Eversheds has commented on the announcement that China’s biggest wind farm operator has won a bid to jointly develop two projects totalling 244MW in South Africa. Howard Barrie, partner and project finance expert at Eversheds, said: ‘The Africa renewable power story continues to gather pace. While the economics of renewables are often challenging, it is […]
Eversheds has commented on the publication of a consultation paper by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) that sets out proposals to cap the charges levied by default funds under qualifying defined-contribution (DC) schemes. Responding to the proposals, Francois Barker, head of pensions at Eversheds, said: ‘It is essential that individuals have confidence in […]
By George Roberts From 1 October 2013, changes have been made to two pieces of health and safety legislation in an attempt to help businesses comply with the law. Previously, concerning the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was required to approve the training and qualifications of appointed […]
Stephenson Harwood, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and DLA Piper have won roles to advise on the sale of GE Capital’s TIP Trailer Services to China’s HNA Group for an undisclosed fee. The purchase by HNA Group, one of China’s largest conglomerates based in Haikou and Beijing, gives it access to a European market leader of transport […]
This judgment relates to an application to the Royal Court under the ‘so-called’ Hastings Bass principle brought by two beneficiaries of a sub-fund of the Onorati Settlement (the trust). In brief, two of the beneficiaries sought to set aside a deed of appointment distributing the trust fund of the trust to them without adequate consideration […]
Lawyers from Walker Morris are advising Servelec Group on its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The deal is one of the few IPOs on the Main Market of the LSE to be handled outside London. Since July 2000, the company has been wholly owned by CSE Global, a […]
DLA Piper has advised China Everbright and China Everbright Securities (HK), sole sponsor and sole lead manager, on the initial public offering (IPO) of IGG on the Growth Enterprise Markets (GEM) board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The DLA Piper team was led by partner Esther Leung and supported by senior associate Richard Lee. […]
The mantra we continue repeating is to never draft an agreement without taking into account the sector regulations. Today’s outsourcing tip carries on this refrain. For a number of (obvious) reasons, services is one of the most regulated sectors. When dealing with such sectors in Italy, in addition to the usual concerns such as data […]
Bryan Connolly of DLA Piper has been recognised as one of Real Estate Forum’s ‘40 Under 40’ in the October 2013 issue. Each year, Real Estate Forum selects 40 professionals throughout the country who have made significant contributions to the real-estate industry. Connolly is profiled in the publication’s 25 October special report. Real Estate Forum recognised Connolly for his background spanning private, […]
Effective from 1 July 2013, new rules governing personal data protection issues were adopted. The new act, no. 122/2013 Coll. on Protection of Personal Data (DPA), replaced act no. 428/2002 Coll. and introduced certain changes to the protection of personal data. In response to the DPA, DLA Piper has prepared a quick overview of the […]
By John Guarin Colombia has issued its list of tax havens — an act that will negatively affect the tax effects of doing business in Colombia from or through any of these tax haven jurisdictions. The Tax Havens list was issued under Regulatory Decree 2193, dated 7 October 2013 (RG), and triggers a number of related […]
King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin will combine to a $1bn global law firm headquartered in Asia tomorrow (1 November). The combined firm will be known as King & Wood Mallesons globally except in the UK, Europe and Middle East, where it will be branded as King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin for a […]