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General Counsel - An Interview with Paul Fredrick

30th April 2020
Travelling internationally is an adventure for anyone, but for Paul, experiencing other cultures and societies via their laws, regulations and through business transactions or projects has been among the highlights of his career.  Having lived, worked, and travelled to six of the seven continents, Paul shares with us his journey and offers some thoughts and […]
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The ‘Arbitration Centre’ of Attraction: How Are Arab Countries Catching up?

30th April 2020
Most Arab governments have carried out numerous legislative, institutional and procedural reforms and further improvements in their infrastructure to prepare their environment to attract foreign investment, across several axes, which can contribute to improving the investment climate in Arab countries. “ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to the countries of the region jumped during the […]
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How Can I Ensure my Prenuptial Agreement Is Enforceable in Maryland?

30th April 2020
These agreements, either before or after marriage, serve equally as estate planning as they do for the unintended divorce.  By agreeing before the conflict or death, costly litigation is avoided. But only if the prenuptial agreement is enforceable. There are three keys ways to ensure an enforceable prenuptial agreement.  These agreements get set aside or […]
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The Difficulties Posed in Mediating Cases Relating to Fraud and How to Overcome Them

30th April 2020
The first thing to consider is: What type of mediation is best suited for the particular fraud dispute in question? There are two types of mediation: facilitative mediation and evaluative mediation. Facilitative mediation In a facilitative mediation the mediator’s role, as the title of the type of mediation suggests, is to facilitate the participants to […]
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Rule of Majority: Provisions for takeover of unlisted companies notified by the MCA

30th April 2020
While sub-section 1 to 10 of section 230 has been operative since 2016, the MCA, after a gap of almost three years, has finally notified some of the key provisions under section 230. These notified provisions pertain to the takeover of unlisted companies by majority shareholders (through squeezing out of minority shareholders) under a scheme […]
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COVID-19 Causes Rise in Wills but It Is About Preparation not Panic

28th April 2020
In fact, Coronavirus has prompted a 76% jump in the demand for Wills in the last two weeks, as revealed by deVere Group. The company stated that the dramatic increase for its Wills service has been driven by people’s “minds being more focused” on certain aspects of financial planning due to the current pandemic. Nigel Green […]
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The Power of Remote Working During the Pandemic Crisis

9th April 2020
For some so-called platform law firms, remote working is nothing new. The benefits, from encouraging the use of technology to help close the gender pay gap, have never been more apparent.  Below, we expand on the importance of remote working for lawyers and the benefits which go hand-in-hand. Platform law firms provide self-employed lawyers with […]
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Protecting Prisoners’ Rights During this Pandemic

8th April 2020
The greatest issue faced by the prison system will be access to healthcare within the prison itself. Prisons with a healthcare wing already have to deal with a range of physical and mental health issues, so the added pressure of having prisoners who could have COVID-19 will leave those with new or pre-existing health issues […]
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Coronavirus: Its Initial Impact on Law Firms

8th April 2020
How has the pandemic impacted lawyers and their law firms? Here, we speak to a selection of legal experts that discuss the impact Covid-19 has had on their firm and the sector they specialise in.
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UK and US Leave and Pay Provisions During Coronavirus

7th April 2020
In this article, lawyers from the UK and US member firms of Ius Laboris, the world’s largest HR and employment law firm alliance, describe how sickness, quarantine and leave to look after dependants are treated in their jurisdictions in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
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