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‘A board-level issue’: the resurgence of force majeure
Ongoing geopolitical, economic and environmental turbulence means it has never been more important to get force majeure drafting right at the outset, write Julian Copeman and Richard Mendoza of HSF Kr...
English court leads the way in Russian aviation insurance dispute
The impact of the English court’s judgment in the Russian aircraft lessor policy claims will be felt widely and for some time to come, write HSF Kramer partner Fiona Treanor and senior associate Willi...
Staying the course on second medical use SPCs – UK Court of Appeal confirms alignment with CJEU in Santen
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Priyanka Madan reports on a case involving a Merck SPC which was keenly anticipated by both innovators and generic manufacturers
Procedural insights from the latest twist in the CRISPR patent saga
The long-running IP dispute related to the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology CRISPR rumbles on and now extends beyond ownership, write HSF lawyers Emily Bottle and Dylan Churchill
The assistant or the master: regulating the rise and rise of AI
Until we know more about the technology and its risks people must remain accountable for decision making, writes Herbert Smith Freehills’ Jasveer Randhawa
UPC one year on: a review of the court’s first 12 months in action
Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers Sebastian Moore, Frederic Chevallier and Rachel Montagnon look back on the Unified Patent Court’s maiden year
More virtuous products and vastly more complex regulation: the year ahead for emerging technologies
Alexander Amato-Cravero, regional head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ emerging tech group, predicts major trends for 2024
ESG in 2024: getting to grips with the new paradigm
Due diligence, stock exchange requirements, carbon markets and nature will be on next year's ESG agenda, write HSF’s Silke Goldberg, Ernst Muller and Tihomir Svilanovic
Will the global M&A market take off again in 2023?
Dealmakers will need to focus on problem-solving in the most challenging environment for M&A since the financial crisis, write Gavin Davies and Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
ESG takes centre stage for the year ahead in M&A
Pressure for businesses to enhance their ESG credentials will help drive global deal activity, write Gavin Davies and Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
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Freshfields, HSF Kramer lead on Sky’s £1.6bn acquisition of ITV’s media and entertainment arm
Freshfields advises ITV as HSF Kramer acts for Sky in deal set to reshape British TV landscape
‘A board-level issue’: the resurgence of force majeure
Ongoing geopolitical, economic and environmental turbulence means it has never been more important to get force majeure drafting right at the outset, write Julian Copeman and Richard Mendoza of HSF Kr...
HSF Kramer adds Paul Hastings M&A partner trio in New York
Robert Leung joins as Americas head of energy, mining and infrastructure alongside Mike Huang and Daniel Grossman
HSF Kramer and Taylor Wessing secure IP partner hires in Germany and London
DLA Piper partner joins HSF Kramer in Düsseldorf as Priestley arrives at Taylor Wessing from London media specialist Russells
HSF Kramer, Linklaters guide Engie’s £10.5bn acquisition of UK Power Networks
HSF Kramer counsels French utility’s acquisition of UK’s biggest electricity distribution company from Hong Kong-based CK Infrastructure Holdings, counselled by Linklaters
Jones Day hires class actions partner from HSF Kramer in Sydney
Christine Tran has trial experience in both shareholder and product liability class actions
HSF Kramer builds in Milan with hire of senior banking partner from BonelliErede
Emanuela Da Rin joins with four-strong team as BonelliErede announces hire of partner trio from rival Gatti Pavesi
Pinsents boosts City corporate bench with Ashurst, HSF Kramer partners
New arrivals to head Pinsents’ equity capital markets practice and US securities practice
HSF Kramer marks first US partner hire since merger
Burr Eckstut joins as head of US tech transactions from White & Case
HSF Kramer adds former Interpol secretary general as legal adviser
Firm’s third EMEA hire this month sees Jürgen Stock join in Frankfurt to advise on white-collar crime and complex investigations