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Appealing a decision by the CMA in a merger review | Linklaters

Contentious competition proceedings are on the rise. At Linklaters, our dedicated competition litigation team has been busy dealing with a marked increase in the number of judicial review actions challenging regulatory decisions, in particular in recent times in relation to merger decisions and related procedural infringements, with collective actions also on the rise in the …

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The board of the future | DAC Beachcroft

Lockdown was, and it’s aftermath is, the leadership challenge of a generation. Our world has not just been shaken; it’s been permanently shifted. The pandemic has firmly put the quality of business leadership under the spotlight. Senior members of legal departments, board members or not, have an organisation-wide perspective on how businesses are adapting. Informed …

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Significant matters – Autumn 2020

Sainsbury’s makes cuts to adviser panel Herbert Smith Freehills and DAC Beachcroft were among the firms to win spots on Sainsbury’s most recent legal panel, with the supermarket chain cutting its roster by a third with 11 spots reduced to eight.

Change has come – do the right thing, right now

New Law is as a breed still a lot better at promise than delivery, particularly on claims of providing better value than law firms.

James Stebbing – Six Nations Rugby and the British & Irish Lions

James Stebbing talks to The In-House Lawyer about breaking into sports law, working with two of rugby’s best-loved sporting brands and what the Covid-19 pandemic means for next year’s South African tour and beyond.

Dan Webster – Harrods

The retail group GC talks to The In-House Lawyer about what it takes to advise one of the world’s most recognised department stores.

The year of working from home

A growing gig economy, automation, Brexit… the threats to UK employment were already growing. Then a global pandemic hit. As life is redrawn and rebuilt on a near-daily basis by Covid-19, employment lawyers are struggling to recontextualise existing laws while grappling with the ever-changing guidelines being churned out at dizzying speed. Kathryn Dooks, a partner …

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Rupert Skellett – Beggars Group

As general counsel for one of the UK’s premier record companies, Rupert Skellett tells The In-House Lawyer about the realities of being at the forefront of negotiations with some of the world’s most exciting artists.

Ria Sanz – AngloGold Ashanti

The mining firm’s in-house counsel considers the keys to success and the importance of values when heading a legal and compliance team.

Eye of the storm

‘We are on the threshold of what is going to be the biggest restructuring challenge in the history of insolvency. Nothing will have come close’. So says Mark Phillips QC of South Square Chambers on the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020, passed in June 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 crisis. The legislation’s …

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