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The Chinese slowdown – The silver lining: transitioning to a new economy

23rd March 2016
Alarmist headlines and panic warnings continue to dominate global media coverage of the economic slowdown in China. The headlines proclaim that 2015 was the worst for growth in 25 years. Words like “crisis”, “turmoil” and “disaster” have almost become synonymous with the country’s financial health.  Newspapers like The Express even say that “economists are terrified […]
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General Counsel at Dyson tells us about the role that never sucks

23rd March 2016
This month’s General Counsel Interview is with Martin Bowen, GC at Dyson, one of the world’s leading and innovative technology companies. Here, Martin gives us the lowdown on what his role involves, the challenges GCs face in such a fast paced tech company and the legislative developments that have impacted his work. Q: What is […]
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Chinese FDI hits $40 billion in 2015 for Europe and North America

23rd March 2016
Chinese investors poured a record $40 billion into Europe and North America in 2015, spending $29 billion, or 73% of the total in just four industries across the two regions: real estate and hospitality; automotive; financial and business services; and information technology. Baker & McKenzie's forthcoming report, "Bird's-Eye View: Chinese Investment into Europe and North […]
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Heenan Paris announces the signing of its strategic alliance with the South African law firm Thomson Wilks

14th March 2016
The business law firms Heenan Paris and Thomson Wilks have announced the signing of their strategic and exclusive alliance to strengthen their activities respectively in Anglophone and Francophone Africa and to consolidate their practices.   Heenan Paris has a strong expertise in Africa and particularly in development projects and project financing. Its teams advise the […]
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Government to search for legal panels worth £410 mil

8th March 2016
The Government has established two new panels anticipated to start late November – one of them covering general legal services which is worth £320mil and an additional one covering financial and highly complex transactions which is worth £90mil, both expected to last four years. Reviewed by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the panel for general […]
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SwiftKey joins Microsoft, advised by Cooley

5th February 2016
Cooley London advised the shareholders of SwiftKey, including the founders Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock and investors such as Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Octopus Investments on its acquisition by Microsoft. David Bresnick, London based partner in Cooley’s corporate team commented on the acquisition: “Given the number of parties involved and the short timeframe we […]
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Five accused of stealing GlaxoSmithKline secrets

25th January 2016
Five people, two of which former GlaxoSmithKline researchers, were charged with stealing cancer research secrets from the British pharmaceutical company according to indictments announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia last week.  The stolen information on drugs, which they were intending to sell to China, is believed to potentially be worth hundreds of millions […]
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Electronic identity checks can safeguard the conveyancing industry from fraudsters

15th December 2015
The news of a young woman being duped into handing over £1.35 million to a person purporting to be the legal owner of the property was reported in the Daily Mail last week.  It serves as another stark reminder of the risk of fraud in the conveyancing sector.   Maud Rousseau, Group Marketing and Communications […]
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Dispute resolution funding should be embraced by the business community and for good reason

6th November 2015
International dispute resolution funder Vannin Capital, has this week published the second report in its Funding in Focus series focused on providing insights, case studies and independent opinions on the high growth area of third party litigation funding (“TPLF”) in key global markets and sectors.   Capturing the views of a broad range of stakeholders, […]
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Why do lawyers opt for office management platforms more and more often?

28th September 2015
Running a law office does not only mean winning new clients and providing services but also administrative work which is often laborious and time-consuming. Sometimes, instead of focusing on things really important in their job, lawyers are condemned to many hours of documenting, checking e-mails, contact details management, settlements, and running records concerning their employees.
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