Taylor Wessing over half-way to €1bn revenue target Law Law firm Taylor Wessing reported its record global high revenue of just over £481m (€562m), as it sets its eyes on becoming a €1bn revenue firm
City law firm hits Southend United owner with lawsuit over unpaid £400,000 legal bill LAW City-based law firm Taylor Wessing has launched legal action against the owner of Southend United over a near £400,000 unpaid legal bills
Owner of The Sun hits ITV with legal action over footage of Princess of Wales LEGAL Broadcaster ITV and its production company ITN have been hit with legal action by the publisher of The Sun newspaper
BGC Partners settles fraud lawsuit against former London partner January 30, 2024 US broker BGC Partners has settled a fraud claim it brought against a former long-serving London partner a week before the trial was due to take place.
Osborne Clarke drops signature from legal climate charter January 22, 2024 City headquartered law firm Osborne Clarke has dropped its signature from a legal initiative designed to support law firms with transition to Net Zero. Legal Charter 1.5 was an initiative developed collaboratively by a group of large City law firms ahead of London Climate Action Week last June. At the time, eight law firms were [...]
Drop the yellow circle? Tesco commences its £7m (plus fees) Clubcard rebrand after losing battle with Lidl April 17, 2024 Tesco has begun a £7m rebrand of its Clubcard Prices logo after losing a trademark battle against rival supermarket giant Lidl last month. Britain’s biggest supermarket, Tesco, was sued by German supermarket Lidi over its Clubcard Prices’ promotion which used a blue square with a yellow circle with the words ‘Clubcard Prices’ inside the box. [...]
This may hurt: English High Court set for Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid battle starting today April 23, 2024 The English part of a global dispute billion dollar legal case involving big pharma giants Modern, Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid patents, kicks off today.
Holy shirt! England fans face £4,000 fines for wearing fake jerseys at Euros June 13, 2024 England and Scotland fans could be fined £4,000 if they wear a counterfeit football jersey at the Euros this summer. German laws on trademarks mean police can do spot checks on tourists and slap fans with fines of up to £4,000 for knock-off kits. It means Brits abroad will need to be vigilant and stay [...]
King’s Speech: Long-awaited audit overhaul green-lit as FRC scrapped for new regulator July 17, 2024 It is full steam ahead on the creation of the new audit watchdog as the new Labour government has unshelved the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill
New AI principles hint at pro-innovation future of UK regulation September 19, 2023 Britain’s competition watchdog has set out guidelines to steer the development of artificial intelligence (AI), which lawyers suggest could be a blueprint for a pro-innovation future of AI regulation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed seven principles to guide the use and development of the foundation models that underpin AI giants like OpenAI’s [...]