In the recently released first edition of The International Who’s Who of Private Client Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal named Conyers Dill & Pearman one of the world’s most highly regarded firms for private client work. The publication also acknowledged six of Conyers’ private client lawyers, with Alec Anderson, head of the global private client and […]
King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong partner Ronald Arculli has been appointed as the first chairman of the FWD Group, the insurance unit of Pacific Century Group owned by Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li. The chairman role is a non-executive member of the board and Arculli will continue to be a partner of King & […]
Gloria di Piero, the new shadow minister for women and equality, was involved in an attempted cover up last week. But with not a moat or a duck house in sight – this involved an exposé of another sort altogether. Breasts. We all have them, so they should hardly be making news. But it’s apparently […]
Kennedys’ merger with Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick has been delayed because “aspects of the merger could not be finalised within the ambitious timetable”, according to a statement today. Kennedys confirmed it was to merge with Simpson & Marwick in August, with the union planned to launch on 1 November (30 August 2013). Kennedys’ senior […]
Andrew Legg, partner at Eversheds, has commented following news that British printing company Smith & Ouzman is facing charges of corruption related to contracts for the supply of ballot papers in African elections. Legg said that although Africa is a continent that provides many business opportunities, those who seek to exploit those opportunities must do so in accordance with applicable […]
William Densham, partner and real-estate litigation expert at Eversheds, has commented on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in the case of PGF II SA v OMFS, which confirmed that a party’s failure to respond to an offer of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is unreasonable conduct that will allow the court to deviate from the usual cost consequences of a […]
Osborne Clarke has opened an office in Manhattan in a bid to enhance its relationships with tech companies and intermediaries in the US. The firm, which has been mulling the establishment of a New York office since October 2012 (1 October 2012), will formally open for business in the city’s Soho district on Monday (28 […]
David Kilduff, head of the renewables, energy and resources group at Walker Morris, will be speaking at the Association of Public Service Excellence’s (APSE’s) lunchtime briefing session on the vision of municipalised energy. Senior representatives of local authority members of APSE have been invited to attend the session, which will be looking at the APSE facilitated local authority energy […]
On 23 October 2013, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the long-running case of Woodland v Essex County Council and in the process rewrote the common law. This will no doubt get lawyers very excited, but let’s look at what it means for schools that delegate certain functions to contractors. The background to this very […]
By Cara Beveridge Where a property has been sublet, the parties to the headlease must be cautious about any determination of it. Early determination of a lease might be achieved by break option — a pre-contracted right to bring a lease to an end, negotiated by the parties. Alternatively, and if they are both willing, […]
By Laura L Flippin As A Resource Guide to US FCPA acknowledges, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) does not have a minimum threshold amount for corrupt gifts or payments — which can include providing travel, meals or entertainment. The guide further advises that gifts of nominal value are unlikely to result in enforcement action when […]
In the UK, significant changes are imminent as the much anticipated deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) takes a step closer to implementation with the release of a draft code of practice. DPAs offer a radical departure from the UK’s traditional approach to corporate criminality and, in conjunction with the Bribery Act, represent a significant change in […]