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It's the Future: DLA Piper's New Regional Head On Why the Firm is Building in Africa

The firm's recently appointed managing partner for Middle East and Africa, Peter Somekh, believes Africa is the future for law.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Law Should Not Protect Public Memorials to Slave Traders

'A balanced human rights approach facilitates a fuller and more honest telling of the UK's story.'
5 minute read

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Brazil Anti-Corruption Efforts to Center on COVID-Related Fraud

Officials in the South American country have already identified at least $385 million lost to corruption in pandemic-related contracts.
3 minute read

International Edition

Swathe of Law Firms Provide Lawyers to UK Test & Trace Programme

Seven law firms are set to receive a combined total of over £1 million for secondments to the Department of Health and Social Care.
2 minute read

International Edition

Hogan Lovells Advises as The Crown Estate Pushes Into UK Offshore Wind

The news signals the U.K. government's commitment to grow the low carbon economy, a partner said.
2 minute read

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'The Case of the Century' Holds France Liable for Missing Climate Goals

The landmark ruling is likely both to accelerate and to change the character of environmental litigation in France, lawyers told Law.com International.
4 minute read

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Sexual Harassment a Significant Problem in Legal Profession, Australian Judge Says

New South Wales Chief Justice Tom Bathurst says allegations erode trust in the profession.
3 minute read

International Edition

Greenberg Secures Victory In Hotly-Anticipated SFO Supreme Court Battle

The Supreme Court overturned a High Court decision in a legal battle over the extent of the Serious Fraud Office's extra-jurisdictional powers.
4 minute read

International Edition

EU's Vaccine Export Blocks Weakened Brexit Agreement, Lawyers Say

Lawyers say EU officials' now-scrapped decision to trigger a safeguard clause has cast a cloud over an agreement meant to prevent border checks between Ireland and Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
4 minute read

International Edition

A Coup in Myanmar: Will Law Firms Dig in or Pull Out?

Lawyers say the threat to democracy and the rule of law, and the imposition of sanctions, would mean less investment in the country, resulting in job losses and a huge blow to an economy that is trying to recover from the effects of COVID-19.
5 minute read

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