Crystal Palace FC went into administration in January 2010 to avoid the prospect of liquidation. In May 2010, the administrators dismissed 29 staff with the intention of ‘mothballing’ the club and having a ‘skeleton workforce’ over the closed season. Only those staff who were absolutely crucial to enable the club to continue its core operations […]
Public companies and large private companies that have been incorporated a number of years are likely to have accumulated a number of subsidiaries, some of which will be defunct. In other cases, the subsidiaries may not be actively trading but may have historic liabilities, actual or contingent. In both cases, it may make sense to […]
Wragge & Co’s data protection team has helped in the creation of the World Law Group’s (WLG’s) latest report, Global Guide to Data Breach Notifications, and its companion website. The new Global Guide to Data Breach Notifications is intended to distil the experience of privacy and data protection lawyers from WLG member firms into a single […]
Ever since the Foreign Investment Law of 2012 Myanmar has become one of the most attractive jurisdictions in Asia from the point of view of international law firms. The biggest challenge, though, is to find decent office space in Yangon. In-house interview with Ooredoo Asia GC: Myanmar calling Unhelpful laws in Myanmar Myanmar: the wait […]
Speechly Bircham has launched in Paris, just three months after opening a base in Geneva. The operation initially consists of four partners and seven associates, and will expand the firm’s personal wealth offering (2 September 2013). The firm has made a number of lateral partner hires to kick start the office. These include Stephane de […]
Deloitte has emerged as the dominant player in the UK law firm audit market, new research by The Lawyer has revealed. Two-thirds of this year’s UK 200 top 30 firms are clients of Deloitte. The firm’s closest competitor in this group is Nexia Smith & Williamson, which in contrast to Deloitte’s 20 has just two […]
Tui Travel has promoted its mainstream tour operating general counsel, Mike Bowers, to the role of group legal director, following the decision of the FTSE 100 company’s legal chief Andrew John to begin planning for retirement. Bowers took over from John last month, following the latter’s appointment as director, secretariat, health & safety and risk. […]
With the recent demise of Manches, we examine the auditors and the complex task of determining a firm’s health Who audits the UK 200? For the first time The Lawyer has answered that question, offering a glimpse into one of the most competitive and potentially fraught professional services sectors out there. And a timely glimpse […]
Baker & McKenzie is making efforts to deepen its relationships with African firms, last week hosting a meeting for 25 local firms from across the continent in London. Representatives from 13 countries attended Baker & McKenzie’s inaugural African Relationship Law Firm Conference last week (21/22 November), including lawyers from countries such as Angola, Ghana, Kenya, […]
Another two international firms have joined the growing rush into Myanmar, with UK IP firm Rouse and South East Asian firm Tilleke & Gibbins both expanding into the country. Rouse’s Myanmar office, based in Yangon, is the firm’s sixteenth location. Led by partner and Thailand country manager Fabrice Mattei, the office will offer filing and […]
Over 16 law firms are advising on the new Nine Elms regeneration area on the South Bank marking one of the biggest redevelopment projects to hit London in recent years. An enormous list of firms including planning teams from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Pinsent Masons and real estate teams from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and […]
Wragge & Co senior partner Quentin Poole has always considered Lawrence Graham (LG) an undervalued stock. The City firm topped Wragges’ merger wish list back in 2009, but Poole’s partners had little appetite to pursue a merger a year into the recession. Four years later, and as one of the last major national players without […]