How far can ‘commercial’ behaviour go before it tips into something improper? Join our seminar where we present guidance from some recent cases. At this seminar we will discuss: • When does a party’s commercial behaviour become sharp practice? When is a party liable for its sharp practices in commercial negotiations? Are unfavourable terms hidden […]
A top QC in a rapper video is not quite what is usually expected of British silks, but in the case of the rapper – Tokyi Ajibola aka Trapstar Toxic – it follows his acquittal on two counts of attempted murder and a three week trial at the Old Bailey. James Scobie QC of Garden […]
Clifford Chance – The UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019 and it is now just over a month since Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, sought to give new momentum to the Brexit negotiations and talked in Florence about the need for an implementation period so that businesses and public services […]
Deregulating the legal market is an issue that has occupied the minds of politicians and lawyers in several countries, but the UK has generally lead the way with law marketplace reform. The use of Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) to provide legal services via supermarkets, estate agents and others, has lead to doubts over the effect […]
Law firm Hogans is restructuring its operations with around 90 staff in London set to move out of the City as Hogans looks to grow its services centre in Johannesburg and its Birmingham office. The Law Gazette reports that Hogans’ moves will result in 78 business services roles and 12 legal support roles being removed […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (May 9, 2017) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that GQ Employment Law, a leading labour and employment law boutique in London, is joining its global platform. Following Littler’s expansion into France, Germany and Canada over the past two years and the continued development […]