Allen & Overy (A&O) has advised on its fourth initial public offering (IPO) in a month, working alongside Weil Gotshal & Manges on the intended listing of service provider Equiniti. From September, the magic circle firm has won mandates on the IPOs of new client Ibstock, insurer Hastings and payment processor Worldpay. In each instruction it advised both companies […]
Wilkin Chapman chief executive Des Mannion gives his perpective of moving from accountancy to law. What made you leave London and the accounting world to join the Lincolnshire legal market? I got to a certain age and I was thinking about my career and where I was at Grant Thornton, and what challenges lay ahead. […]
Mishcon de Reya has hired DAC Beachcroft head of planning Anita Rivera to lead its planning team, becoming the firm’s eighth partner hire this year. Rivera joined DAC just over a year ago in July 2014 from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain. She takes over from real estate associate Daniel Farrand who had been leading Mishcon’s planning […]
And there goes another Scottish independent. McClure Naismith’s decision to call in the administrators in August was the third sad ending of its kind, following Semple Fraser in 2013 and Tods Murray, bought by Shepherd & Wedderburn in 2014.
Virginia Cooper’s colossal battle for 145 UK local authorities that lost money during the Icelandic bank meltdown won her the accolade of Hot 100 in 2012.
Commercial law director of the Government Legal Department Wendy Hardaker combines heading up a 115-strong team across six teams with being a long-distance commuter and carer.
Move of the week Pinsent Masons ’ head of real estate litigation Stuart Wortley has joined Eversheds as a partner in London. Wortley, who was at Pinsents for 19 years, has experience advising clients in complex, high-value property disputes and is a former chairman of the Property Litigation Association. His appointment brings Eversheds’ UK real […]
Beware loopholes in instant dismissal and contractual T&Cs, find out key features of the Singapore International Commercial Court, and the progress being made for whistleblowers – just some of this week’s top briefings coverage from the company/commercial sector.
Fear of social media-borne reputational damage, cost considerations and judicial pressure are all boosting the uptake of alternative dispute resolution.
Hit hard by the 2008 crisis, Austria’s businesses and law firms have found a variety of ways to adapt to the changed environment.
As GC of one of the ‘big four’ supermarkets, Nick Grant is on the frontline of efforts to help Sainsbury’s see off the competition – a task that has got tougher since the discounters arrived. Agile working is his latest weapon.
Another law firm announced it was closing this week – as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) prepares for a judicial review into legacy Manches’ administration. The news that West End firm Jeffrey Green Russell had filed notice to appoint an administrator was the most popular story of the week as we revealed that the firm […]