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Olswang

APEX PLAZA, FORBURY ROAD, READING, RG1 1AX, ENGLAND

Reading, Paris, Madrid, London, Brussels, Berlin

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Finance

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Human resources

Within Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40, Olswang is a first tier firm,

Olswang’s ‘excellent team’ attracts an ‘enviable quality of work and clients’. Led by the ‘very credible and impressive’ Gary Henderson, the group advises on discrimination claims, restructurings and redundancies, as well as providing outsourcing advice. It continues to act as sole employment advisers for Timberland, Microsoft UK, Quintiles, Ernst & Young, and Chellomedia.

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Real estate

Within Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40, Olswang is a third tier firm,

Olswang provides ‘good commercial responses’ and is noted for property-related secured lending transactions for the likes of Eurohypo and Santander. Carol Griffin advised UBS Global Asset Management regarding the portfolio sale of five multi-let properties. Michael Higgin joined from Shoosmiths in 2010.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property , Olswang is a second tier firm,

‘Responsive and thorough’, Olswang advises on trade mark and copyright matters. Iain Stansfield has expertise in IP commercial contracts and design and brand protection. Clients include Direct Wines, Net-a-Porter, Reader’s Digest, TMO Renewables and Yell.

Within IT and telecoms, Olswang is a second tier firm,

Olswang provides ‘really practical and commercial ideas’. Microsoft and Yell remain key clients, and the team added Indian-owned consulting company Mastek to its roster in 2010. The ‘knowledgeable and practical’ Iain Stansfield is ‘reliable in a crisis’, and leads the ‘knowledgeable’ team.

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Spain

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- 11KBW
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- 11KBW
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- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
Important information about London 2012 released by the UKBA

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- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
Premium sponsorship for tier 2 and tier 2 and 4 sponsors

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- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
Arts Council England introduces new procedure for tier 1 (exceptional talent) applicants

From 3 January 2012, individuals applying under tier 1 (exceptional talent) of the points based system will need to follow new guidelines if they wish to have their application endorsed by Arts Council England (ACE).

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
The UKBA contacts tier 2 sponsors regarding COS allowances

The UKBA has been contacting authorised officers at tier 2 sponsors in relation to the new certificate of sponsorship allowance which will become effective from 6 April 2012. Any COS issued from that date will come from the new allocation.

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
The UKBA updates tier 4 sponsors on educational oversight

The UKBA has reminded all current tier 4 sponsors that if they are not already subject to inspection or review by the relevant educational oversight bodies, they must apply before the deadline stated in the current sponsor guidance.

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
London 2012 visa applications open for spectators

From 1 January 2012 the UKBA will begin to process visas for non-UK spectators wishing to travel to the UK to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
10% Tax Rate for Intellectual Property Confirmed

On 6 December 2011, the UK Government published further details of a lower Corporation Tax rate for IP earnings which will come into force in April 2013.

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