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Tesco set for costly Clubcard logo rebrand after losing trademark dispute with Lidl

IP lawyers highlight potential new blueprint for challenging lookalike brands

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News | UK

Freshfields, Goodwin lead on AstraZeneca’s $2bn acquisition of Fusion Pharma

Deal second this month to see Freshfields advise acquisitive AstraZeneca

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Deals | UK

Next 100 Years launches campaign to raise £100k for undergraduate scholarship fund

Project aims to offer 30 students researching women’s legal history grants, mentorship and placements in UK law firms

Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2024 in pictures

A selection of photos from an evening of celebration and camaraderie in London

London International Disputes Week unveils Meg Kinnear as second keynote speaker

ICSID secretary-general to close LIDW core conference as it announces hosts for 2024 International Arbitration Day

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Who won Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2024 – and why

Details of all the winning entries in this year’s awards

Cooley pushes revenue to $2.03bn as lawyer ranks decrease

Tech-focused firm sees PEP grow 8.2% following almost 20% decline in 2022

Winners unveiled at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards

Bar Council vice chair Barbara Mills KC among array of individuals, teams and businesses honoured

Kirkland secures London capital markets partner from Allen & Overy

Marwa Elborai jumps to Chicago giant having joined A&O in 2022 from merger partner Shearman

Skadden adds funds trio in London from Debevoise

Delphine Jaugey joins as head of secondaries for Europe alongside pair of associates

Linklaters, Slaughters lead on Mondi’s £5bn DS Smith bid

Linklaters acts for Mondi in deal to create £10bn packaging giant as global M&A surges after 2023’s slump

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Deals | UK

IBA outlines plan to help young women lawyers progress to leadership roles

IBA president Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama announces ‘Ten Directives’ initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day

‘You must not turn a blind eye to wrongdoing’ – SRA consults on new guidance for in-house lawyers

England and Wales solicitors’ regulator cites example of Post Office scandal in call for feedback on resources covering areas including reporting wrongdoing by an employer

The UK law firm with higher median pay for women

Wright Hassall reduces pay gap in four years from more than 40% to -22%

The significance of clarifying and communicating purpose for female leaders

Being clear about purpose can help female leaders drive lasting change, writes Phoebe Waters

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Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May lead on Nationwide’s proposed £2.9bn Virgin Money bid

Slaughters advises Nationwide on deal to create UK’s second-largest savings and mortgage provider as CC reps Virgin Money

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Deals | UK

Former DPP reported by Whitehall appointments watchdog over King & Spalding role

Max Hill rejects accusation he ‘blatantly’ disregarded vetting process before taking consultancy role at US firm

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News | UK

Pinsent Masons seeks ‘lasting change’ after inquest into partner’s death sparks mental health debate

Details of circumstances surrounding death of Vanessa Ford led to outcry over pressures lawyers face at work

Amazon loses UK Supreme Court appeal on cross-border internet sales

UK’s highest court dismisses e-commerce giant’s appeal to lift injunction over cross-border trademark dispute

‘Couture is the perfect model for sustainability’: Atelier Tammam founder Lucy Tammam

Loeb & Loeb’s Melanie Howard and British designer Lucy Tammam discuss the complexities of navigating sustainability in today’s fashion industry

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ESG | UK
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