Following the publication of strong results from several leading UK retailers, James Batham, partner and head of retail at law firm at Eversheds, has commented. Batham said that although the number of good news stories for the UK’s retail sector was starting to exeed the number of bad stories, the high street will ‘continue to feel the challenge […]
Eversheds has announced that colleagues from a number of its offices donated to World Food Day on 16 October. More than 1,500 food items were donated, with the Singapore office generously donating more than 16 items per person (315 items in total). The Leeds office in the UK donated the most items — 399. The Paris office collected […]
Eversheds has commented on the news that the majority of UK bankers expect to receive a larger bonus in 2013, warning that bonuses may not match expectations. Paul Fontes, partner at the law firm, said: ‘While expectations regarding bonus pay-outs for 2013 may be rising, the political environment and public perception means that banks will […]
DLA Piper has advised SNF Floerger, a producer of flocculants for water treatment, oil and gas applications (including enhanced oil recovery) and mineral extraction, on the refinancing by its holding company SPCM. The $500m (£310m) transaction, which was successfully completed, involved the issuance of new high-yield notes in an amount of $250m listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, whose purpose […]
The company will outline how they can help real estate investment fund managers meet the requirements set down in the EU’s “Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive” (AIFMD) Virtual Data Room, Drooms will be presenting its virtual platform namesake at this year’s Expo Real (booth C1.230). The Drooms platform assists real estate investment fund managers in […]
Support for Multiple Languages Solves Significant Data Quality Challenges for International Professional Services Firms LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions (www.lexisnexis-es.co.uk), a leading provider of content and technology solutions, today announced the release of Lexis® InterAction® 6.2 – the latest version of its premier customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Among the newest features is the ability to seamlessly […]
By Paul P Chen and Jonathan Goacher Foreign investment and business participation in Thailand is often heavily regulated. The Foreign Business Act 1999 effectively closes the Thai market for services and certain other sectors to outside competition. The act does provide that exceptions may be made with government approval or under the foreign business licensing […]
This update is intended as a general overview, targeted specifically at claims officers and underwriters of insurers of professionals required to comply with the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. Conflicted remuneration has a broad definition. It includes commissions and volume-based payments, in relation to the distribution of and advice to retail clients. It […]
Themis Solutions Inc. launches cloud-based practice management platform to support small to medium sized legal practices Themis Solutions Inc., the creator of Clio, a cloud-based case management platform for SME sized legal practices, has launched its services in Europe. The official announcement was released at the American Bar Association (ABA) International Law 2013 autumn meeting […]
SQS Partners with Thomson Reuters Elite to Provide Quality Assurance and Testing Services to 3E, Enterprise and Envision Clients Thomson Reuters Elite today announced that SQS Software Quality Systems, the world’s leading independent specialist in software quality, has been accredited as a Services partner. SQS helps 3E, Enterprise, and Envision clients enhance the quality of […]
Law firms are more like to insure easily replaceable assets such as printers and mobile phones than they are their people, according to new research The research, commissioned by Income Protection specialist Unum, reveals that almost a third (30%) of companies in the law sector have insurance for easily replaceable assets, such as printers. This […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Weatherford International, an oil and natural gas service company, on the sale of its approximately 38.5 per cent equity interest in Borets International, a British Virgin Islands company and a supplier of electric submersible pump systems. Weatherford, through its subsidiaries, entered into an agreement with Borets and Tangent Fund, its joint venture partner in […]