To coincide with the 12th European iGaming Congress and Expo, DLA Piper’s gaming team has launched All-In@EiG 2013, a resource containing updates and analysis of topical legal and regulatory issues across the globe. This year’s publication includes articles from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US. If you are registered and logged […]
The International Financial Law Review (IFLR) 2014 edition published last week has promoted Ogier to a top-tier firm for its investment fund and corporate and finance practices in Guernsey. Ogier in Jersey also received a top-tier ranking for its corporate and finance work and a tier-two ranking for investment funds. IFLR said that Ogier ‘had closed […]
A team of female lawyers from Ogier’s Jersey litigation group have joined together with two local charities, Brighter Futures and Jersey Women’s Refuge, to help provide professional work wear and support for women who are returning to work. The team at Ogier is holding a ‘Glamour & Goodness’ event on 21 November, which will see […]
This was a recovered decision by the secretary of state. Two local planning authorities resisted the appeal in light of the fact that the proposed development straddled the boundaries of each. Jack Smyth of No5 Chambers represented South Holland District. It advanced a narrow case based upon a single reason for refusal on the ground […]
Two Chinese firms are being sued in a blazing forestry deal row but the country’s whole legal profession is about to feel the heat. Storm clouds are gathering over two of China’s elite capital markets firms, Commerce & Finance (C&F) and Jingtian & Gongcheng, both based in Beijing. On 31 May, 11 securities firms and […]
Former Paul Hastings partner and barrister Thomas O’Riordan has been suspended from practice after he was found to have falsified his CV. Could these claims not have been caught earlier by better due diligence? And is the disciplinary process fit for purpose? Top litigator quits Paul Hastings after falsifying degrees from Harvard and Oxford Quadrant […]
Good old British household names dominated the deals listings in September, with Ribena and Royal Mail leading the iconic pack. By Natalie Stanton As the evenings began to draw in the City’s corporate lawyers took solace in home comforts throughout September. Last month’s deal coverage was jam-packed with household names, ranging from Ribena to Royal […]
Wragge & Co is the latest firm to transfer a cohort of its support staff to third-party provider Intelligent Office, resulting in 26 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members opting to take voluntary redundancy. When the redundancy consultation kicked off in May 2013, the firm said 30 FTE secretarial and PA roles were at risk due […]
A pair of elite Chinese capital markets firms, Commerce & Finance and Jingtian & Gongcheng, are facing negligence and breach of duty claims filed by 11 international financial institutions, including Credit Suisse Securities and Banc of America Securities. The statement of claim, seen by The Lawyer, was filed by 11 securities houses and financial institutions […]
Pinsent Masons has been appointed joint administrator for collapsed litigation and corporate law firm Harris Cartier, which has been sold to two buyers, Gordon Dadds and personal injury firm Neil Hudgell. The two-office firm was unable to pay its professional indemnity cover on 1 October 2013 and Pinsent Masons and restructuring specialists Zolfo Cooper were […]
A growing divide is emerging in the Scottish legal market as more firms opt for consolidation as a means to expansion, with Pinsent Masons’ Scottish chair Kirk Murdoch advocating that internationalisation is the only route forward. In an opinion piece today, Murdoch – who was formerly senior partner of McGrigors – writes that internationalisation is […]
Nabarro’s head of infrastructure Matthew Jones is leaving the firm for Taylor Wessing’s construction and engineering group. Jones, who is qualified to practice in Australia as well as England and Wales, joined Nabarro from Travers Smith in 2006 after leaving CMS Cameron McKenna. A spokesperson at Taylor Wessing said he was not bringing any associates […]