Alex Norman

1. 2009-2017

   UK energy: boost for co-location of storage with ROC accredited sites

   Ofgem announced last week that it has made a decision in relation relating to a number of energy storage systems co-located with Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROC) accredited solar generation sites.

2. 2009-2017

   Decision-making under commercial agreements: Developments in the law gather pace: part 1

   Business contracts have many functions - to define obligations, establish rights and remedies, specify procedures for how the parties interact, and many others. It's the language of the contract which determines the scope of these. Another common feature of many contracts is to give one party the power during contract lifetime to decide a matter affecting the other. (Common examples are: an approval right for an assignment; the right to consent to proposed new uses of intellectual property; or the right to approve the management of a fund. There are countless other examples).

3. 1209-2017

   The Modern Slavery Act – an update

   The Bill seeks to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the "Act") to make further provision for transparency in supply chains in respect of slavery and human trafficking.

1. 0709-2017

   Bird & Bird's London Corporate team advises Secret Escapes on its largest acquisition to date

   International law firm Bird & Bird is advising client Secret Escapes, the members-only flash-sale site offering exclusive deals on hand-picked luxury travel, on its largest corporate acquisition to date.

2. 0509-2017

   Bird & Bird boosts its Equity Capital Markets capabilities with appointment of two partners, a Legal Director and a Senior Associate in London

   International law firm Bird & Bird today boosts its Equity Capital Markets capabilities with the appointment of two partners, a Legal Director and a Senior Associate to the London Corporate practice.

3. 1408-2017

   Bird & Bird gains unprecedented international recognition for mid and small-cap M&A work in Thomson Reuters rankings for H1 2017

   Bird & Bird's international Corporate group has reached the highest rankings to date in the annual Thomson Reuters mid-market and small-cap M&A legal advisory reviews for the first half of 2017, being ranked in 17 league tables globally.

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1. 1508-2017

   A Level playing Field – Sports Governance and Discipline in Asia

   Earlier this year, Qin Sheng, a footballer for Shanghai Shenhua, one of the Chinese Super League's leading teams, was shown a red card for stamping on the foot of an opponent.

2. 0206-2017

   Sports Stars and Image Rights in China

   Michael Jordan has achieved a lot in his life. He is a six-time NBA champion, a 14-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-Star MVP and a double Olympic gold medallist. His "Jumpman" symbol and "Air Jordan" tag can be found on hundreds of millions of t-shirts and trainers across the globe.

3. 2504-2017

   APAC Sports Update – The Anatomy of a Football Transfer

   Footballers (even very well paid ones) are much like employees of other large companies.