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Predicting the future of technology is hard enough in a normal year. Where the pace of development and innovation continues unabated, seemingly limited only by our human imagination. Although in the world of Artificial Intelligence, that barrier may soon be broken as we hear about AI capable of writing new Beetles tracks. I’m not sure how I feel about that…
The United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) on 31st January 2020 with a Withdrawal Agreement and subsequently entered into a transitional period which ended on 31st December 2020. The UK Government has announced that discussions with the EU to agree the terms of the future relationship between the two have been successful, and a trade deal has been confirmed. However, not all of the details are fully known.
‘There is still much to do to get ready for Brexit’ was the key message coming out of a virtual conference held for UK business leaders by leading law firm Blake Morgan LLP last week.
It’s Professional Services Day at B4 so we’re highlighting some recent and not so recent articles and press releases posted by B4 members over the past year or so.
With the start of a new decade, for many it is a time to reflect on their life and changes they want to make for the future.
The highly ranked immigration practice at top 50 law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has appointed Kelly Tomkinson as a senior associate to support increasing demand for its services in Oxford and the wider region.
Freeths’ Oxford office is pleased to announce the recent promotion of two of its Managing Associates, Charlotte Digby and Sally Goodger.
South Oxfordshire based Boardman Hawkins & Osborne LLP has acquired three additional lawyers during the last 6 months to expand their growing specialist team, at the same time as being recognised as a Tier 2 Firm in the Legal 500 Guide (the Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession) 2021 Edition.
This month, The Legal 500 (the Clients’ Guide to the UK Legal Profession) 2021 edition published results on recommended UK law firms. Freeths Oxford, yet again, has received stellar reviews and has been ranked in the top tier of law firms in the south east in seven of its practice areas: Family Law; Contentious Trusts & Probate; Private client (Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate); Clinical Negligence (claimant); Agriculture and Rural Estates; Charities; and Professional Negligence.
Moorcrofts LLP has advised Hive Ventures Limited on the sale of the controlling interest of shares in the capital of The Hive, from the Johnson family to Neil Clark.
Corporate Law firm, Moorcrofts, has earned the top ‘Tier 1 ranking’ among all corporate and commercial law firms in the South East: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx region by leading industry directory, The Legal 500 UK 2021 edition.
Moorcrofts is running tech preview sessions of ContrAI, its newly developed contract drafting, negotiation and management suite.
Moorcrofts employees are set to undertake the challenge of a virtual walk to raise funds for its charity partner, SpecialEffect, to coincide with SpecialEffect’s ‘One Special Day’.
Freeths is pleased to announce that Malin Svanberg Larsson has been promoted to Partner with effect from 1 June 2020.
Many businesses were left confused by the Prime Minister’s recent address with regard to how and when they should facilitate the new plan for workers to return to the workplace unless they can work from home. However, the guidance is that employers should start taking steps to ensure the workplace is “Covid Secure” for their workers to return.