L&E Global is proud to announce that we have maintained our ‘Elite’ status, for the fourth consecutive year, in the recently published Chambers Global 2021 – Employment: The Elite in Global Market Leaders Legal Rankings. The Elite rankings table has been designed to provide the most in-depth insights and reviews of the top ranked lawyers and law firms. The firms […]
Feb
16
2021
Avik Biswas selected as India’s 50 Future Legal Leaders
L&E Global is pleased to share the news that Avik Biswas, partner at IndusLaw, our member firm in India, has been recognised by India Business Law Journal as one of India’s 50 Future Legal Leaders. Congratulations Avik! For more information please contact Joseph Granato, Communications Manager at L&E Global at joseph.granato@leglobal.org.
Feb
01
2021
Consequences of Brexit for UK citizens working in Belgium
As was announced long before the last-minute EU-UK trade deal of December 2020, Belgium had no intention to harass UK citizens who were already living and working in Belgium before the end of the transition period. However, UK citizens with no prior Belgian “experience” are treated like third country nationals and will, in principle, have […]
Jan
23
2021
Post-Brexit Trade Agreement reached between Mexico and the UK
On 15 December 2020, Mexico and the United Kingdom signed an agreement to continue trading after the UK leaves the EU. The deal entered into force on 1 January 2021, which corresponded with the end of the transition period for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This means that as of 1 January 2021, the […]
Jan
23
2021
UK: Brexit Changes in 2021
The main changes to the UK Immigration framework were covered by the Citizens Rights’ provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement and were therefore independent of and unaffected by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The TCA does formalise changes to some of the provisions regulating permitted business visitor activities, albeit whilst ratified by the UK, the […]
Jan
23
2021
L&E Global Members Recommended by The Legal 500 in 2021 Guides
L&E Global is proud to announce that every one of our member firms from Asia-Pacific and Latin America as well as Canada and the United Kingdom, were recognised as leading law firms for labour and employment law across national, regional and international marketplaces. For 33 years, The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of […]
Jan
21
2021
Joël Grangé: restoring the image of French labour law
After more than thirty years at the Paris Bar, Joël Grangé says he is still fascinated by the legal world and its trials. A formidable lawyer, he now puts his tenacity at the service of the profession and the evolution of the law with a capital L. A multifaceted figure for whom “influence” rhymes with […]
Jan
19
2021
Flichy Grangé Avocats: Handling the Consequences of Brexit
Thursday the 31st of December 2020 marked the end of the transition period following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. An agreement was reached at the eleventh hour and it comes on top of a host of decrees. This has important consequences for British nationals working and residing on the French territory. As […]
Jan
13
2021
Brexit: The Key Implications for Employers and HR Professionals
Now that the UK and the EU have finally signed up to a trade agreement, it would be amiss of us not to mark the occasion with a short article covering the key Brexit issues which we believe will be of most interest to employers and HR professionals. There has been much debate around how […]
Dec
04
2020
L&E Global Members Recommended by Who’s Who Legal 2020
L&E Global congratulates all of our alliance members who were recognised by Who’s Who Legal in their 2020 Labour, Employment & Benefits guide. WWL: Labour, Employment & Benefits identifies the leading private practice lawyers with a proven track record in representing and advising management, and senior executives and partners, on all aspects of labour, employment […]
