No doubt the bubbly is flowing at Herbert Smith Freehills and Slaughter and May today, as it was revealed that the firms have taken lead roles in the establishment of the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation. Based down in Somerset, the Hinkley Point C plant is expected to cost about £16bn […]
Eversheds has expanded its transport team by hiring international rail expert Andrew Herring, who has advised a multitude of public and private sector clients in the transport industries. Herring’s particular expertise is in the international heavy and light rail sector. Most recently, he has advised a US public transportation authority on a high-value passenger rail concession and […]
No5 Chambers has sponsored the Royal Town Planning Institute’s Young Planners Conference, which took place on 11–12 October at the Leeds City Museum. Five members of No5’s planning and environment team attended this year’s conference, and Satnam Choongh spoke on the second day’s plenary session on ‘Unlocking Growth’: a session exploring ways forward for the UK planning system […]
Ben Jones, an international tax expert at Eversheds, has commented on the announcement from private Swiss bank Frey & Co that it will close due to costs arising from the country’s dispute with the US over alleged tax evasion. Jones said: ‘As one of the banks excluded from the agreement struck between the US and Swiss […]
DLA Piper has been presented with the Thaddeus Stevens Partnership Award by the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP), which, at its annual Social Justice Gala, recognised the firm’s lawyers for their pro bono support in a case alleging racial discrimination of students through special education placement. In Blunt v Lower Merion School District, DLA Piper […]
In DLA Piper’s August article on recent developments in airport regulation, it considered the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA’s) path to the economic licencing of airports. To recap, the path is such that if an airport operator passes the market power test it will be required to hold an economic licence to charge for its […]
In a 2013–14 Top Companies for Graduates to Work For list, compiled by TheJobCrowd.com, Shoosmiths scored 4.3 out of a maximum of 5. This score — an improvement on last year’s second place — puts the firm alongside sector winners such as Boots (retail), Nationwide (banking and finance) and Innocent Drinks (consumer goods). Categories that businesses are […]
One measure incorporated under the 2007 PRC Property Rights Law to minimise the risk of corruption in the acquisition of land-use rights was the requirement for the acquisition process to be by way of bidding, auction or quotation. Land-use rights are capable of being sold, leased or assigned so long as certain conditions are fulfilled […]
Shoosmiths has appointed Linda Williams, a former senior associate of Osborne Clarke’s banking and finance group, to its banking team. Williams, who will continue to be based in Reading, advises financial institutions, public limited companies and limited companies on financing arrangements. She has particular experience in leveraged and acquisition finance on a national and international […]
By Kevin McCavish It has been announced that from April 2014 employment tribunals will have the power to order losing employers to pay a financial penalty on top of any financial award made to the claimant. The employment relations minister recently announced (via Twitter) that the power for employment tribunals to order an employer who has […]
Veton Qoku of Karanovic & Nikolic spoke at the recent Energy Market South East Europe conference, which was organised by Evroenergie and took place in Prishtina, Kosovo, on 10–11 October 2013. At the event, speakers discussed the energy sector as a key to regional economic growth, increasing prosperity, and as a potential door opener to the European Union […]
The sixth annual Balkan Energy Finance Forum (BEFF 2013) was held in Zagreb on 16–17 October 2013. Its aim was to unite key players from across the energy industry, both from the private and public sectors, and to tackle recent issues facing the development of the energy market. Particular emphasis was placed on national and regional energy […]