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23rd February 2016
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Fieldfisher strengthens its Financial Services Regulatory Practice with the appointment of Azad Ali

3rd February 2016
Azad Ali is the newest partner in the European law firm’s Financial Services Regulatory practice as of 1st February 2016.   Prior to joining Fieldfisher, Azad was a counsel in the Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory Group at Sherman & Sterling, having worked for the firm in the past 11 years. Advising banks, broker-dealers, […]
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The Waiting Game – Migrants may face 4 year wait for benefits

26th January 2016
It was recently announced that the UK government is calling for migrants to have to wait four years before they can claim tax credits, in a bid to reduce immigration. To find out how feasible this is, and what impact it would have on Immigration Law, Lawyer Monthly speaks to Katie Harris, Solicitor at Mackrell […]
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‘Ello, ‘Ello, ‘Ello – Europe is the antitrust police

26th January 2016
The European Union’s competition commissioner continues to take on industrial Goliaths, part of a renewed EU push to keep the continent’s markets open and competitive for Davids to thrive as well. Commissioner Margarethe Vestager’s focus on American technology giants, such as Google and Qualcomm, and other stalwarts like McDonald’s, has drawn accusations of an anti-U.S. […]
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Social Work – Launch of Facebook at Work

26th January 2016
It was recently announced that Facebook at Work will now be offered to all companies, after spending a year in tests. The new system will mean that employees can utilise Facebook for professional purposes, but in a way that will keep it separate from their personal profiles. To find out more, Lawyer Monthly speaks to […]
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‘Water’ great job! In-house Counsel – Claire Russell, Anglian Water Group

26th January 2016
   This month, as part of our In-house Counsel interview series, Lawyer Monthly takes a look at the work of Claire Russell, In-House Counsel at Anglian Water Group. She tells us exclusively about her role, the challenges she faces on a daily basis and how she keeps on top of the ever changing regulation that […]
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25th January 2016
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