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100 Years Since Women Entered the Profession: Is the Legal Industry Still a ‘Man’s World’?

8th March 2020
It’s International Women’s Day and the field of Law has come along in leaps and bounds in terms of inclusion for women. What was traditionally a patriarchal industry just over 100 years ago in 1919, has seen a historic shift, with women now making up 50.1% of the 139,624 practising legal certificate holders. But even […]
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Women in the Workplace – The Work that Still Needs To Be Done

7th March 2020
As we approach International Women’s Day, we speak to a group of female lawyers to hear their take on how far women have come, and what employers can do to continue to drive the change that is needed. Ipswich-based law firm Prettys is unusual in the legal world as it has four female partners, equal […]
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Will Online Legal Services Overtake Lawyers?

5th March 2020
Earlier this month the demise of UpCounsel was announced despite the fact the online lawyer marketplace had raised $26 million from keen investors. The company was accused of flouting ethics rules and competition laws following a 2018 lawsuit, and even though the case settled in 2019, UpCounsel were also accused of ‘brazenly’ violating a Californian […]
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United Petfood Producers acquires Pavia Effeffe Pet Food SpA

5th March 2020
Effeffe is a producer of private label pet food located in Pieve Porto Morone. The acquisition of Effeffe fits in the strategy of United Petfood to further strengthen its position in the international market; it will also enable the company to expand its business in the Italian market. The acquisition brings new growth opportunities and […]
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Supernova's Acquisition of Shopping Centres in Slovenia

5th March 2020
Šelih & Partnerji advised Supernova on its EUR 220 million acquisition of seven shopping malls and five smaller shopping centres from Centrice Real Estate GmbH, a member of America's Lone Star fund. The sellers were advised by Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partnerji, including Partner Sergej Omladic and Senior Associate Rok Kokalj. Šelih & Partnerji's team […]
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Play Hard buys Zalando subsidiary Kickz

5th March 2020
Zalando, Europe's leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, continues its assortment strategy to pursue a complementary approach with its partner brands. As a consequence, Zalando sells subsidiary KICKZ Never Not Ballin' GmbH to Play Hard GmbH, represented by Jacob Fatih and Philipp Buchholtz. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter […]
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Eranove's development and financing of a power plant in Togo

5th March 2020
The Eranove Group in the context of the development and financing of the Kékéli Efficient Power tri-fuel power plant, located in Lomé in Togo, have decided to develop and operate this power plant, which will be built by the Spanish group Grupo TSK. The turbines, technology and maintenance services for the power plant will be provided […]
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BSC Blackstone’s Acquisition of Grupo Açoforja

5th March 2020
The investment company BSC – Blackstone Soluções Corporativas, which operates as an investment company in Brazil, bought all the shares of Grupo Açoforja - a medium/heavy capacity open Forging Company, which manufactures steel forgings, such as parts underdrawing, pre-machined (rough machined) or finished machined, and heat-treated parts. Marcos Martins Advogados advised BSC – Blackstone Soluções […]
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The Issues in Kuwait’s Current Climate

28th February 2020
Tackling climate change and how it is impacting Kuwait’s economy Kuwait is the 7th largest exporter of oil, providing 50% of its GDP, but climate change is causing people to rethink their dependency on oil. Climate change will potentially affect everyone’s future. Of course, the oil and fossil fuel industry has an impact and so, […]
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What Are Transgender’s Employment Rights?

28th February 2020
What are the different types of unlawful discrimination? Like the term “harassment”, “discrimination” has several meanings and connotations.  For purposes of employment law, discrimination (differing treatment of an individual or group) is unlawful if it is based in whole or in part of a person’s protected status.  Conversely, discrimination, which may be unethical or even […]
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