Profile: Elizabeth Messud – Kingfisher
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The retail group’s legal director on crossing snow-covered fields in wool boots and why the Russians would just get Brexit done
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A no-deal outlook and the law – time for pragmatic pessimism
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New Law is as a breed still a lot better at promise than delivery, particularly on claims of providing better value than law firms.
Significant matters – Autumn 2019
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WeWork picks 11 firms for first EMEA panel Workspace provider WeWork has launched its first legal panel for the EMEA region with 11 firms for an initial two-year period. The panel includes Addleshaw Goddard, Bird & Bird, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells, …
French jurisdiction when assessing evidence in cross-border disputes – more advantages than you think
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There is a well-known difference between common law systems and civil law systems when it comes to evidence gathering. Because of that difference, citizens in common law regimes tend to believe that their jurisdiction is more favourable with regards to evidence gathering as what is known as the discovery process compels parties to communicate the …
Corporate reorganisations: key considerations on a global reorganisation project
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Robin Johnson, Christian Mense and Nicola Evans continue their series of papers on corporate reorganisations. In this article, they look at the key considerations on a multinational reorganisation project.
The evolving dispute resolution landscape in Egypt
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In the last few years, Egypt witnessed the entry into force of new laws and the issuance of some long-awaited amendments to other legislations.
The rise of legal operations
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Shay Ogunsanya of Legisway by Wolters Kluwer asks whether your legal department is operating in the most strategic way it can? Does your legal department operate in the most strategic way possible? That is the question fuelling the impressive rise of the legal operations function in legal departments around the world.
Springboard injunctions to take off in the DIFC courts?
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With the continued influx of businesses and service providers into Dubai, competition between financial and professional services firms has never been higher. Those seeking an instant ‘beachhead’ in the jurisdiction by recruiting existing teams and professionals with inflated sign-on bonuses may find themselves instead on the end of a very costly springboard injunction. Such forms …
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Ten years of commercial legal finance
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Craig Arnott of Burford Capital looks back at legal finance’s first decade, and shares his thoughts on what lies ahead for the industry In October 2019, Burford Capital will celebrate its tenth anniversary. We’re understandably proud of this milestone, but we also welcome it as an opportunity to reflect on the progress that the legal finance industry …
Landmark law to permit up to 100% foreign ownership in onshore UAE
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The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to introduce measures, including key legislative changes, intended to further diversify the UAE’s economy away from its historic dependence on oil revenues. One key focus has been upon the introduction of measures that increase the UAE’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). In …
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