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Abrams is a USA corporate lawyer in London providing American lawyer legal services to businesses.

Sample Due Diligence Information Request List for US Investors

General UK Due Diligence Information Request List to be used by US Investors in UK Private Companies can be accessed below. What is Due Diligence? Due diligence is the process by which a proposed investor in or buyer of a company investigates the company’s business, people, records and documents. Due diligence is designed to make…
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August 14, 2021 0
Foreign Investment in the USA

BE-13 Filing Requirements for Foreign Direct Investments in U.S. Companies and Real Estate

Foreign investors in certain U.S. businesses (U.S. legal entities, branch offices, and real estate (improved or unimproved), with limited exceptions for certain residential properties) must report their investments pursuant to a Form BE-13 filing (Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States). The BE-13 filing is a requirement of the U.S. Department of…
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October 6, 2020 0

Heads of Terms and Letters of Intent

Whether our clients are engaging in mergers and acquisitions, investments, sales, or financing transactions in the US or in the UK, our advice is always to ensure that the key terms of the deal are agreed at the earlist possible stage and once an agreement is reached, those terms are enshrined in a Term Sheet,…
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September 7, 2020 0

US and UK Commercial and Company Law – Key Differences

US Attorneys and UK Solicitors likely already know legal systems in both the U.K. and the U.S. share the same historical common law roots, and are for that reason similar. As a dual qualified US Lawyer and UK solicitor I am more aware than moast at how the U.S. and U.K. legal systems differ and…
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March 11, 2020 0

Jonathan Abrams: Cyber Security Response

Jonathan Abrams today in the Webinar Studio with LexisNexis discussing all things “Cyber Incident Response”, from how to prepare for an attack, to the different stages of response.   Unfortunately, it is no longer a question of if, but when a business will be affected by a cyber incident. Companies will need to consider how…
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July 27, 2018 0

Reputation Control: Oxfam’s Haiti Sex Scandal

In recent news, Oxfam’s reputation for humanitarian assistance and international crises has been blackened with headlines reading Oxfam Haiti Scandal (BBC News), Aid workers raping and sexually exploiting children (Independent), and Haiti Director Admitted Using Prostitutes (Reuters). Yesterday, the news read that Oxfam have been “suspended” or “banned” from undergoing any further work within the country.…
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February 23, 2018 0

Christian Louboutin’s Trademark Journey Continues

Jonathan Abrams, Head of Corporate & Commercial, was quoted in the World IP Review today about the ongoing Christian Louboutin Trade Mark case. Here is the article (link can be found below): Louboutin’s trademark journey continues On Tuesday, WIPR reported that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) began hearing arguments over whether…
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November 30, 2017 0

Extending Upwards & Downwards

It is becoming increasingly common for householders to improve their current property rather than incur the stress and expense of moving. Some are in the fortunate position of being about to create a basement or loft extension. Whether the householder owns the freehold or a leasehold interest, such work may involve the need for planning…
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November 30, 2017 0

50% means 50%

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reached what sounds like a sensible decision in relation to a part time contract for a British Airways (BA) employee. The case involved a Purser at BA who went onto a part time contract when she returned from maternity leave in 2005. The employee took voluntary redundancy in 2015…
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November 30, 2017 0

Uber Loses Appeal

There has been much coverage in the press about the so called ‘gig economy’. This is the term which has been coined to describe the much more fluid working relationships that many workers have with their employer. On the positive side, the gig economy is held out as allowing workers to hold multiple roles and…
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November 30, 2017 0