Shearman & Sterling is advising Tele2 on the US aspects of its proposed approximately $3.3 billion merger with Com Hem. Under the terms of the merger, Com Hem will be merged into Tele2 and each Com Hem share will be converted into the right to receive 1.0374 Class B shares of the surviving company and […]
The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2 came into force this weekend on Saturday 13th January, with the Europe-wide legislation set to change the way that banks operate. Consumers will be able to instruct their banks to share data securely with third parties, making it easier to transfer funds, compare products and manage their accounts. However, […]
So MiFID II just came into force at the beginning of the month, and if you didn’t keep up to date, you’re likely really confused about what it entails and how it might affect you. Felicia Meyerowitz Singh, Co-founder and CEO of Akoni Hub, explains for Lawyer Monthly. MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directives […]
Are you interested in studying litigation? Do you want to become a litigator but you are not certain about what this career entails? If your answer to either one of these two questions is yes, Rosemary Jones, a professional legal blogger has some valuable insight, with the latest addition to our Law School & Careers […]
Following the decision from Carrie Gracie to leave her post as the BBC's China editor, as she felt there was "big gap" in terms of pay between her and her male counterparts, Lorraine Heard, Legal Director at transatlantic law Womble Bond Dickinson, looks at whether the situation at the BBC should be a cause for […]
The estimated total corporate tax benefit of $74 billion per year is not a game-changer according to Alastair George, Chief Investment Strategist at Edison Investment, who below explains to Lawyer Monthly how the tax reform may in fact result in quite a modest positive for US equities. The prospective headline cut to the US corporate […]
Andrew Walker QC has become Chair of the Bar, taking over from outgoing Chair, Andrew Langdon QC, to lead the Bar Council, the representative body for barristers in England & Wales. The new Chair, of Maitland Chambers, was called to the Bar in 1991 and took silk in 2011. His professional practice is focused on […]
The European Commission has recently published a series of recommendations for Member States on how to better work together towards better direct tax and VAT collection for national budgets. It’s calling on Member States to continue working together for more efficient tax collection and to better fight tax fraud and avoidance. In particular, the results […]
On behalf of Lawyer Monthly, Richard Thomas, Partner at Cardiff and London based commercial law firm Capital Law, looks at what legal changes will be sweeping administrations in 2018. GDPR European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the result of four year’s work by the EU to bring legislation in line with the new ways that data […]
Under GDPR, businesses could be fined tens of millions of pounds for data breaches. Security researchers have suggested that Ransomware could increase under GDPR, as hackers tempt you to pay their smaller ransom, as opposed to the eye-watering GDPR fines. (Source: Technology Services group)
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