Irresistible forces
Alex Novarese, The In-House Lawyer: Looking at the top of the market, how is buying behaviour changing?
New law and the future for law firms | Eversheds Sutherland
Legal Briefing
David Boyd, partner in Eversheds Sutherland Consulting and previous head of banking for the firm talks about the changes in the legal market and how solutions deemed ‘new law’ are becoming the future in the way legal teams work.
Autumn Budget 2017 update
As expected, in one of the most substantive changes to the taxation of real estate in recent years, the Chancellor has announced the extension of corporation tax to the income of non-UK corporate landlords (NRCLs).
House in order
The Bribery Act 2010 and associated white-collar crime legislation may have caused a headache for the c-suite but in-house teams have much to be thankful for.
Liabilities of Directors and Officers in Austria – Introduction and Risk Mitigation through D&O Insurance | Vavrovsky Heine Marth Rechtsanwalte GmbH
Legal Briefing
Austrian law regards directors and officers as fiduciaries of their respective company (or rather: its shareholders). This is because, as a basic principle, executives do not usually manage their own assets but rather assets belonging to third parties.
The Legal Services Act ten years on – still waiting for the Big Bang
It has been ten years since the Legal Services Act gained Royal Assent, ushering in the most liberal services market in the world by some margin. Given that span of time, and the five years since the most radical elements of the act came into force with the regime for alternative business structures (ABS), it …
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Landmark ECJ decision for derived right of residence for EEA family members | Magrath Sheldrick LLP
Legal Briefing
In the landmark decision of Toufik Lounes v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C‑165/16), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that an EEA national who exercises free movement in another member state, and who later naturalises in that country and retains their original nationality, continues to enjoy the rights afforded under …
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UK government issues ‘technical note’ on citizens’ rights and administrative procedures post-Brexit | Magrath Sheldrick LLP
Legal Briefing
On 7 November 2017, the UK government provided the European Commission with a ‘technical document’ with the aim of further clarifying its proposals in respect of post-Brexit citizenship rights. The note aims to offer reassurance to EU citizens and their family members by setting out further details of how a new ‘settled status’ scheme will operate …