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Failed Partner Hires: Why Do Firms Fail to Keep Their Partners?

3rd April 2019
For most of the larger firms, lateral partner hiring is part of a balanced growth and recruitment strategy. However, for many of the smaller and less established London offices, it is their only source of senior lawyers. What is rarely, if ever, analysed or openly discussed is how successful these hires turn out to be. […]
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Are Businesses Ready for Climate Change?

3rd April 2019
Whether you are going to Trump this one out and state you don’t believe it, many scientists and experts have churned out their days and nights into trying to find out what is causing the potentially drastic changes in our climate. A rise in sea level, hotter temperatures, shrinking ice sheets and warmer oceans are […]
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Will Brexit See a Rise in Money Laundering?

3rd April 2019
Among the political turmoil over Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with Europe, the issue of money laundering seems to have been overlooked so far. And that would be a big mistake. There can be no conclusive estimates of the scale of money laundering in Europe. But we are talking about many billions a year. […]
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Brexit: What Is Driving the Drop in EU Net Migration?

3rd April 2019
In the week the UK was due to leave the EU (and coming just days after the European Council agreed to delay exit date from 29 March 2019 to 22 May 2019 if the Withdrawal Agreement is approved by parliament – or until 12 April 2019, if not), the government has launched a new marketing […]
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ENI acquires 20% of ADNOC Refining

2nd April 2019
The signing of the agreement was witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Giuseppe Conte, the Italian Prime Minister. The agreements were signed by His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC […]
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Globant acquire Avanxo

2nd April 2019
Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digital native company that offers innovative technology services, announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Avanxo, a leading business transformation company with a presence in the United States. Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Argentina. With this acquisition, Globant continues to expand its capabilities to create digital experiences for […]
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Sonda acquires M2M Solutions

2nd April 2019
M2M has a wide portfolio of technological services and solutions in transport and urban mobility, which includes fleet management solutions based on cloud (software as a service), trip planning and management, passenger access control, telemetry, analytics & business intelligence and diverse applications for operators, users and authorities. M2M is a Brazilian company with a national […]
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Know the Score: The Legality Behind Transferring Football Players

2nd April 2019
Often hidden behind the scenes of such transfers are talented, sharp-minded legal experts, ensuring contracts are well refined and negotiations are handled sensitively. This month, we speak with Guido Del Re, who specialises in this field. He discusses how transfer season is similar to usual M&A transactions and what teams should consider prior to transferring […]
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“Aren’t You Too Old for that?” - Age Discrimination in the Workplace

2nd April 2019
He speaks to Lawyer Monthly about age discrimination and your rights if you have ever been told: “You are too old for this job.” Can you briefly underline what accounts towards age discrimination? Age discrimination occurs when an employer decides to suspend, demote, terminate, or fail to hire an employee because of a belief that […]
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Don’t Fly Blind During Air Disasters: Passenger Injury and Response

2nd April 2019
 Its respected team of trial lawyers consistently develops successful litigation strategies in even the most difficult cases, and it does so while recognizing and honoring the individual needs of each of its clients. Getting in touch with Donald Nolan, we talk about the air law treaties which protect injured passengers and how courts interpret the […]
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