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Face off - a controversial new image rights law in Guernsey

A picture is worth a thousand words – but for celebrities, it could be worth thousands of pounds. Collas Crill’s Jason Romer says Guernsey’s new image rights law could be the best way for those in the public eye to protect their assets

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Ogier’s Michael Lombardi outlines 
the requirements for 
a new fast-track 
vehicle in Jersey for 
the professional investor market

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

inner image Recharging the system - the modernisation of Bermuda's Companies Act

In December, Bermuda passed an amendment to its Companies Act to modernise the region’s legal framework. Appleby’s 
Clive Langley and Steven Rees Davies outline the key changes

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Funds for feuds - litigation funding in Jersey

The Valetta Trust litigation has paved the way for the use of litigation funding in Jersey for the first time. Bedell Cristin’s Lisa Springate and Robert Gardner report

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Firefighting - the Cayman Islands' firewall legislation

Mourant Ozannes’ Morven McMillan and Lucy Diggle ask how fireproof the Cayman Islands’ firewall legislation is

03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Going postal - Slaughters partner Jeff Triggs on filling in at the Royal Mail

When Royal Mail needed to an interim GC after the departure of Doug Evans, it looked no further than its external adviser. Caroline Hill talks to Jeff Triggs about the challenges of being a stand-in general counsel

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Trading in distress - will today's distressed debt be tomorrow's hot alternative asset class?

Old world distressed debt has become a significant opportunity for investment in the UK and Europe in 2012. Shearman’s Solomon Noh reports

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Nostalgia for sale - how one lawyer turned a passion for movie posters into a day job

Harbottle & Lewis’ Andy Millmore tells 
Sofia Lind how his passion for collecting old movie posters turned into a business venture

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Bankers’ bonuses on the racks again as Government set to clamp down on cronyism

Freshfields’ Simon Evans and Alice Greenwell examine whether the Government’s pay proposals will drive change

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Top 50 union promises shuffle upwards for national duo but no end game for Pinsents

Georgina Stanley and Rose Orlik ask if the looming McGrigors merger can help Pinsents achieve its larger goals...

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure | 1 comment

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Banking on change - the impact of the Vickers banking reforms

Simmons’ James Bresslaw outlines the UK Government’s response to the ICB’s recommendations for a banking system reform

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure | 1 comment

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Reverberations and revolutions - change grips the market as 'Tesco law' finally launches

More than eight years since plans for sweeping reform of the UK’s £25bn legal services market were first floated, the most radical phase of ‘Tesco law’ starts this month. Sofia Lind finds the looming revolution already having a profound impact ...

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure | 1 comment

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Dealmaker: Jeff Roberts

Gibson Dunn partner Jeff Roberts on playing it cool when you’re the only one in the room without a holster...

27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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The opportunist - how one foreign lawyer turned a holiday into a legal career

Romanian-born Ligia Bob made the most of her holiday to England four years ago, eventually landing an assistant solicitor rol, as Rose Orlik reports...

20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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Linklaters shake-up hits uncharted territory

Friederike Heine assesses Linklaters’ high stakes bid to reshape its practice to secure world-beater status...

20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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