ArticleA Guide To Corporate Jet FinanceWith confidence in the business jet market finally starting to improve, we thought it an opportune time to update and refresh our guide to corporate jet finance.United KingdomFinance and BankingFieldfisher
ArticleBriefing Paper: Acquisition FinanceThis briefing is relevant to lenders and borrower's alike.United KingdomFinance and BankingFieldfisher
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ArticleWoods V MK: A Case Which Demonstrates The Increased Appetite For Bid Protests In The Public SectorA shrinking public purse in these times of austerity has increased appetite for bid protest. With fewer tenders and increased competition, disgruntled bidders now appear more conscious of their rights...United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorFieldfisher
ArticleEU Migration Restrictions LiftedOn New Year’s Eve, transitional controls restricting the right to work in the UK expired for Romanian and Bulgarian nationals and from 1 January 2014 Romanian and Bulgarian nationals have the same access to the UK labour market as any other European Economic Area national.United KingdomImmigrationFieldfisher
ArticleWhat Is FRAND?FRAND is the acronym for fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, and it generally arises in antitrust cases where an owner of intellectual property rights refuses to grant a licence or refuses to grant a licence on FRAND terms. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyFieldfisher
ArticleTheresa May Sets Out Brexit PlanTheresa May's confirmation that the UK would be leaving the EU's Single Market follows logically from the decision that the UK will leave the EU. United KingdomInternational LawFieldfisher
ArticleCannes "Film" Festival ReflectionsAs usual the Media and Entertainment team here at Fieldfisher attended the Cannes Film Festival. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher
ArticleFurther Steps To Tackling Online Ad Fraud – CertificationWith the increased use of automated buying systems, large amounts of online advertising are not even being seen by a consumer.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher
ArticleGambling Commission - Under 18s AdvertisingRules and guidance on advertising gambling make it clear that such marketing communications must be socially responsible and must not be likely to appeal to...United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher
ArticleForeign Direct Investment (FDI) Regimes In The UK And Europe – Risks And Opportunities 2023/2024Fieldfisher hosted a webinar with representatives from the UK Investment Security Unit and our own European FDI partners on the latest trends in FDI enforcement. <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-image: initial;United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorFieldfisher
PodcastManaging African Wealth (Podcast)In Fieldfisher's Africa Week 2024 podcast, Paul Agbaje discusses the rise of family offices in Africa, highlighting wealth management challenges, opportunities, and intergenerational concerns for affluent African families.WorldwideWealth ManagementFieldfisher
ArticleEuropean Parliament Resolution On Franchising In The Retail SectorThe resolution cites statistics from a recent study on the regulatory framework for franchising in the EU, commissioned by its Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO)...European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawFieldfisher
ArticleDigital Single Market UpdateAs part of the Digital Single Market ("DSM") Communication published on 6 May 2015, the Commission stressed the need for a review to "ensur[e] cross-border access to legally purchased online services" (page 8). European UnionIntellectual PropertyFieldfisher
ArticleBeing Part Of The Crowd: Mini-bonds, Crowdfunding And Alternative Financing For Franchise GrowthThe development and growth of franchise networks relies on the availability of accessible funding. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawFieldfisher
ArticleLiability To Investors - 15 Feb 2017The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by Roskilde, a Danish Bank, that it should compensate an investor who had acquired its subordinated loan notes. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawFieldfisher
ArticleDORA: IT Suppliers Into The Financial Services Sector Should Be PreparingThe EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is ushering in significant changes to the way financial firms and their suppliers must operate, and organisations have just over 12 months to become fully compliant.United KingdomFinance and BankingFieldfisher
ArticleThe UK's National Security And Investment Act 2021 – Our Review Of The UK Government's 2023-24 Annual ReportThe UK Government's third annual report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 outlines key data and insights on its scrutiny of business transactions from April 2023 to March 2024.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorFieldfisher
ArticleUsing US Sales Terms In EuropeNearly every US in-house counsel has faced the task of tackling an impending overseas deal when only US State law governed terms are at hand. United StatesInternational LawFieldfisher
ArticleIntermediary LiabilityOnline intermediary liability has been debated in the courts since the internet came into being. WorldwideMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher