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Kennedys acquires 36-strong insurance law practice

International firm Kennedys has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring Langleys' 36-strong insurance law practice

The Duomatic principle and ostensible authority

Corporate lawyers should note the Privy Council's clarification of the so-called Duomatic principle, as Josh Mangeot, George Weston and Jeremy Child explain

Death of the privacy shield

Suzanne Dibble considers the implications for data controllers following the ruling invalidating the privacy shield

Withers recruits former AG as consultant global counsel

Withers has recruited former attorney general Geoffrey Cox MP to its international law team as consultant global counsel

Big Law Summit: Remote hearings are here to stay

James Pickering QC opens Big Law Summit with predictions for the future

Solicitors warned of dubious investment schemes and risk of personal liability

Solicitors have been issued with a new warning in relation to dubious investment schemes after the regulator uncovered poor standards of practice

Buying trust

Employee ownership trusts can significantly influence a firm's culture and ethos, explain Howard Hackney and Mark Briegal

Brussels firm to open in London to fill a post-Brexit gap

A leading Brussels law firm is to open a London office in September to “fill a gap” following Brexit