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Freshfields hires private credit trio from Weil in London
Paul Stewart joins as global co-head of private credit and capital solutions alongside two new partners
New SEP Resource Hub – UK unleashes its innovative potential
The UK IPO is trying to make it easier for businesses to understand issues around standard essential patents and ensure fairness for all stakeholders, write Finnegan lawyers Yelena Morozova, Sarah Rodriguez and Nessa Khandaker
Fieldfisher managing partner Shooter wins second term
Robert Shooter has overseen 10% year-on-year revenue growth since taking the helm in 2022
Skadden raids Latham for London tech transactions head
Deborah Kirk latest in string of partner departures from Latham’s City office
Retail reality check: the neurodivergent customer experience
Reimaging retail for neurodiverse shoppers is catching on, writes Bird & Bird’s Nicola Conway. Will luxury learn these lessons?
Crypto asset manager CoinShares hires former Sidley Austin lawyer as group GC
Lisa Avellini replaces Graeme Dickson, who departed in September to join Algorand Foundation
Kennedy succeeds Neuberger as chair of international media freedom panel
Appointment follows controversy over Lord Neuberger’s decision to continue as a judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final of Appeal
Protecting the precious: 10 tips to protect your brand from fakes
From understanding your sales channels to setting up monitoring services, Freeths experts Simon Barker and Fiona Lawson offer practical brand protection advice to keep your key assets away from fakers
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative law guide to Anti-counterfeiting
Second edition, edited by Lorne Lipkus, provides commentary on protecting brands against counterfeiting and the grey market
MPs from array of legal backgrounds appointed to justice select committee
New membership unveiled as UK’s struggling justice system gets cash injection in Budget
Professional bodies welcome ‘much-needed’ funding boost for ‘crisis-hit’ UK justice system
Budget’s real terms increase in spending not enough to reverse more than decade of cuts, Bar Council warns
Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry – part two
In the second of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry – this time with a focus on gaming – and consider what businesses can do to navigate these challenges
McDermott expands private equity bench with partner hire from CMS
Healthcare deals specialist Jason Zemmel will be based in London
Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures
Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm
US legal services business Harbor acquires UK legaltech firm Ascertus
Deal is the second UK legaltech acquisition this year for the Chicago-based firm
Five top tips for moving to the cloud
In the first in a short series on cloud deployment and customisation, 3Kites consultant Luke Axon gives his top tips for firms that are preparing to migrate to the cloud
Procedural insights from the latest twist in the CRISPR patent saga
The long-running IP dispute related to the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology CRISPR rumbles on and now extends beyond ownership, write HSF lawyers Emily Bottle and Dylan Churchill
Keidan Harrison co-founder in dispute with insurers over treatment for ultra-rare cancer
AXA PPP Healthcare has turned down Luke Tucker Harrison’s claim for the cost of innovative treatment
Boldyn Networks adds former O2 GC as UK and Ireland legal head
Edward Smith resumes in-house career after three years in private practice at Shoosmiths and DLA Piper
AI governance among top data law trends shaping business strategies, study shows
New Freshfields report outlines key data law changes that companies must adapt to
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