COVID-19
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Corporate Lawyers Jump to Restructuring as COVID-19 Mandates Mount
By Simon Lock | April 15, 2020
Ashurst and DLA Piper lawyers with restructuring and insolvency experience have volunteered to assist with mounting workloads.
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UK Financial Watchdog Delays Legal Panel
By Varsha Patel | April 15, 2020
It follows the same move by BT, which last month delayed its new panel announcement due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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International Edition | Features
Using Zoom? Not So Fast. The Dangers of Lawyers Working Remotely
By Varsha Patel | April 15, 2020
With the mass move to remote-working, lawyers now have a multitude of data privacy issues to consider.
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Taylor Wessing Furloughs Staff and Suspends Distributions in UK
By Simon Lock | April 8, 2020
The firm is the latest to bring in strict new financial measures in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
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DWF-Acquired Spanish Firm Cuts 15 People, Terminates Trainee Programme
By Varsha Patel | April 8, 2020
At least one partner is among those to leave, according to people familiar with the situation.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Will COVID-19 Pave The Way For Better Lawyer Work-Life Balance?
By Matthew Kay | April 7, 2020
"Lawyers may feel a powerful effect from not having to commute each day and having more time with family," says the head of flexi-lawyer service Vario.
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Pinsent Masons Defers Partner Profits, Furloughs Staff
By Simon Lock | April 7, 2020
The firm is the latest to take action in light of the economic pressures inflicted by the coronavirus.
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NHS COVID-19 Charity Brings In Tech GC
By Varsha Patel | April 6, 2020
The initiative aims to provide meals to front line NHS staff without ready access to canteens, with hospitals dealing with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.
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Magic Circle Trio Lead on Q1 Asia Pacific M&A as Deal Values Plummet Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
By Anna Zhang | April 3, 2020
Allen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters ranked among the region's top M&A advisers during the first three months of 2020.
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3 Mayer Brown Hong Kong Lawyers Test Positive for COVID-19
By Anna Zhang | April 3, 2020
The three tested positive for the virus after returning to Hong Kong from London. Mayer Brown recently reversed its policy requiring lawyers and staff to work in the office after receiving an anonymous letter from Hong Kong employees highly critical of the directive.
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