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Freshfields advises Cinven on its acquisition of Partner in Pet Food

Press Releases /

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised international private equity firm Cinven on its agreement to acquire Partner in Pet Food (‘PPF’), a leading European pet food manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Hungary, PPF is a market-leading pet food manufacturer with nine manufacturing operations across Europe. PPF supplies pet food to more than

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Electronics Distributor Charged with Selling Counterfeit Integrated Circuits with Military and Commercial Uses

Press Releases /

LOS ANGELES – The owner of PRB Logics Corporation, an Orange County-based seller of electronic components, was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he sold counterfeit integrated circuits, some of which could have been used in military applications. Rogelio Vasquez is charged in a 30-count indictment that alleges he acquired old, used and/or discarded

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Clark on Clarke: Forget The False Gayford Rumours

New Zealand Law News /
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  Rumours that have spread about Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford has seen Kensington Swan lawyer and former broadcaster Linda Clark, acting for Gayford, issue a press release warning against publication of unspecified rumours about the television fish show presenter. “The allegations (which the NZ Herald did not publish) are untrue and defamatory.

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Former Assistant Attorney General with the Department of Justice, Joins Venable’s Washington, DC Office

Press Releases /

Washington, DC (May 1, 2018) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Boyd has joined the firm as a partner and co-chair of the Legislative and Government Affairs Practice in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Boyd has held several high-ranking government positions, including Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ)

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Ethics and Artificial Intelligence – The 5 Key Points

Briefings, Briefings, UK Law /
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CMS Law – The House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (“Lords”) has published a report that puts ethics at the centre of the use and development of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) within the UK. AI continues to develop in the UK, due to the growth of available data, computer-processing power and improved techniques such

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Kensington Swan appoints new partner to the national property team

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases /

Kensington Swan is delighted to welcome Paul Holth as a partner in the national property team. Paul will play an integral role in growing the property business nationwide from his base in Wellington. Paul is an experienced commercial property and construction lawyer having advised both private sector and Government clients through property and construction related

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#Metoo And Fixing Gender-Hostile Workplaces Conceals a “Second Generation” Problem

Australia Law News, Headlining, Law Firms, UK Law /
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Australian Sex discrimination expert Dr Karen O’Connell believes gender-hostile workplaces are not being dealt with properly. The issue of sexual discrimination and harassment has been reaching a crescendo recently with the global #Metoo campaign, with a range of harassment issues in the United States, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and elsewhere. Dr O’Connell, speaking to

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Commerce Commission – Biggest NZ truck shop fine so far, total fines reach nearly $1.6 million

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases /

In the biggest fine so far handed down against a mobile trader, Mobile Shop Limited (Mobile Shop) has been fined $330,000 for breaches of consumer laws. The sentence brings the total fines handed down in 13 Commerce Commission prosecutions of mobile traders to $1.56 million. Auckland-based Mobile Shop pleaded guilty to 24 charges, 12 under

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Bank of England speech on hidden risks in markets: “Bears and Icebergs”

Briefings, Briefings, UK Law /
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Norton Rose – On 26 April 2018, the Bank of England (BoE) published a speech by Alex Brazier (Executive Director for Financial Stability and Risk, BoE) that discusses some of the hidden risks in the market. Mr Brazier explains that there are generally two types of hidden risk which he calls “bears” and “icebergs”. The

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