Law firm Olswang has launched equIP, a dedicated free-to-join programme that provides legal advice and support to UK scale-ups and entrepreneurs with a focus on intellectual property (IP), corporate and commercial advice. The programme is targeted at experienced teams leading IP-rich tech start-ups that seek guidance on governance and compliance. Companies that qualify for the programme should expect their next fundraising round to be between £500k and £5m. They get discounted legal advice, including fixed-fee services, a dedicated relationship manager, introductions to peers and internet service providers, promotion and marketing through Olswang channels, and exclusive events and training.
26 November 2015
Olswang’s tech offering
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston
Harneys senior leadership appointments
Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan
Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires
Anthony Collins—Laura Moss
Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector
NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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