The DRS Newsletter - Issue #4

Prime Brokerage guide

It wouldn't be a DRS newsletter if we weren't telling you about our latest long-form publication, would it?

This month we've released a guide covering everything you need to know about Prime Brokerage.

If you'd like to request a copy of the guide, you can click the image below or go to this link .

Alternatively, you can send our director Michael Beaton a message and he'll be more than happy to send you a copy!

SQE qualifications

We'd like to congratulate Tara-Alexandra Burrows , Sharon Mhiripiri, Megan Mitchell and Celeste CHEN on passing the SQE 2 exams.

They are the first of our staff to follow the SQE route to qualification as a solicitor and have worked incredibly hard to pass both sets of exams. Next step - admission as solicitors!

Case reviews

Our bank of case reviews continues to grow! We've recently released blogs analysing the following cases:

Metavante v Lehman Brothers (2009) – USA turns precedent from Down Under upside down: https://drs-als.com/metavante-v-lehman-brothers-2009-usa-turns-precedent-from-down-under-upside-down/

Marine Trade v Pioneer (2009) – Payment under protest is no mistake: https://drs-als.com/marine-trade-v-pioneer-2009-payment-under-protest-is-no-mistake/

Enron v TXU (2003) ‘Obligated to terminate? – To be or not to be under Section 2 (a)(iii)’: https://drs-als.com/enron-v-txu-2003-obligated-to-terminate-to-be-or-not-to-be-under-section-2-aiii/

You can see all of our case reviews on our Contract Casebook page.

In other news...

Here's a rundown of everything else that's been going on at DRS recently.

DRS summer parties

Our London and Newcastle offices both held Summer parties over the past few weeks. We hope everyone had an amazing time, and we can't wait for next year already!

Work experience

We recently welcomed five students into our Newcastle office for a week of work experience.

This week has undoubtedly been a stepping stone towards their future careers, and they're now ready for new challenges and opportunities ahead. Congratulations to the team on their fantastic work!

Great North Run 2023

Paul Hands, our Head of Technology, took part in this year's Great North Run in 24-degree while dressed in a full Spiderman morphsuit! What an incredible achievement!

National Dog Day

Last but very much not least, we asked our team members to submit the cutest photos of their four-legged pals for National Dog Day and they did not disappoint!

That's all for this issue of the DRS newsletter! Stay tuned for more updates from DRS...