Arab spring countries open for legal business

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in general, and Tunisia in particular, is open for business. The economic and legal environment is coping well following the Arab spring, which has heralded a new era, and UK investors and their lawyers are encouraged to cooperate, but not colonise. Those were the clear messages coming out of two back-to-back conferences organised by the international law firm Brown Rudnick, in association with the International Chamber of Commerce, the Tunisian Bar Association and the Law Firm Network, in Tunis on earlier this month.

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The reshuffle and the business of law

Under the coalition government, the Ministry of Justice has been marked by a phenomenally loose grasp of detail at the top. When it comes to the business of running a legal practice, this, more than the left-right positioning of ministers, has been a problem. In areas such as the implementation of the Jackson reforms, that has exasperated supporters of the ministry’s policies as much as its opponents.

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Business lawyer acted for Milan Mandaric in tax trial

Who? Mark Wilson, 50, head of business defence at Midlands and northern England firm Cartwright King.

Why is he in the news? Acted for US businessman Milan Mandaric who, along with Tottenham Hotspur ­manager Harry Redknapp, was cleared of tax evasion charges at Southwark Crown Court this month.

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The most effective ways to invest in business development

During harder economic times, many law firms have had to find cost-effective ways to gain new business, using a depleted marketing budget. Although some practice areas experience more activity during a downturn, most firms have to adapt to it to survive and grow. The experts who were interviewed for this article recommend allocating 5-7% of the firm’s total revenue to marketing. But where should that spend go?

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Legal teams on standby as Eircom lenders prepare to take control of business

Lawyers involved in one of Europe’s largest restructurings, that of Irish telecoms company Eircom, are gearing up for the next stage of the matter after the owner yesterday offered to inject €200m of new capital into the ailing business.
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