Legal brief: Are pre-nups just a bind?
28-Oct-2010 Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that “decisive weight” should be given to pre-nuptial agreements signed by spouses before getting married (20 October). • Legal Brief: Blood diamonds 5-Aug-2010 Two things haven’t surprised us this week. One was our first spot of rain in what seems like forever. The second was Naomi Campbell telling The Hague war crimes court that being there to give evidence was a “big inconvenience” for her. • Legal Brief: Bribery Act faces further delays 11-Feb-2011 Those lawyers who have spent the past 12 months caught up in the seemingly endless saga that is the long and, in some quarters, nervously awaited Bribery Act were faced with another delay earlier this month. • Legal Brief: Corporate fends off worst effects of slump 20-Aug-2010 For the UK’s top corporate practices 2009-10 was very much a case of plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose, with deal flow still indecline and competition for the work that remains as tough as ever. • Legal
28-Oct-2010 Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that “decisive weight” should be given to pre-nuptial agreements signed by spouses before getting married (20 October). • Legal Brief: Blood diamonds 5-Aug-2010 Two things haven’t surprised us this week. One was our first spot of rain in what seems like forever. The second was Naomi Campbell telling The Hague war crimes court that being there to give evidence was a “big inconvenience” for her. • Legal Brief: Bribery Act faces further delays 11-Feb-2011 Those lawyers who have spent the past 12 months caught up in the seemingly endless saga that is the long and, in some quarters, nervously awaited Bribery Act were faced with another delay earlier this month. • Legal Brief: Corporate fends off worst effects of slump 20-Aug-2010 For the UK’s top corporate practices 2009-10 was very much a case of plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose, with deal flow still indecline and competition for the work that remains as tough as ever. • Legal