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Irwin Mitchell has revealed how 424 of its lawyers based in offices across the country have pledged to help the national law firm become one of the most dementia-friendly businesses in the UK, after they took part in training to become ‘Dementia Friends’. That means that around 15.5% of employees at the law firm have […]
The UK government triggered Article 50 on 29th March 2017. However, there is still little clarity on the repercussions of Brexit for European Union trade marks (EUTMs), including the issue of non-use. One practical issue that is likely to arise is the unexpected risk of possible revocation claims. EUTMs are vulnerable to revocation if they […]
Last Friday's cyberattack on tens of thousands of computers around the world revealed businesses' and other organizations' vulnerability to ransomware and extortion. Elliptic is a Bitcoin intelligence firm that guides banks and corporations through the ransomware process and work with law enforcement to identify the attackers. “Most ransomware attacks follow the same general pattern,” explains […]
The recent ransomware attack on the NHS and over 30,000 companies globally has brought cybercrime to the top of the risk and news agenda. Patrick Keady, CFIRM, IRM Board member and Chair of the IRM Health and Care Sector Interest Group says: “The NHS is unusual because it has so few people with the skills […]
The total number of petition filings across offshore jurisdictions fell 10% in 2016 when compared to the previous year, reflecting a continued levelling off since the high-point of 2013, according to a report released by leading offshore law firm Appleby. This was among the findings of the firm’s Snapshot: Review of 2016 Offshore Petition Filings […]
In-house counsel choosing external law firms say that responsiveness is the most important factor in their decision, shows a new survey by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. The survey of more than 200 in-house lawyers, conducted by Thomson Reuters, found that when deciding whether to instruct a […]
The Bar Council is giving its backing to the The Lawyer Portal (TLP), a new education resource aimed at those considering a career in law. The Lawyer Portal has been developed with direct input from experienced lawyers and legal education professionals, and features contributions from the Bar Council and other professional bodies and law firms. […]
Last week Mrs Justice Andrews DBE ruled in the High Court in a landmark Legal Professional Privilege case brought by the SFO that litigation privilege did not apply to any of the documents prepared by an international corporation as part of its internal investigation into alleged misconduct. In the case, brought against Eurasian Natural Resources […]
The European Commission has proposed some targeted reforms to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU. The reforms provide simpler and more proportionate rules for over-the-counter derivatives to reduce costs and regulatory burdens for market participants without compromising financial stability. A derivative is a financial contract linked to the future value or […]
The latest annual Legal Benchmarking Report from MHA, the UK-wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, reveals a third year of growth across the sector. However, while large firms continue to dominate the market, the fortune of small firms is more mixed as income and profit levels reduce and their cost base increases. Overall, […]
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