Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised DSV A/S (DSV) on its agreement to acquire UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: UTIW) (“UTi”). The take private transaction, which is to be implemented by way of a British Virgin Islands statutory merger and is subject to approval by UTi shareholders and regulatory approvals, is valued at approximately $1.35bn. The […]
Antonie Muller, member of No5 Chambers’ crime group, is defending Thomas O’Reilly, 50 of Stoke, who is accused of the murder of Nicola Payne in December 1991. It is alleged that the 18 year old was abducted as she crossed wasteland to her parents’ house in Coventry. Nigel Barwell and Thomas O’Reilly, who were both aged 27 at […]
Shoosmiths has advised private equity firm Oakfield Capital Partners (Oakfield) on an investment in to The Gainsborough Silk Weaving Co Ltd (Gainsborough) – an industrial-sized weavers in England which holds the Royal Warrant. The new investment will allow the company to capitalise on its rich heritage of fabric designs and boost its sales and marketing […]
Hogan Lovells is set to be the next firm to look at how it allocates work to associates, with its real estate department to become the first team to trial the scheme. Over the next six weeks, partners and associates in London will meet with a management consultant to discuss their career development and potential […]
Linklaters Hong Kong corporate partner Samantha Thompson has become one of the latest partners to leave the magic circle firm’s Asia base, as she takes on an in-house role at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in London. Thompson has been appointed as a director and board secretary of PwC based in London, working with the professional services firm’s UK […]
The number of companies implementing sophisticated policies to combat corruption risk has soared in the last decade, with almost three-quarters now having internal communication lines to blow the whistle on suspected problems. A survey of 824 legal and compliance professionals in-house by consulting company Control Risks found that 74 per cent now had defined whistleblowing […]
K&L Gates global managing partner and chairman Peter Kalis says women, machines and legal journalists are among the biggest agents of change for law firms, and that those that do not grapple with them will find innovation “disruptive as hell”. “I believe that the legal industry is one of the most highly competitive in the […]
The Walker Morris construction and engineering team has scoope two nominations at the British Legal Awards 2015 in recognition of its success in a major litigation case. The awards celebrate the best in breed of the legal industry and are one of the leading awards for the UK’s business law community. The Walker Morris construction and engineering team has […]
Carey Olsen has become the ninth offshore firm in Singapore as the firm recently recently launch in the city-state with the hire of former Allen & Overy partner Linda Lee. It has chosen Singapore as its first Asian base, having seen increasing demands from clients such as Jersey incorporated West China Cement and China-based Reignwood […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has won a place on Standard Chartered’s global legal panel for the first time, alongside the bank’s regular magic circle advisers. The firm has acted for Standard Chartered on a range of transactions, but was previously just on a number of specialist panels such as its investment banking roster. It is […]
K&L Gates global managing partner and chairman Peter Kalis says women, machines and legal journalists are among the biggest agents of change for law firms, and that those that do not grapple with them will find innovation “disruptive as hell”. “I believe that the legal industry is one of the most highly competitive in the […]
Blake Morgan and Pinsent Masons are among 10 firms to have won places on Oxford City Council’s external legal panel. The framework will provide legal services to 11 public authorities and councils and follows a growing trend of local authorities banding together to reduce their legal costs. The new panel will cover Oxfordshire County Council, […]