Employee unfairly dismissed for refusing to put work app on her personal phone

An Employment Tribunal has ruled that a journalist was unfairly dismissed for refusing to install an “intrusive” work-related app on her personal phone, which would have left her unable to separate her work and home life.  The employer should have considered alternatives such as providing her with a work phone or installing the app on her …

BDBF further expands its offering with senior hire

Top-ranked, specialist employment law firm BDBF is delighted to announce the recent appointment of senior associate, Yulia Chizh.

BDBF further expands its employment law practice with two new associates

Top-ranked, specialist employment law firm BDBF is delighted to announce the recent appointments of Amy Hammond and Noelle van Wyk,

BDBF announces promotion of Samantha Prosser to Managing Associate

Congratulations! BDBF is pleased to announce the promotion of Samantha Prosser to Managing Associate, effective 1 June, 2023.

Homburger advised UBS AG on its exchange offer of certain of its outstanding notes previously issued under its EMTN programme for SEC-registered notes, with notes in an amount of USD 1,970,083,000 being exchanged

On September 13, 2023, UBS AG, acting through its London branch, launched offers to exchange (i) any and all of its outstanding USD 1 bn 1.250 per cent. Notes due June 2026 for a like principal amount of new 1.250% Notes due June 1, 2026 and (ii) any and all of its outstanding USD 1 …

Homburger advised UBS Switzerland AG on the establishment of its Swiss Covered Bond Program and the issuance of CHF 820 m Covered Bonds

On October 6, 2023, UBS published the Base Prospectus for the establishment of its CHF 20 bn program for the issuance of Covered Bonds issued by UBS Switzerland AG and guaranteed by UBS Hypotheken Schweiz AG.

Lakera secures USD 10m in funding to secure Generative AI in the enterprise

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Lakera AI on its USD 10 million equity financing led by Redalpine, with Fly Ventures, Inovia Capital and angels including the co-founders of Snyk,

Czech Republic/Slovakia: Schoenherr advises BHM Group on acquisition of major production and logistics centre in Slovakia

Schoenherr advised BHM Group, an important investment group on the Czech market, in connection with the acquisition of one of the largest production and logistics centres in Slovakia, Trenčín Industrial Park, by the acquisition of a 100 % share in ZNO Slovakia s.r.o. (now BHM Trenčín s.r.o.).

GÖRG berät The Relevance Group bei dem Erwerb des CRM-Dienstleisters DataLab.

GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB hat The Relevance Group GmbH mit Sitz in Hamburg bei der Beteiligung an der DataLab. GmbH beraten.

Bär & Karrer Advised the Farner Group on the Expansion of its Agency Alliance “Team Farner” with Lansons

The Farner group, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, partnered with Lansons Communications Holdings Limited to expand its consultancy alliance “Team Farner”.