SoundCloud recently announced they appointed Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. As General Counsel, Farren is responsible for shaping and defining SoundCloud’s legal affairs and public policy strategy, in addition to leading its team of legal experts across the areas of data protection and privacy, commercial contracts, music rights, copyright issues and corporate matters. […]
Liz Stewart, Partner, Commercial Property Team at Stronachs LLP considers the latest legal, regulatory and business challenges facing companies and individuals in an ever-evolving property landscape. She touches on the impact of the oil and gas industry and investment opportunities and the commercial property sector in Scotland. What is the current state of the […]
Taiwan has long been recognised as a technology island by the global community; it is the leading supplier of IC designs, being next only to Silicon Valley and in the industries of optoelectronics, semiconductor, computer and mobile devices, the innovation and know-how of Taiwan companies are internationally renowned. The country holds first place as the […]
David Bateson is a leading international arbitrator who has been involved in over 100 arbitrations in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America and has extensive experience in disputes in a variety of industry sectors. With Asia being a global hot-spot for investments, we decided to speak with David about how he has […]
Domenico De Simone specialises in industrial and intellectual property (IP) law and is also a representative for the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; he shares with us his insights to what will improve the IP sector. He touches on the occurring problems when he deals with IP cases and offers a solution that […]
Communicating for America (CA) recently called on Congress to provide "stabilization funds" in the recent Republican-introduced American Health Care Act reform legislation. As noted in a study released by the Council for Affordable Health Care (CAHC), an increase of $9 billion in stabilization funding could reduce health insurance premiums by 25% for consumers in the […]
Focusing on the overall impact of US tax policy on Canadian businesses, here Rhonda Sisco, US Corporate Tax Consulting Leader at Grant Thornton LLP in Toronto, tells Lawyer Monthly readers all about the potential impacts, both direct and indirect, of the expected US administration’s reviewed policies, in what Rhonda describes as a straightforward tax philosophy […]
The US Supreme Court has allowed an anti-consumer 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 2-1 ruling to stand, requiring consumers to file lawsuits in multiple countries to preserve protections afforded by the treaty that governs all claims against airlines arising out of international flights, reported FlyersRights.org and Travelers United, Inc. The travel groups had filed an […]
We gain expert insight into healthcare with our interview with Katarzyna Czyżewska, who is based in Poland. She believes that the Polish medical legislation requires serious reforms, aimed at, above all, simplification of provisions and reducing the quantity and frequency of its modifications. Medical professionals have huge problems with following the constantly changing law […]
German financial services group Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (W&W) have acquired 75% of the share in Munich-based FinTech company treefin AG. This marks an important step in W&W Group’s digital strategy. In 2015, Treefin AG launched its self-developed finance assistant on the market with great success. The product supports its user as constant companion for […]
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