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WBD hybrid working policy will allow people to choose where they work
02 Aug 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has unveiled its new policy for all its UK offices, adopting a hybrid working model. Its people will have the flexibility to combine home and office working, blending personal preferences with business and clients' needs without any mandatory requirements being set across the business other than for those in learning roles.
FAQs - extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
02 Aug 2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) has now been extended to 30 September 2021. This FAQ deals with the changes to the Scheme.
Freeports success will be linked to regional and global USPs
29 Jul 2021
Tom White, innovation architect at Connected Places Catapult, provides his insights on the potential of Freeports. White notes that regions must develop their own regional and global USPs to drive investment, but a challenge is coordinating what each region is going for.
UKIPO invites views on UK parallel trade system post-Brexit
29 Jul 2021
Relevant to all UK consumers, The UK Intellectual Property Office has produced a consultation paper on the future of the UK's exhaustion of intellectual property rights and parallel trade regime post-Brexit.
Property owners post-COVID: what overseas investors in the UK property market should know
27 Jul 2021
During a recent instalment of our property owners post-COVID webinar series, our panellists explored overseas investment in the UK. In particular the conversation included the typical issues which arise for non-UK resident trustees, what lenders look for, when they may or may not be prepared to lend and what may impact pricing, and how to select investment opportunities, as well as the relevant UK tax issues to be aware when structuring deals and ownership.
WBD's private wealth team highly ranked by Chambers High Net Worth guide
26 Jul 2021
The private wealth team at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been highly ranked in the 2021 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth (HNW) guide, published last week (Friday 23 July).
WBD advises Northern Telecom on latest acquisition
26 Jul 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Leeds-based telecoms provider Northern Telecom on its acquisition of IT support and security specialist Soda Consulting.
Responsible Business: FRC's plan to tackle Environmental, Social and Governance challenges
26 Jul 2021
ESG concerns are becoming ever more relevant to corporate bodies of all sizes across the UK. For many years now, climate change, sustainability, green energy, reducing one's carbon footprint, deforestation and charitable giving, to name a few, have been high on the corporate agenda. We have seen these wider public interest issues commonly factor into business reporting, management decision-making and stakeholder management.
Important decision concerning the renewal procedures under the Electronic Communications Code
26 Jul 2021
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (the Tribunal) has issued an important decision concerning the renewal procedures under the (new) Electronic Communications Code (the Code).
