A special thank you our guest speakers Dr Michael Dixon, General Manager, Smarter Cities, IBM Corporation; Mikele Brack, Founding Partner, Urban Living Solutions; Dr Adrian Champion, a specialist in meteorology at the University of Reading; Josh Sawislak, Global Director of Resilience, AECOM; Chris Donnelly, The Institute for Statecraft; and Sunil Shastri, Lecturer & Senior Tutor in Marine Policy, University of Hull....
The need to be resilient and proactive in preparing for a radically changing climate is the priority for sustainable, smarter cities, according to leading experts at the dedicated Climate Change conference alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2015 in Malta last week. ...
Clarkslegal’s international legal alliance, TAGLaw, recently held its 33rd international conference from 26-28 October in Los Angeles, attended by our Partner, David Rintoul. Also in attendance at the conference were members of TAGLaw’s affiliate alliances, TIAG® (The International Accounting Group) and TAG-SP™. All three alliances are collectively known as the TAG Alliances™....
Clarkslegal Acts for EU Company, OASIS, in its Recent Acquisitions of Three UK-Based Data Storage Businesses....
On Monday 21st September, Clarkslegal will be participating in the #ReadingLegalWalk to raise funds for advice agencies in Reading and the Thames Valley....
This week has seen the welcome appointment of Monica Atwal, former Deputy Managing Partner and key Partner in the Employment and Immigration team, as Clarkslegal’s new Managing Partner for the firm....
To raise money for The Wallich, one of our nominate charities for the year, six of our Cardiff office are running the Cardiff Half Marathon, on Sunday 4th October. ...
Clarkslegal’s international legal alliance, TAGLaw’s, recently held its 32nd international conference in Edinburgh, attended by our Managing Partner, David Rintoul. The conference, which took place on May 4-6, 2015, provided TAGLaw® members with the opportunity to strengthen the relationships they create within the alliance of more than 150 law firms from around the world. ...
This Wednesday, April 22nd, Clarkslegal and James Cowper Kreston successfully co-hosted their ‘Trading with India: The Hinduja Group Perspective’ event at the University of Reading, where they were delighted to be joined by keynote speaker Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, President (Legal) & Company Secretary of the Hinduja Group....
A new trust, the Bangladesh UK Environmental Foundation (BUEF), was launched in Cardiff on Monday 20th April. BUEF believes it will be the only UK charitable trust specifically focused on environmental issues in Bangladesh, and aims to raise funds to support relevant projects and activities for public benefit. BUEF has lodged an application to the Charity Commission to be registered as a UK charity....
Last Sunday, April 19th, Clarkslegal’s nominated charity Contact the Elderly celebrated their 50th anniversary, with almost 10,000 volunteers and elderly guests meeting for afternoon tea nationwide. ...
Our Malaysian delegates have now completed the second week of their UK placements. Last week they spent time with Reading Buses, Eurofoods Group, Hodge Bakshi Accountants, and Eden Motors Group. We are confident that they have gained a wealth of new skills and knowledge on strategic and commercial development from their experiences....
Clarkslegal has been successfully re-appointed to the legal network panel of Carillion plc, one of the UK’s leading integrated support companies....
Clarkslegal’s international alliance, TAGLaw®, was recently ranked by Chambers & Partners as an “Elite” legal alliance in the publication’s annual Global rankings guide. As an independent member of TAGLaw, Clarkslegal can provide its clients with access to high quality legal, accounting and financial representation around the world....
Forbury People are collaborating with Clarkslegal and The CEIP on an initiative aimed at strengthening the Malaysian university system. Four Malaysian university Vice Chancellors are currently in the UK undergoing placements with host companies who have kindly agreed to give up their time to support our initiative....
Four Malaysian academics, all Vice Chancellors from top Malaysian Universities, have just arrived in London and Forbury People has been instrumental in bringing them to the UK. Here for four weeks, they are funded by the Malaysian government to observe UK business practice. Forbury People is collaborating with a top Malaysian Talent Management company and we have arranged for them to be hosted by a range of UK businesses for their professional development....
Clarkslegal`s international legal alliance, TAGLaw, recently held its 31st international conference from October 20th through 22nd in Hong Kong, attended by our Managing Partner, David Rintoul. Also in attendance at the conference were members of TAGLaw`s affiliate alliances, TIAG® (The International Accounting Group) and TAG-SP™. All three alliances are collectively known as the TAG Alliances™....
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the sudden death of Tom Howell on 25 July following a short illness. Tom was a partner in our real estate department from 1984-2007. Tom was an excellent property lawyer who both we and indeed his clients all had the highest regard for....
As part of the Tour de France celebrations, Clarkslegal organised a team challenge for staff to cycle 190 kilometres, the distance of the tour`s first stage, raising profile and donations for the firm`s three nominated charities - Alexander Devine Children`s Hospice Service, Contact the Elderly and Cardiff Foodbank...
Thank you to all the teams for participating in our charity quiz night, hosted in Cardiff on Thursday 12th June....