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Simon Smith

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Simon advises on corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, corporate reorganisations and general corporate governance.
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Start-ups and high growth businesses

Start-ups and high growth businesses
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Our lawyers work with start-ups (including tech ventures) and high-growth businesses to identify their legal priorities. This enables our clients to manage their cash flow efficiently and focus their efforts on what’s most important.

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Success of Jennifer Lopez divorce will depend on legal preparations

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Family law
As news outlets continue to cover Jennifer Lopez’s high-profile divorce from Ben Affleck, a specialist lawyer says the success of the upcoming process will all depend on the legal preparations put in place by the couple’s legal team before or during the marriage.

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Surrogacy and fertility law

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Fertility law has not evolved at the same rate as assisted reproduction technologies. We look at the need for judges to be creative in how they apply legislation.

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The cost of discontinuing a claim: understanding the consequences

The cost of discontinuing a claim: understanding the consequences
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Housing management

When a social landlord decides to bring legal proceedings, whether possession claims or injunctions, there may come a point when…

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The danger area of multiple Wills

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When a client has multiple Wills in different jurisdictions, it is important to ensure that the provisions of the Wills do not contradict one another and that one Will does not inadvertently revoke another.

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The importance of planning in a family business

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Rayner Grice, an expert divorce lawyer in our family team, has stressed the importance of planning in family businesses following a case in which divorce proceedings impacted on the stability of the business and put the whole family at risk of financial ruin.

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The introduction of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

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Corporate and commercial law
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has now come into force as of 6 April 2025 after being enacted on 24 May 2024.

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The metaverse: real employment issues in a virtual world of work

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It is highly possible that many employers will adopt the metaverse as a way of working so that colleagues can meet in a virtual space for immersive meetings.

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Victimisation: the right not to remain silent

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently considered the case of Warburton v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police and outlined the proper test to determine whether a person has been victimised at work.

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