02/04/2019
    
    
    
      The firm, which has offices in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston, recorded growth in all areas of its practice, Corporate and Commercial; Real Estate; Litigation; Employment; and those areas focused on providing services to private individuals.    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
       01/31/2019
    
    
    
      EU Council President Donald Tusk’s office stated this week that the Irish border agreement, specifically, is “not open for renegotiation.”    
  
  
  
    
       01/31/2019
    
    
    
      Despite this, hiring intentions showed a dip of six points, with a net balance of 24 per cent of businesses in the region now expecting to hire more staff during the next year, down from 30 per cent at the end of last year.    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
       01/29/2019
    
    
    
      Also at the seminar in London, lawyer Stephen Ozanne, Senior Associate at Walkers, provided a briefing on the impact and potential of the island’s recently-lodged ”smart contracts” and “electronic agents” legislation.