ElectroLinks: Magic Circle firm Linklaters has introduced digital training contract offers
Linklaters has started using digital training contract offers in a wider effort towards redesigning legal documents.
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October 12, 2019
You’ll Never Trade Mark Alone… or With Anyone Else: Liverpool Football Club fails in bid to register city name as a trade mark
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has rejected Liverpool FCs bid to register the city name, “Liverpool”, as a trade mark with regards to sport products and services.
October 11, 2019
Amazon’s Hopes for Rekognition: Amazon to pitch its facial recognition technology regulation to lawmakers
In September 2019, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the tech giant’s plans to develop its own draft legislation to regulate facial recognition technology. Amazon hopes to pitch this to lawmakers and for them to adopt its as many of its suggestions as possible.
October 10, 2019
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Law Firms, Transform and Roll Out: A snapshot of the digital arms race for recruitment and client retention
Law firms are accelerating their digital transformation through training programmes, incubators and client secondments to stay ahead of the game.
October 10, 2019
“Many Thanks” for the Ruling: The High Court has ruled that automatic email signatures are legally binding
The High Court rules that automatic email signature can be treated as if signed by hand.
October 9, 2019
Punishing Poor Pensions: The Investment Association cracks down on pension schemes
The Investment Association (IA) have decided to issue penalties to firms that have unfair pension plans.
October 9, 2019
Hala at Me: Careem launches new e-hailing service called Hala
Careem, on a joint venture with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, recently launched an e-hailing taxi service called “Hala”, which allows users to book local taxis through the Careem app.
October 8, 2019
Pounding the Market: Poundland’s road to an IPO
Poundland’s parent company, Pepco Group is considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) next year. Before that happens, Poundland aims to reduce its expenditure on the majority of its stores’ rent.
October 8, 2019
Dethroned: London steals New York’s global fintech investment crown
London has overtaken New York and surpassed San Francisco to steal the global fintech investment crown. The capital now ranks number one for total number of deals secured according to industry body Innovate Finance.
October 7, 2019
Working Four the Man: Looking at the impact of a four-day working week
Responses to the likelihood of a four day work week are mixed at best, with the Labour Party concluding that capping working hours would not be a feasible endeavour.
October 7, 2019