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High Court throws out Legal Ombudsman ruling, branding it ‘irrational’
The High Court has slammed the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) over its decision to order a barrister to reimburse fees to a client, branding the LeO ruling “irrational”. Barrister Lincoln Crawford, a member of 12 King’s Bench Walk, was ordered to repay half of the £650 fee charged to Sadik Noor, who was considering bringing a […]
Eversheds comments on news that EU antitrust chief is looking into tax loopholes
Eversheds has commented on the news that the European Union’s (EU’s) antitrust chief is looking into corporate taxation loopholes. Ben Jones, tax expert at Eversheds, said that state aid rules will be an attractive route to tackling certain tax structures. He said: ‘The EU state aid rules have previously been applied with some success to […]
DLA Piper report finds that Australian real estate is attractive to investors from Asia
DLA Piper has published an interactive report — titled ‘Feeding the tiger: Asian investment in Australian real estate’ — which looks at the flow of Asian real-estate capital into Australia and examines the views of five experts within the market. The report found that the Australian real-estate market remains one of the top destinations for global investors, particularly from […]
DLA Piper presents report on illegal wildlife trade commissioned by the Royal Foundation
As part of its global pro bono programme, DLA Piper has produced a report entitled ‘Empty threat: does the law combat illegal wild trade?’. The report was commissioned by the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry on behalf of the United for Wildlife partnership. The report has been presented […]
DLA Piper advises Laureate Education on purchase of THINK: Education Group
DLA Piper has advised Laureate Education on its recent acquisition of SEEK’s remaining 80 per cent interest in THINK: Education Group and its subsidiaries for AUD112m (£61m). Laureate Education is an international network of institutions of higher education with more than 75 accredited campus-based and online universities offering undergraduate and graduate degree programmes to nearly […]