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Womble Bond Dickinson advises Cleveland Containers on private equity investment deal
04 Jul 2022
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has advised the shareholders of Cleveland Containers on a significant minority investment deal into the company by LDC, the UK's leading mid-market private equity firm.
WBD helps Integra secure £75m in funding for Durham industrial development
01 Jul 2022
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has assisted Integra in securing £75m in funding to enable a new 650,000 sq ft speculative development at the Integra 61 mixed-use project.
European change in direction for access to personal data?
01 Jul 2022
Two recent decisions from Europe show the struggles which the Courts are facing when determining the scope of data subject access requests (DSARs) - one decision being potentially beneficial to controllers who are also in litigation with the data subject; the other of potential concern where a data subject wishes to know who has received their personal data.
WBD trainee appointed Plymouth Junior Lawyer Division Chair
30 Jun 2022
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) trainee solicitor Adam Richards has been elected Chair of the Plymouth Junior Lawyer Division (PJLD).
Are collateral warranties a construction contract – and why does it matter?
29 Jun 2022
The Courts have been deciding over the last year or so whether collateral warranties are a "construction contract" if the warranty is executed after completion of the works – first in the Technology and Construction Court and now the Court of Appeal.
Dairy Crest's record fine for environmental offences – why a £1.5 million fine was imposed
28 Jun 2022
Dairy Crest Limited t/a Saputo Dairy UK has been fined £1.52 million, the largest fine ever imposed on a South West company, for a range of environmental offences committed between 2016 and 2021.
Five major building safety changes on 28 June 2022
27 Jun 2022
With the Building Safety Act 2022 spanning over 260 pages, getting to grips with the detail of it and what you need to focus on first is a mammoth task. However, the first wave of sweeping changes is on 28 June 2022, a mere two months after the Building Safety Act (BSA) received Royal Assent, and you need to be aware of these now.
WBD supports Retail Week's General Counsel Summit
27 Jun 2022
WBD is proud to support the 2022 Retail Week General Counsel Summit, the leading conference for senior legal professionals that work at retailers and brands - focusing on the key challenges facing the retail sector.
