The 2012 trend for major cross border merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the UK food and drink industry is set to continue in 2013. That’s the view of expert Andrew McLean, a partner at law firm Stephenson Harwood, in this ...
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Government’s improved understanding of the food and drink manufacturing sector was one of three key themes of Food Manufacture’s Business Leaders’ Forum, which took place on Tuesday, January 15, according to the event ...
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Government’s improved understanding of the food and drink manufacturing sector was one of three key themes of Food Manufacture’s Business Leaders’ Forum, which took place on Tuesday, January 15, according to the event ...
Tags: food, drink, food security
The pros and cons of BYOD were laid out in a panel discussion at Infosecurity 2013 yesterday, with the CISOs of Commerzbank, law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) and National Rail all giving their views on one of the most talked about ...
Tags: BYOD, panel discussion, Infosecurity, IT industry
The chief information security officers (CISOs) of Network Rail, Commerzbank and law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse have slated bigger security software vendors for lagging behind smaller rivals in mobile security. In a panel discussion ...
Tags: Network Rail, Field Fisher Waterhouse, security software, mobile security
Companies and their legal advisers have urged the Australian Securities Exchange to limit the social media outlets they need to monitor for stories and rumours as part of its overhaul of market disclosure requirements. BHP Billiton, the ...
BioCity Scotland, the centre for life science businesses in Newhouse, Lanarkshire celebrated its first anniversary (January 5) since the site was officially handed to the new company by global pharmaceutical company MSD, for the creation of ...
A Brisbane-Based explorer listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange may have become the victim of a takeover hoax. According to a statement made by boutique Ottawa broker Gannibal Securities, which was released on the popular website ...
IDG News Service - The patent injunction portion of Google's antitrust settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week won't mean an end to patent disputes between Google and mobile device makers, but it does take away one major ...
Tags: Google, patent, mobile device, computer information
Reuters reported that US regulators have delayed by two months a ruling on BlackRock Inc's plan to launch a copper exchange traded fund backed by physical metal,a week after giving the go ahead to a similar product proposed by JPMorgan ...
Major shareholder wants a peek at the books. The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has filed a suit against Qualcomm in a Delaware court seeking the right to inspect the company's books and records to see whether shareholder's ...
Tags: Major shareholder, Common Retirement Fund, Political Spending
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Instagram over the company's controversial update to its terms of service last week. The civil lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses ...
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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, a part of Allianz group has within the legal department. Fischer, who replaces general counsel Gretchen Cepek, will be responsible for leading the Legal department's oversight of business ...
US chipmaker Marvell Technology faces having to pay one of the biggest ever patent damage awards. A jury in Pittsburgh found the firm guilty of infringing two hard disk innovations owned by local university Carnegie Mellon. It said Marvell ...
Tags: Marvell Technology, patent damage awards, LED chip, LED lighting
The number of UK websites complying with the newly enforced cookie law improved in the final month of the grace period, but 80% are still not compliant, a study shows. Since 26 May, UK website owners have been required by law to ensure ...