tiger Woods has been found to have had a whole mix of drugs in his system, with traces of marijuana, anti-anxiety medication, painkillers, and sleeping pills found. Arrested in Florida by the authorities on May 29th 2017, according to ESPN, the star golfer's toxicology report showed Vicodin, Dilaudid, Xanax, […]
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Pension Apportionment Landmark Ruling Has Major Implications for Separating Couples

15th August 2017
The long-awaited Supreme Court decision in the case of McDonald v McDonald has newly been issued – and it has major implications for couples in the process of separating. The case hinged on the apportionment of Mr McDonald’s pension.  The dispute involved the interpretation of Regulation 4 of the Divorce etc (Pensions) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, […]
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After Yahoo, Verizon and Now Talk Talk, Most Sectors Still Don’t Consider Cyberthreats a Priority

14th August 2017
With breaches costing UK firms £29 billion in 2016, Finance and Insurance are the sectors most concerned about cyber security. The rest are leaving it a little to the side. Following announcements throughout the year that company after company, and now even Talk Talk, had been hit by cyber-attacks, cyber considerations are definitely a priority […]
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Google Employee Fired Over Memo Considering Legal Action

14th August 2017
Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst, on the legal fallout over Google's firing of an employee who wrote a memo about the tech company's diversity policy.
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Venezuela Inches Closer to Dictatorship

14th August 2017
Venezuela has more oil than anywhere on Earth, and yet it can't provide basic food and services to its citizens. Bloomberg QuickTake examines how Venezuela's poor economy and increasingly authoritarian leader have made it into Latin America's powder keg.
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