Clients and prospective clients often will ask us a series of questions: ‘Does my proposed activity violate a specific law or regulation?’ ‘If so, what are the potential consequences to me of that violation?’ ‘What is the likelihood that the violation will be detected?’ ‘In your view, is this a reasonable “business risk” to take?’ […]
Since the Jackson reforms to civil litigation in England and Wales came into effect in April 2013, Walker Morris has tracked the key changes and cases in its Costs and Compliance series of articles. Looking back over the last six months, what have the key cases shown us, what have very recent cases decided and what […]
Manufacturing Matters is DLA Piper’s specialist publication providing a round-up of legal news, sector updates and commentary for clients and contacts engaged in the manufacturing sector. In the CBI’s recent report on ‘Maximising the UK’s industrial opportunities’, the strong argument is that we, as the British manufacturing sector, need to be instrumental in shaping a […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised insurance specialist Lancashire Holdings on its placing to raise funds for the proposed acquisition of Cathedral Capital. Charles Collis and Veronica Strande of Conyers’ London office advised Lancashire on the placing, which involved a Bermuda cash box structure to raise approximately £131m. The proceeds of the placing are being used […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Odfjell Drilling on the Bermuda law aspects of its $400m (£251m) initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Olso Stock Exchange in September 2013. All shares in the IPO were offered by the selling shareholder, BCB Paragon Trust. Odfjell Drilling is an integrated drilling, engineering and well service provider with […]
The GC100 and Investor Group has published guidance on how the new directors’ remuneration regime for quoted companies, which came into force on 1 October 2013, is to be implemented. The new regime aims to make reporting more transparent to shareholders and investors by requiring quoted companies to communicate clearly to investors how their policies […]
Cyber attacks and breaches of online security currently seem to be emerging faster than fireballs in a Godzilla film. Yet you don’t expect the UK government – let alone its justice ministry – to be caught with its pants down. Yet that’s exactly what happened when details of all 1,182 prisoners at Her Majesty’s Prison […]
This past week was not the best one for DLA Piper. The firm saw two of its regional practice heads left to join Australian rival Gilbert + Tobin in Melbourne and a 23-lawyer insurance team moved to domestic firm HWL Ebsworth in Sydney. Today, DLA Piper’s Australia managing partner Andrew Darwin, who is the former […]
The Court of Appeal has ruled that allegations that the Libor benchmark interest rate was manipulated can be included in two major cases against Barclays and Deutsche Bank and has scheduled Barclays’ case for next April. In its latest bid to have the Libor aspects of the case dismissed ahead if the full trial, Clifford Chance partner […]
The British Fashion Council has announced the AW14 recipients of NEWGEN MEN sponsored by TOPMAN. The winners will receive funding, showcasing opportunities at London Collections: Men and tailored pro bono legal advice from DLA Piper, in partnership with the British Fashion Council. The NEWGEN MEN programme is intended to assist emerging designers to grow their […]
DLA Piper has advised the management team of UK wealth manager and online investment service Bestinvest on its acquisition by a company owned by Permira for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2014, subject to regulatory approval. David Raff led the DLA Piper team with support from […]