Legal
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Great snooze as global sleep brand wakes up to Luminance experteezzz
Cambridge-born pioneering legal-grade AI company Luminance has partnered with Emma – the world’s largest direct-to-consumer sleep brand – to take its... Read More
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Staff haul nears £1m after Birketts grows revenue to £84.8m
A fourth successive year of revenue growth and a new record top line enabled law firm Birketts to share almost £1 million with staff. Birketts,... Read More
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Long arm of the law bridges Cambridge-US in $15m deal via Mills & Reeve
Cambridge lawyer Zickie Lim of Mills & Reeve advised US global financial digital platform, FactSet, on a $15 million Series A funding into UK... Read More
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Brilliant Birketts goes from strength to strength
The last 12 months have brought continued success for Birketts. Its Corporate Team regularly advises on complex and high-value transactions and... Read More
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European law firms launch International Labour Law Network
UK Top 50 law firm, Birketts, which has operations throughout the East of England, is a founding member of the International Labour Law Network (ILLN... Read More
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Howes Percival recruiting big after 19 per cent turnover rise
Law firm Howes Percival, whose Cambridge office is in Hills Road, boosted turnover by 19 per cent in 2023 to £31.3 million. Turnover has risen from £... Read More
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More churn as law firms go for the burn, predicts Legal 500 research chief
Cambridge and East Anglia law firms along with outstanding individual solicitors continued to cover themselves in glory in 2022 despite an uncertain... Read More
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Industrial giant turns to Birketts for sale of key subsidiary
Leading East of England law firm Birketts has supported Dutch-owned Boskalis/Gardline on the sale of its Great Yarmouth subsidiary C.A. Design... Read More
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Heraeus Noblelight wins patent infringement lawsuit and plans expansion to new Cambridge HQ
Cambridge photonic solutions company Heraeus Noblelight Ltd has won a major patent infringement lawsuit in the UK’s High Court. The judge, Mr... Read More
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Mills & Reeve posts record turnover and hands staff handsome bonuses
Leading law firm Mills & Reeve, which has strongholds across Cambridge and the Golden Triangle, has hoisted turnover by 12 per cent to a record... Read More
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Trademarking Cambridge: Navigating the legal and branding landscape of a renowned city
The World Intellectual Property Organisation defines a trade mark as “a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from... Read More
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Mills & Reeve advises Mercia Ventures and Foresight Group on £6.2m WorkBuzz funding round
Law firm Mills & Reeve has advised Mercia and Foresight on a £6.2 million funding round for employee engagement platform, WorkBuzz. The... Read More
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Harnessing Chat GPT and generative AI in the workplace: rewards and risks
Chat GPT is reported to be the fastest growing app in history, by a considerable margin, writes David Mills, partner and head of the national... Read More
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Avoiding the IP pitfalls of international collaboration
In the world of academic research, collaboration underpins progress. The alternative – serendipitous discoveries by an individual – accounts for a... Read More
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Patents – are they worth the time and expense?
League tables are now regularly published, with companies proudly publicising the number of patents they have applied for, writes Maria Peyman,... Read More
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Government signals modest Brexit dividend for employers
The Government is planning some relatively modest relaxations of some EU-derived rules on working time and business transfers, writes David Mills,... Read More
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ESG and business: How can your business set up and run a philanthropic fund that delivers on your ESG promises?
With the growth of climate accounting and ESG reporting – corporate disclosure which details the environmental, social and governance promises,... Read More
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How to prevent unfair competition after an employee exit
In our legal system, the Courts have the final say in deciding whether the restrictions an employer wishes to impose on an outgoing employee are... Read More
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Legal eagles soar to fresh heights in Law Society Awards
HCR Hewitsons did the double, as did corporate lawyers from Big Biotech AstraZeneca; there was a special honour for Lifetime Achievement winner Ian... Read More
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Ashtons advises EdTech startup on investment round
The Emerging Companies team at Ashtons Legal has advised Norwich-based EdTech startup Tech Educators on an EIS/SEIS investment round. Tech... Read More