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DLA Piper Advises CEA on Investment in Air France-KLM

25th October 2017
DLA Piper has advised China Eastern Airlines (CEA), one of the largest Chinese airlines operating domestic, regional and international routes, on its strategic investment in Euronext Paris listed Air France-KLM. CEA and another SkyTeam alliance member Delta Air Lines each acquired a 10 percent stake in AFK’s share capital within the framework of reserved capital […]
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Your Thoughts: What Does a No Deal Brexit Mean for the Legal World?

24th October 2017
The words ‘no deal’ are a prevalent occurrence in recent Brexit rumours. It’s also true that this seems to mean different things to different people. If current Brexit talks end with a no deal, which is likely on the cards, what do you think would be the legal ramifications, for example what would happen in […]
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Hammond’s Reported Pension Tax Relief Cut Is ‘Fundamentally Flawed’

24th October 2017
The UK Chancellor’s reported slashing pension tax relief for older workers is misguided, short-sighted and counterproductive, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations. deVere Group CEO Nigel Green’s warning comes as it is widely rumoured that Philip Hammond will reduce pension relief for older workers in his 22nd November […]
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The US Alice Decision’s Positive Impact for UK Patent Litigators

24th October 2017
Following the recent expiration of Amazon’s infamous 1-Click US patent coupled with the Federal Circuit’s remarkable ruling in Visual Memory, Nick Shipp, Partner at Kilburn & Strode, explains the need for more stricter specifications and how these decisions affect patent law in Europe. The recent decision in Visual Memory LLC v NVIDIA Corp. (Visual Memory) […]
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New Laws Push Businesses & Supply Chains to Combat Modern Slavery

23rd October 2017
With the recently incoming bill on modern slavery, the Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill 2017, Kim Nihill at Corker Binning talks to Lawyer Monthly about the importance of companies ensuring that they have proper processes in place that enable them to identify compliance obligations under the Act. ‘SLAVES ON OUR STREETS’ bellowed the […]
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Proposed ‘Car Dooring’ Rules to Protect Cyclists Not Enough

20th October 2017
Recent figures from the government show that from 2011-2015, eight cyclists have died as a result of carelessly-opened car doors. Cycling is more popular than ever, and a campaign launched by Cycling UK last month proposes a simple way to prevent so-called ‘car dooring’ accidents. But is it enough? Robert Dempsey, personal injury lawyer at […]
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FCA’s Power of Attorney Proposals Leave Space for Abuse

20th October 2017
Last week the Financial Conduct Authority stated that power of attorney should be granted online to make it easier to apply. Below Dawn Joughin, specialist private client lawyer at Excello Law, examines the suggested proposals and argues that these will leave the door open for high levels of abuse, should they be implemented. Powers of […]
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Where to Find Legal Translators and What to Expect

19th October 2017
Dan Peachey is the Commercial Director at City Legal Translations - certified as the UK's fastest growing translation company in 2016 by the association of translation companies. Here Lawyer Monthly talks to Dan about what every good law firm should know about translation. Q: How important is translation to the legal sector? DAN: Legal translation […]
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What Legal Specialization Is Best Suited for Me?

19th October 2017
As part of our law school & careers features, for paralegals, newly graduates, and those simply hoping to jump into an exciting world of law, here Andrea Hall, Founder and Principle of US based The Hall Law Office, LLC, talks to Lawyer Monthly about choosing a legal career path that will satisfy your needs, challenge your expertise, […]
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SFO: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

18th October 2017
SFO specialist journalist Dominic Carman here discusses with Lawyer Monthly the SFO's announcement of its annual report at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime. Dominic argues that income generated should not be what we base the SFO's success on, rather we should be pushing the SFO to achieve convictions that result in serious fraudsters going […]
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