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A part of insolvent Solarworld AG has been sold and Solarworld Founder Frank Asbeck and Qatar Solar Technologies have taken over the plants in Freiberg and Arnstadt. The purchase is made by SolarWorld Industries. The commercial register suggests how complex the transaction must have been - in the past three weeks there are numerous new entries, […]
Planning a career in the field of business is a common goal for many people studying at college and university. Many business degrees provide a certain level of flexibility in terms of what you can do with it, but not all are equally valued. Different business degrees often do focus on specific aspects of finance […]
Robin Allen QC, Chair of the Bar Council’s Equality and Diversity and Social Mobility Committee, said the recent publication of the Lammy Review was a major contribution to the important and urgent task of securing a fair and equal criminal justice system. He said: “The Lammy Report and all its recommendations require proper consideration. Criminal […]
Alison Horner, VAT partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, below discusses the UK government’s recent moves on customs duty. This announcement is a very bold step from the UK government, especially given the EU’s public stance on the single market and the clear message that Brexit means an exit from the associated free trade arrangements. But […]
A generation of vulnerable people could be faced with problems managing their finances and assets if improvements to the process of setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is not improved, according to leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors. Elizabeth Young, head of private client at Roythornes, discusses for Lawyer Monthly below. Denzil Lush, the […]
A number of animal charities, Dogs Trust, World Animal Protection, Friends Of The Animals and Heart Research UK are disputing a grieving partner’s claim to the £340,000 estate of Tracey Leaning, who passed aged 54 in 2015. According to reports, Leaning decided to change her Will to leave her £340,000 estate to her partner, Richard […]
Norton Rose Fulbright recently announced that Alison Kult, a fourth year student at the School of Law at the University of PNG (UPNG), has been awarded its first scholarship to support the pursuit of quality in legal studies in Papua New Guinea. The Norton Rose Fulbright PNG Legal Scholarship provides the recipient with up to K10,000 ($3,153) in […]
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 […]
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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