PARTNER HIRE
Founding partner of Cooley's European practice departs for Brussels boutique
Becket McGrath joins competition boutique five years after helping West Coast firm launch in London, and then Brussels
Regulatory
PARTNER HIRES
India's Trilegal hires brace of partners from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Shruti Rajan and Garima Joshi will bring financial regulatory expertise to firm's corporate practice
CORONAVIRUS
Irish courts thrown into confusion over 'bizarre' two-hour hearing rule
Clarity sought over policy for physical court appearances after surprise ruling that sittings could not last for more than two hours
APPOINTMENT
Macfarlanes hires former Lord Chancellor and no-deal Brexit campaigner David Gauke
High-profile Conservative Party Brexit rebel signs up with former firm as head of policy
REGTECH
G20 launches regtech sprint to tackle global compliance challenges
Saudi G20 Presidency and Bank for International Settlements unveil TechSprint competition
COMMENTARY
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Morrisons' UK data dispute victory is no supermarket sweep
Kim Roberts argues that while businesses may welcome the failure of this month's landmark mass data breach claim, respite will be limited
CORONAVIRUS
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UK listed law firms react to Covid-19 by cutting salaries and ditching dividend payments
Knights reduces employee salaries above £30k by 10%; Ince cancels interim dividend
ENFORCEMENT
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Allen & Overy hires two Orrick partners in Washington DC and appoints new office head
Magic circle UK firm builds US enforcement capability; projects partner Jean Lee take reins
AI
Immuta chief legal officer co-launches Washington DC-based AI legal boutique
Andrew Burt will co-run firm with former SAS data scientist Patrick Hall
PRIVACY
US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds
More than half of respondents unsure if they are fully compliant with new regulations