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It was recently announced that Facebook at Work will now be offered to all companies, after spending a year in tests. The new system will mean that employees can utilise Facebook for professional purposes, but in a way that will keep it separate from their personal profiles. To find out more, Lawyer Monthly speaks to […]
This month, as part of our In-house Counsel interview series, Lawyer Monthly takes a look at the work of Claire Russell, In-House Counsel at Anglian Water Group. She tells us exclusively about her role, the challenges she faces on a daily basis and how she keeps on top of the ever changing regulation that […]
The news of a young woman being duped into handing over £1.35 million to a person purporting to be the legal owner of the property was reported in the Daily Mail last week. It serves as another stark reminder of the risk of fraud in the conveyancing sector. Maud Rousseau, Group Marketing and Communications […]
A South Wales law firm has secured a major contract from a multinational software company, to support its strategy on protecting its Intellectual Property and lead its fight against international piracy of its products. Cardiff-based CJCH Solicitors has a contract with Dassault Systèmes to combat the unlawful use of its design software across countries […]
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has announced its intention to open its first office in Myanmar and the appointment of Partner Chris Hughes, former Managing Partner in Baker & McKenzie’s Yangon office, to lead this expansion. Once established, this will be the Firm’s 14th office in its 12th country and further strengthens and […]
International dispute resolution funder Vannin Capital, has this week published the second report in its Funding in Focus series focused on providing insights, case studies and independent opinions on the high growth area of third party litigation funding (“TPLF”) in key global markets and sectors. Capturing the views of a broad range of stakeholders, […]
A legal professional using her network to help build a London base for a charity supporting people living with neurological conditions has been named a Point of Light by Prime Minister David Cameron. Christine was instrumental in setting up the ‘London Minds’ group to support the work of Cerebra, a national charity for children and […]
BPP University is teaming up with CIS London & Partners to offer senior legal managers, based in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the unique opportunity to study BPP University’s exclusive MBA (Legal Services). The MBA (Legal Services) programme will be delivered by BPP University, who exclusively trains over 45 leading UK and […]
Ashfords LLP adds strength to its Corporate offering with the hire of Stuart Fleet from US law firm Kaye Scholer. Stuart joins the 65 strong team headed up by Andrew Betteridge. Stuart has extensive expertise in UK and cross border transactions, equity financings and restructurings and specialises in public takeovers, IPO's, secondary issues, M&A, joint […]
Jones Day is advising Southern Company (NYSE: SO) in its acquisition of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) in a cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $12 billion, including total equity value of approximately $8 billion. The transaction is structured as a reverse triangular merger pursuant to which AGL will become a wholly owned subsidiary […]
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