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• Government publishes response to consultation on flexible working
  Posted: 06/12/2022
  The Department for Business, Education & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has this week published its response to the consultation on flexible working, which was published in September 2021, following the change to working practices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic......>>
• COP27: outcomes for the energy sector
  Posted: 06/12/2022
  COP27 has been met with a mixed response; some saying it has not gone far enough to address global warming – with only 26 of the 193 countries improving on 2030 emission targets – and others criticising it for double standards given the alleged 400 private jets flown into Sharm El Sheikh by attendees......>>
• Heart infections: how to avoid a delayed diagnosis and stay safe this winter
  Posted: 05/12/2022
  A growing body of research suggests that heart health is impacted by cold weather. Studies also show that the prognosis for those with heart infections falls as the air temperature drops. As we slip into the winter months, this article is intended to help individuals gain knowledge about heart infections, so that they can achieve an earlier diagnosis......>>
• Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Ori industries, a leading global cloud to edge platform provider, on its recent acquisition of Multy Cloud Ltd
  Posted: 05/12/2022
  The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Ori Industries, a leading global cloud to edge platform provider, on its recent acquisition of Multy Cloud Ltd, an open source provider allowing developers to build infrastructure configurations that can be instantly replicated across any cloud......>>
• The future of corporate sustainability part 1: the corporate sustainability reporting directive
  Posted: 02/12/2022
  Governments and organisations globally recognise that businesses of the future must operate in a more responsible and sustainable way than ever before. On 6 November 2022, heads of state and other climate stakeholders gathered in Egypt for COP27, the twenty-seventh conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention......>>

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Publications

E-Bulletins

• PennTech update - Autumn 2022
  Welcome to our latest edition of the PennTech update. In this edition, we begin by reminding organisations of a key date in the data protection world and introduce our new AI-powered solution to assist with compliance – PennSift. Our two featured podcasts cover lively discussions between Tech London Advocates and Tech India Advocates.

• Dark Matters - Cyber security and cryptocurrency update - 5 October 2022
  Welcome to the fifth edition of Dark Matters, a newsletter that highlights some of the most newsworthy headlines in the blockchain space. With the summer having officially drawn to a close, we witnessed one of the most anticipated events in blockchain, Ethereum’s shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus mechanism known as The Merge.

• Employment alert - 26 August 2022
  A debate has long taken place in the higher tribunals and courts as to whether an employee is being dismissed for making a protected disclosure ('blowing the whistle') or for the unacceptable manner in which the employee did so. In this article, we look at the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited.

• PennTech update – Summer 2022
  Welcome to our summer edition of the PennTech update. In this edition, we look back on our recent involvement in London Tech Week, which included hosting our hybrid NFTs readiness event, releasing our cyber security and data protection toolkit and launching a new immigration-focused podcast featuring Russ Shaw CBE..

• Social housing newsletter - 30 May 2022
  Welcome to the latest edition of our social housing newsletter. In this edition, we remind you about The New Homes Quality Code and the actions you need to take before the end of 2022. Find out how the Code might affect you in Linda Storey and Ben Robinson's article. In our second article, we learn about the consequences of delays when landlords receive a request to assign a lease. Lucy Norton looks at a case that was featured in the national press earlier this year and how its outcome has implications for social housing landlords.

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Brochures & factsheets

• Academic spinouts - a report on the funding of UK spinouts
  This report from Penningtons Manches builds on work begun in Financing Growth in Innovative Firms, the consultation published as part of the Patient Capital Review. That report identified growing levels of investment into spinouts in the UK in the context of a perceived dearth of capital available on patient terms.
• From the Golden Gate to the Golden Triangle - a report on US investment into UK companies
  There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in the technology industry and its impressive pace of change. Whether you’re in Cambridge or California, innovation clusters across the globe are nurturing ground-breaking technologies and creating world-leading businesses.
• From the Golden Gate to the Golden Triangle - executive summary
  The UK could be entering a golden age of Silicon Valley investment. We’re seeing more deals involving West Coast investors and UK companies than ever before, as investors and acquirers in the us look further afield to find the next billion dollar companies and, in doing so, spread their risk profile.
• Banking and finance fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches' banking and finance team: we provide clear, practical advice to guide our clients through transactions and issues to help them achieve their goals. We work closely with every client to gain a thorough understanding of their objectives.
• Clinical negligence and personal injury fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches’ clinical negligence and personal injury team: our clinical negligence and personal injury practice is one of the largest in the UK providing nationwide coverage from our offices in London, Cambridge, Oxford, Reading, Hampshire and Surrey.
• Construction fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches' construction team: we are involved with projects from the outset and work with clients to shape their procurement and contracting strategies.

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