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High tech law firm launches online knowledge solution for asset managers

LONDON, FRANKFURT, DUBLIN — Zeidler Legal Services, a technology-driven law firm, today announced its launch of Global Knowledge Hub, a new high-tech service for asset managers to keep up-to-date with legal and regulatory requirements for registering and marketing funds across borders. Arne Zeidler, Managing Director and Founder of Zeidler Legal Services said, “We see this […]

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Clifford Chance Advises on £1 billion acquisition of 100% of 5 Broadgate, London

Clifford Chance has advised a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CK Asset Holdings Limited on the £1 billion acquisition of 100% of 5 Broadgate, London from British Land and GIC. The landmark building which is located in the heart of the City of London was developed in 2015 and covers more than 700,000 sq ft. 5

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DLA Piper to launch new office in Dublin with leading partner hire

DLA Piper today announces that it will be opening an office in Dublin, Ireland, alongside the hire of partner David Carthy. The new office will focus on the Financial Services, Technology and Life Sciences sectors initially. David Carthy will join from William Fry, where he is a partner in the Corporate department and leads the

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Ethics and Artificial Intelligence – The 5 Key Points

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

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

Alex Brazier

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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Norton Rose Advise Nature’s Care in Private Equity Deal

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Wu family, founders of Nature’s Care, on one of the largest private equity investments so far in 2018 to a Chinese consortium. The consortium, made up of China Jianyin Investment Ltd. (JIC) and Tamar Alliance Partners Fund I, L.P. (Tamar), has entered into a binding agreement

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The Secrets Young Law Career Blogger Rosie Watterson Is Revealing To Scoring The Right Law Job

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Solicitor and blogger Rosie Watterson publishes the popular UK blog Apply.Shine.Win which provides practical advise to lawyers seeking a training contract with a firm and law career tips. Receiving a strong and growing readership via witty and insightful observations on working for a firm, Rosie Watterson has become an increasingly visible and listened-to

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The Secret Barrister Book Explains How Britain’s Legal System Has Been Brought To Its Knees

Much has been written, lobbied, protested over and argued regarding the British legal system cutbacks in recent years. Now a new book has said the system is an A&E case. But now a book written by a ‘Secret Barrister’, a criminal lawyer and prosecutor, has exposed the system as one that is broken – in

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