TikTok vs. Universal Music Group: (Not a) Love Story
It came as a shock to me when my daughter asked, rhetorically, in our kitchen the other morning: “Can you believe that TikTok aren’t playing any of Taylor Swift’s music?” As a general rule of thumb, if there is a legal dispute in the news that my eldest daughter has even the feintest knowledge of, then it must be big […]
Read MoreRosenblatt Promotes Dispute Resolution Lawyer Elizabeth Weeks to Partner
LONDON – Rosenblatt, one of the UK’s pioneering legal practices and a leader in dispute resolution, today announces the promotion of Elizabeth Weeks to Partner. Weeks joined Rosenblatt in 2017, prior to this she had spent the majority of her career at West End private client firm, Boodle Hatfield. She acts for clients on a wide range of complex and […]
Read MoreKey takeaways – November Breakfast Briefing: Show me the money – Digitisation for the Revitalisation of Trade Finance
The Electronic Trade Documents Act (“ETDA”) came into force 21 September 2023. Prior to the ETDA, you would prove ownership using a physical piece of paper which you had to hand to someone and by so doing exchanged ownership. This change propels UK law from the typewriter era, into the modern age by enabling the legal digitisation of physical documents […]
Read MoreRosenblatt Launches International Arbitration Practice with Strategic Appointments of Leonardo Carpentieri and Sara Paradisi
Rosenblatt, one of the UK’s pioneering legal practices and a leader in dispute resolution, announces the establishment of its new International Arbitration practice, a significant milestone in the firm’s objective to expand its global reach. The practice is being spearheaded through two new lateral hires, Partners Leonardo Carpentieri and Sara Paradisi, both renowned experts in international arbitration. The practice has […]
Read MoreRosenblatt Helps to Secure Strike Out Victory: A Cautionary Tale
Earlier this year, Rosenblatt acted for the successful Defendant in Giaquinto & Ors v ITI Capital Ltd [2023] EWHC 2467 (KB) (13 October 2023), in which the court granted ITI Capital Ltd’s (“ITI”) application for strike out of a number of claimants’ claims, following failure of those claimants (the “Corporate Claimants”) to adhere to the terms of the order for […]
Read MoreKey takeaways – September Breakfast Briefing: The Future of Digital Money and the Digital Pound
There are a number of widely held concerns around the concept of digital money, particularly with respect to Governmental control and access to personal data. At the bi-monthly breakfast briefing at Rosenblatt & Memery Crystal, hosted and moderated by Laura Clatworthy (Disputes Partner Rosenblatt and Head of Digital Assets), industry specialists Jannah Patchay, Executive Director and Policy Lead Digital Pound […]
Read MoreWhat is happening with crypto regulation?
In October 2023 the government finally brought crypto assets into regulation, after much discussion over the preceding several months. This has been achieved via provisions, implemented by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023, which apply aspects of the UK’s financial promotion restriction under section 21 FSMA to certain species of crypto asset.
Read MoreThe Future of AI – Bletchley and Beyond
Bletchley Park was once the global centre of Allied codebreaking during the Second World War and, building on its technological provenance will set the scene for the UK Government’s AI Safety Summit (“Bletchley”) on 1 and 2 November 2023. In this article (written by humans, not an AI programme), we explore legal and regulatory AI developments since our March 2023 […]
Read MoreLegal500 2024 Rankings: Rosenblatt has been ranked in Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation for second year in a row.
We are delighted that Rosenblatt has been ranked in Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation for second year in a row in the Legal500 UK 2024 rankings. This year we have also been ranked in Tier 5 for Civil Fraud. Once again, we would like to thank our clients and network for their excellent feedback. This is a very welcome recognition […]
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