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19 October 2016
Issue: 7719 / Categories: Legal News
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Budapest hosts UIA

Privacy and data protection, and the challenges and opportunities of compliance for the legal profession will be discussed by more than 1,000 legal professionals from around the world at this year’s Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) annual congress. The congress, in Budapest from 28 October to 1 November, features more than 300 speakers. One of the main discussions will be on whether there can be an international regulatory approach for mass surveillance and profiling. Art law, robotics, food law, immigration law, contract law, banking and financial services are some of the other topics of discussion.

 

Issue: 7719 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Osbornes Law—Alex McMahon, Andrew Middlehurst & Harriet McMorrin

Osbornes Law—Alex McMahon, Andrew Middlehurst & Harriet McMorrin

Homegrown hat-trick: Osbornes Law promotes three former trainees to partner

mfg Solicitors—Sarah Bradford

mfg Solicitors—Sarah Bradford

Partner arrival boosts law firm’s growing real estate team

Freeths—David Smith

Freeths—David Smith

Freeths secures major tax hire with appointment of David Smith

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