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You don't have to be posh to be privileged - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
How far are communications between clients and in-house lawyers confidential?
What’s not to like? - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Will websites have to remove Facebook’s 'Like' plug-ins?
Drawing a veil over corporate behaviour - Written By Ince & Co LLP
What is the corporate veil and can it be lifted?
Uncharted waters - Written By Ince & Co LLP
What are charter parties?
Holding the law to ransom - Written By Ince & Co LLP
Are pirate ransoms legal and should we pay them?
SPA treatment - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
Is the rescission of a share purchase agreement (SPA) possible where the seller has made misrepresentations?
A rose by any other name… - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
Can advertisers use competitors' trademarks as keywords?
Running rings around the banks - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
The Vickers Report: what are the implications for consumers, banks and lawyers?
FYI: the FSA, the BBA and PPI - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
What was the problem with payment protection insurance and what happens next?
Crumbs! Cookies law has changed - Written By McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
How does the new cookies law affect online businesses?
A question of sport - Written By McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
Will sport be merely an afterthought at next year’s Olympic Games?
Proceed with caution - Written By McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
What does the Bribery Act 2010 mean from a commercial perspective?
A chemical carry on - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
The perindopril saga: what's the story of Servier's α-polymorph patent and the delay to the availability of generic versions of this high blood pressure drug?
A calling for corporate - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
How has the work of corporate lawyers changed in recent times, and are clients asking for different things from their lawyers?
Power to the people - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
Will localism bring together our neighbourhoods?
The private face of the public sector - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
Driving change in the public sector: what role will the private sector play?
LPO: here to stay - Written By Bird & Bird
How is legal process outsourcing (LPO) affecting the management of law firms?
Getting the vote right - Written By Bird & Bird
How can unions know if they have met the correct requirements for a valid ballot before industrial action?
Show me the money! - Written By Bird & Bird
What are the key elements of a sports sponsorship deal?
Searching for the right word - Written By Bird & Bird
Are AdWords reducing the value of trademarks online?
(Don't) blame it on the auditors - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
The financial crisis: is it right to point the finger at the auditors?
Corporate killing - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
A landmark conviction has been made under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, but is it a genuine victory for the legislation?
You’ve got (legally binding) mail - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Can email negotiations be interpreted as written agreement and in what circumstances?
Fighting back against fraudulent insurance claims - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
False claims have always been a concern to insurance companies, but with the recession causing widespread financial worry, are people increasingly tempted to submit fraudulent insurance claims? If so, what can insurers do about it?
Intelligent agency - Written By Walker Morris
What will be the effect of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010?
What's gender got to do with it? - Written By Walker Morris
Was the ECJ correct in its decision to prevent insurers from charging different premiums on the basis of gender?
TUPE: should it stay or should it go? - Written By Walker Morris
Is TUPE still fit for purpose?
Facebook + work = ? - Written By Walker Morris
What are the risks of social-networking media in the workplace?
Bloggers beware - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Can a company pay me to write a favourable Facebook, Twitter or blog post about its product?
To bribe or not to bribe, that is the question - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What does the Bribery Act 2010, in its current incarnation, mean for UK businesses?
Litigation v arbitration - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Contracting out of the judicial process: why do parties choose to arbitrate their disputes?
Reality bytes - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What are the possible commercial and legal implications of large-scale cyber attacks?
Ask the experts - Written By Herbert Smith LLP
What is witness immunity and why does it extend to experts in litigation?
Effective consultation - Written By Herbert Smith LLP
Why is it so important that public bodies conduct proper consultations?
The rise of the shareholder - Written By Herbert Smith LLP
Should companies be concerned with shareholders' increasing rights?
Just a little 'thank you'? - Written By Herbert Smith LLP
What is the Bribery Act 2010 and what impact will it have?
A not-so-Krafty takeover - Written By Dechert LLP
What is the future for the regulation of hostile takeovers?
Hedging your bets - Written By Dechert LLP
What is a hedge fund?
Taxpayers' retreat - Written By Dechert LLP
What is a tax haven?
Super secondments - Written By Dechert LLP
What is the business case for international secondments?
The privacy predicament - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Why do data protection and privacy issues keep global businesses up all night?
Fighting back against cutting back - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Will the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review lead to widespread industrial action in the private sector?
Behind the sanctions: how to prevent Iran from going nuclear - Written By Clyde & Co LLP
What is the commercial impact of the European Union's new sanctions against Iran?
International impact of Bribery Act 2010 - Written By Clyde & Co LLP
What are the implications of the new UK Bribery Act for businesses and individuals in Qatar?
A climatic conundrum - Written By Linklaters LLP
What is the role of energy lawyers in combating climate change?
A Herculean task - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
How many lawyers does it take to run an Olympics?
Public sector pensions: time for change? - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
What reforms have been proposed for public sector pensions in response to broad economic and social factors?
Sporting events: a brand owner's heaven or hell? - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
Events such as the World Cup can be a brand owner's dream, but how can they be prevented from becoming a nightmare?
The 2010 emergency budget: a disappointing budget for private equity? - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
It wasn't long ago that UK private equity chiefs were found to be paying "less tax than a cleaning lady"; but has the Budget put at risk an entrepreneur-led recovery?
Get in on the act - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
Why is the Legal Services Act such a big deal?
The cost of anti-corruption measures: the Bribery Act 2010 - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
What are the implications of the Bribery Act 2010 for corporates with a presence in the United Kingdom?
Natural disasters: who foots the bill? - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
Who pays for earthquakes and oil spills - why is insurance law important?
Trademarks: an asset worthy of investment? - Written By Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
Why should businesses register a trademark?
Wrapped up - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
Pre-packaged administrations: who is accountable?
The eternal question - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
How significant is the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 for property owners and developers?
Should third parties fund litigation? - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
What is third-party litigation funding and why is it controversial?
Financial crime: the FSA gets tough - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Is the approach taken by the Financial Services Authority to financial crime and market misconduct making financial service firms sit up and pay attention?
Regulated remedies - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
The Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC): what are the options open to contractors for a contract awarded in breach of the rules and how can the contracting authority mitigate its risks?
A nuclear future: contractual solutions for the construction industry - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
The building of nuclear power plants is a complex process. What is the solution to ensuring construction is smoothly run?
The FSA: here today, gone tomorrow? - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
How will the outcome of the general election affect financial regulation in the United Kingdom?
All at sea - Written By Ince & Co LLP
How has the global financial crisis affected international trade and the role of lawyers specialising in that area?
Lord Jackson’s report: what does it mean for civil litigation? - Written By Ince & Co LLP
What are Lord Jackson's key recommendations for the civil litigation costs system?
The High(seas) Code - Written By Ince & Co LLP
What are the principal obligations of a carrier under the Rotterdam Rules? How do these differ from the obligations of a carrier under the Hague-Visby and Hamburg Rules?
Trouble on the high seas: what is the impact of piracy? - Written By Ince & Co LLP
With piracy on the rise, what is the role of shipping lawyers in combating the problems it causes?
Trading places - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
US trade sanctions: should non-US reinsurers be running scared?
Insurance assurance - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Professional advisers are now subject to an unprecedented number of claims by businesses and individuals seeking to recover losses, but what are the professional indemnity insurance (PII) implications for solicitors?
Be afraid, be very afraid: in the regulator's cross hairs - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
How is the Financial Services Authority changing its approach to regulation?
Google AdWords: trademark infringement? - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Should Google's use of trademarks as keywords in its AdWords service amount to trademark infringement?
Two become one - Written By SNR Denton
Does size matter? Why UK law firms look to merge.
Castles made of sand - Written By SNR Denton
What impact has the Dubai debt problem had on the UK economy as a whole and the work of UK law firms?
The Financial Services Authority: a regulator with teeth? - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Is the Financial Services Authority (FSA) moving towards a more active enforcement policy in the financial sector?
Risking it - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
What is refinancing risk and why is it such a big issue for companies at the moment?
Corporate clarification - Written By Linklaters LLP
What is corporate law and how have things changed over the last year?
Getting in on the act - Written By Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Will the final implementation of the Companies Act 2006 mean the law is now clearer and more accessible?
Safely constructed - Written By Trowers & Hamlins LLP
How are the positions of construction industry clients, contractors and subcontractors secured?
It all falls down - Written By Dechert LLP
What caused the world's financial system to enter the greatest crisis for at least a century?
Trimming the hedges - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
Is the new EU Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive a step too far?
Competition and the recession - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
How are competition authorities dealing with the current economic climate?
Private equity: the cause or the cure? - Written By Dechert LLP
What is the private equity investment model and are the criticisms levelled against it warranted?
Decline and fall - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
How will the advertising slump affect the way lawyers advise their media clients?
Lender offender - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
After the housing crash, will the courts ease lenders' pain?
A new era for financial regulation? - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
How will regulation of the financial services sector change in post-credit crunch Britain?
Directors face health scare - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Do recent developments in heath and safety law simply add to the pressure already on company directors?
Private equity v venture capital - Written By Taylor Wessing
Is there a difference between private equity and venture capital?
Healthy competition - Written By Norton Rose Group
Why is competition law so integral to practising law in Brussels?
The troll that lies in wait - Written By Mills & Reeve LLP
What is the story behind patents in the real world?
When Religion and Finance Intersect - Written By Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
What is Islamic finance?
Paying the Price - Written By Weightmans
Why is violence bad for business?
Changing Roles - written by Kaplan Law School
How can I make my career as a corporate lawyer more recession-proof?
People in Green Houses - Written By EMW Law LLP
Eco towns: more homes, more jobs - but will they save the planet?
Take or Pay: A-OK? - Written By Bond Pearce LLP
Could a 'take or pay' clause included in a supply contract amount to an unenforceable penalty?
In Bad Company - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
What happens after a company defaults on its bank loan?
Time to Recover? - Written By Bond Pearce LLP
What needs to be proved so that a claim for the recovery of staff time can succeed in litigation?
All Things in Moderation (Even Facebook) - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
There is currently no unified approach to content moderation on social networking sites; is that set to change?
Redundancy in the Recession - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What are the concerns for employers in relation to redundancy in a credit crunch?
Costly Catastrophes - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Who foots the bill for industrial incidents like the Buncefield explosion in 2005?
A Difficult Birth - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What has been the response to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008?
Cruel Intentions - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Should the use of letters of intent in the construction industry be a cause for concern?
High Risk Strategies - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What has been the response of insurers to the threat of terrorism?
Investor Protectors - written by Kaplan Law School
To what extent does the regulation of UK-listed companies protect investors on the stock markets?
From Boom to Bust - Written By Weil, Gotshal & Manges
How does the UK insolvency regime work?
No Free Lunch After Credit Crunch - Written By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Does the credit crunch mean the end of City bonuses?
Sovereigns Reign Supreme - Written By Reed Smith
What are sovereign wealth funds?
Taxing Times for Non-Doms - Written By Reed Smith
What impact will the recent changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries have on the UK economy?
Taking Clean, Green AIM - Written By Reed Smith
AIM in 2008: can clean-tech IPOs make a comeback?
Changing Jobs - Written By Reed Smith
What's on the horizon in employment law?
Unbreakable China - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
Doing law and business in China: why is China so red hot?
A Russian Revolution? - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
What is the latest on derivatives trading in Russia?
Playing the Game - Written By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
How is online gaming slipping through the net?
Anatomy of a sale - Written By EMW Law LLP
What are the practical elements of selling a business?
Building performance anxiety? - Written By EMW Law LLP
What will the new energy performance certificate requirements mean for sellers, landlords and developers of commercial properties?
Killing Time at Work - Written By EMW Law LLP
Will the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 make the workplace safer?
To Market, To Market - Written By Weil, Gotshal & Manges
How have the capital markets been affected by the current economic downturn?
Taking a PE Class - Written By Weil, Gotshal & Manges
What is private equity?
US v Them - Written By Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Is it true that US-style class action litigation is being introduced into the European Union?
Global Number Crunching - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Taking into account the credit crunch, does money make the world go round?
Real Estate Reality - Written By Weightmans
What impact will the credit crunch have on commercial property?
Going Head to Head - Written By Weightmans
Lawyers and negotiating heads: burden or benefit?
From Boardroom to Courtroom - Written By Weightmans
What are the implications of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007?
Insuring the Advisers - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Mortgage fraud: will a falling property market usher in a new wave of professional negligence claims?
Nobody Likes Surprises - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Why is planning so important in contract negotiations?
What a Riot - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Damages v compensation under the Riot Damages Act: is there a difference and who should pay?
A Silver Lining? - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Recession: not such a sad thing after all?
Show Me the Money - Written By Taylor Wessing
Private equity: where does all the money come from and what is leveraged finance?
Crunchy Credit - Written By Taylor Wessing
From American sub-prime to private equity houses: how has the 'credit crunch' affected the private equity market?
Financial Diversity - Written By Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Why might firms in the same industry have diverse financial structures?
Building on Green Foundations - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Why is climate change a hot issue for property owners?
The Law That Dare Not Speak its Name - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Is there a right to privacy under English law?
Does Insider Dealing Still Plague London's Markets? - Written By Stephenson Harwood
A recent Financial Services Authority (FSA) study on market cleanliness estimated that one in four takeovers in 2005 was preceded by suspicious trading activity, so just how clean are London's financial markets? And what are the FSA's powers to investigate and prosecute insider dealing in the City?
Biting the Big Apple - Written By Stephenson Harwood
A recent study by MasterCard named London as the world's financial centre - so what’s happened to New York?
Small Claims, Big Issues - Written By Shoosmiths
What lessons can lawyers learn from recent controversy over bank charges?
Privacy Laid Bare - Written By Shoosmiths
Is the freedom of the media being tempered by an ad hoc privacy law?
Fight for Your Right (to IP) - Written By Shoosmiths
Do IP rights owners have a stranglehold on online markets?
The Flip Side of Private Equity - Written By Shoosmiths
Do private equity firms need to be more responsible or simply more transparent?
Capitalist Efficiency or Corporate Liability? - Written By Crown Prosecution Service
Who holds companies to account when risk taking goes wrong?
Prosecuting, Not Photocopying - Written By Crown Prosecution Service
If prosecuting is all about advocacy, what's in it for a trainee solicitor?
Managing the Oxygen of Publicity - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What impact does terrorism have on media law?
The Blame Game - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Is Britain litigating its way to a compensation culture?
Late Expectations - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
How can developers recover losses when a project overruns?
Deride and Prejudice? - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What happens if journalists forget the maxim that a person is innocent until proven guilty?
Stubbing Out Bad Habits - Written By Eversheds LLP
Will the smoking ban have employers fuming?
Advertising 'Nutritionally Deficient' Food - Written By Eversheds LLP
Is it time to junk the junk food personalities?
Communicating Competition Theory - Written By Olswang LLP
How does competition law affect a business which doesn't make 'widgets'?
Foreign Investors Consider Take Away - Written By DAC Beachcroft
Are the cracks beginning to show in China?
A Bill That Means Business? - Written By DAC Beachcroft
Does the Companies Bill really offer business a better regulatory framework?
Privates on Parade - Written By Olswang LLP
Why do private equity houses invest where they do?
Not as Safe as Houses? - Written By Olswang LLP
Market led mechanisms versus statutory controls - how have tenants been getting more choice and flexibility in commercial lease terms?
Has the milk round dried up? - Written By Olswang LLP
Will the new age discrimination legislation spell the end of graduate recruitment programmes?
Emission Revision - Written By SNR Denton
How can companies keen to secure financial incentives for carbon-neutrality ensure that they are operating within the law?
Accounting for the Earth - Written By SNR Denton
What on earth are the Equator Principles?
Trade Talks - Written By SNR Denton
How do international banks and English lawyers help in the movement of global trade?
Projecting into the Future - Written By Mills & Reeve LLP
Project finance and PFI; what is it and does it have a long-term future?
Trust Me - Written By Mills & Reeve LLP
The Chancellor's surprise announcement in his Budget speech of new tax rules for trusts generated a furore in the specialist press and among private client lawyers. What's all the fuss about?
Gee Up Neddy! - Written By Mills & Reeve LLP
What are the duties and liabilities of a NED?
Getting Real with REITs - Written By Norton Rose Group
What does a business client need to know about the new 'REITs' (real estate investment trusts)?
Disclosing E-documents - Written By Norton Rose Group
What effect will electronic evidence have on the way litigation is resolved?
Understanding IPOs - Written By Norton Rose Group
What sort of work is involved with an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
City Limits - Written By Browne Jacobson LLP
What are limited liability partnerships all about?
OFR and Acceptance - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
What does the abolition of the Operating and Financial Review (OFR) mean for companies?
Carrots and sticks - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
Can we expect to see more private law claims in the UK courts seeking damages for breach of competition law?
Decisions, Decisions - Written By Pinsent Masons LLP
How do companies (and governments) make well-informed decisions about the future?
Wi-Fi: Risk High? - Written By Cobbetts LLP
How safe is mobile technology for business users?
The Hooded Man - Written By Cobbetts LLP
How does the growing use of ASBOs affect small businesses?
Market Share - Written By Cobbetts LLP
What is the difference between the financial markets of the London Stock Exchange?
Protecting Potter - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What's the story behind Harry Potter and the John Doe order?
Discriminating Choices - Written By Cobbetts LLP
Do businesses really steer away from employing women of child-bearing age?
Is The Customer Right? - Written By Browne Jacobson LLP
What should a business bear in mind when it comes to consumer rights?
The Future's Bright, The Future's Green - Written By Browne Jacobson LLP
What are the implications for companies under the Environmental Liability Directive?
Poles Apart - Written By Browne Jacobson LLP
Is depolarisation the way to solve the savings gap?
No Win, No Fee - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What's the deal with conditional fee agreements and defamation claims?
Mustn't Grumble - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
How would the proposed Clementi reforms affect the way the legal profession handles complaints?
When it Rains... - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
What are the implications of Hurricane Katrina for the insurance industry?
Risky business - Written By Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Reinsurance: who insures the insurers?
Food for Thought - Written By Wragge & Co LLP
How do you (tax) rate your pizza?
Dirty Deals - Written By Eversheds LLP
What should lawyers know about money laundering?
That's Criminal! - Written By Wragge & Co LLP
What can the recent High Court case involving clothing and similar 'criminal' trademarks tell us about protecting highly distinctive marks?
Cry Freedom - Written By Wragge & Co LLP
What must a public authority do to comply with the new Freedom of Information Act code of practice?
The Footballer, his Wife, the Nanny and the Newspaper - Written By Wragge & Co LLP
What are the confidentiality issues in the recent dispute between the Beckhams and the News of the World?
Trial or Error? - Written By Eversheds LLP
How does litigation work in practice?
Real Story Behind Real Estate - Written By Eversheds LLP
I've seen lots of big developments being built in my home town. What's the commercial context and how do real estate lawyers get involved?
Going Private - Written By Eversheds LLP
What is private equity?
What's the Big Deal?
How are international joint-venture deals struck and what role do lawyers play?
Fox Not Out of the Woods Yet - Written By Dickinson Dees LLP
Have the UK's hunts been outfoxed by the recent hunting ban?
Talking Up the Telecoms Industry - Written By Dickinson Dees LLP
How will free telephone calls on the internet affect the future of the telecoms industry?
Beyond the City Limits - Written By Dickinson Dees LLP
You can only really practice company law in the City of London, can't you?
Business will Benefit from Bid - Written By Dickinson Dees LLP
The London Olympic Games 2012 bid is simply about sport, right?
Stressing Out About Employee Stress Levels - Written By Eversheds LLP
More and more employees are being diagnosed with stress and are bringing claims against their employers. What steps should employers take to avoid being held legally liable for such claims?
Payoffs for Fat Cats - Written By Eversheds LLP
I keep reading about large payoffs for executives departing publicly listed companies. Isn't it about time that such organisations aligned the financial rewards available to their executives more to the performance of the businesses in the same way that the private equity industry does?
Getting a Handle on Brand Power - Written By Eversheds LLP
Is it true that the most valuable asset of many businesses is their brand? If so, how are such brands protected?
The Rise of China as an Economy - Written By Eversheds LLP
There has been much in the press recently about the rise of China as an economy. What does this mean for commercial law firms and their clients?
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