US immigration reform in the wake of the 2016 presidential election | Magrath Sheldrick LLP

‘Our future will always be written in part by immigrants’ Hillary Clinton Immigration was a prominent and highly charged topic of the 2016 presidential election. Hillary Clinton acknowledged that the US immigration system was broken and had promised to pass comprehensive reforms to strengthen the economy and to offer a path to full and equal …

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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) – Comparative Guide Introduction | Hogan Lovells International LLP

Following the record levels of activity seen in 2015, global M&A in 2016 was always going to have a hard act to follow. So far in 2016, while global markets have remained reasonably active, they have been more subdued across all the major geographic regions and market sectors than was the case in the previous …

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International Arbitration – Comparative Guide Introduction | White & Case LLP

The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of international arbitration across a variety of jurisdictions. The level of uniformity in this area is a topic in itself as international arbitration continues to straddle the well-ingrained legal cultures of the globe. Each chapter of …

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Service failure? The law on notices and its application in recent Scottish cases | Brodies

A number of cases have come to court in Scotland in the last 12 months regarding whether or not notices have been validly served. There is an established legal framework for determining that question, which every lawyer should bear in mind before drafting and serving a notice.