Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Linklaters have acted on the £992m sale of Anglo American’s 50 per cent interest in Lafarge Tarmac. Lafarge Tarmac was formed in 2013 following a joint venture between construction company Lafarge UK and Anglo American’s Tarmac business. Anglo American was represented by Linklaters’ corporate partner Simon Branigan, while […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co is set to recruit three legal apprentices to join its real-estate team. The apprentices will start in September and will follow the property pathway of the Advanced Apprenticeship in Legal Services. Training will be delivered by CILEx Law School. Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s head of HR, Julie Caudle, said: […]
Anthony France, 41, was found guilty of aiding and abetting a police officer to commit misconduct. He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, suspended for two years and 200 hours’ unpaid work. Judge Pontius awarded prosecutions costs of £34,618 but had to cut this to a 10th of the figure as France’s employer, News International, […]
Schoenherr has advised Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) on its acquisition of four wind parks in the Austrian state of Lower Austria from ImWind, one of the country’s largest wind-farm operators, with a portfolio of 320MW in operation. ACP has entered into an agreement to acquire the four wind-park projects – Scharndorf III, Zistersdorf Ost, Ladendorf […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) client 888 Holdings has won the bidding war for gaming operator bwin.party, represented by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Earlier this month, GVC Holdings submitted a proposal to buy bwin.party for £900m (10 July 2015). However, this proposal has been rejected by the company for carrying “additional execution risks.” A&O corporate partners Ed […]
Have I eaten in a morgue? Google the death of fine dining and you’ll see a plethora of articles telling us it’s all over. The most recent funeral oration is that given by Jay Rayner, in the Guardian, where he refers to a survey which states that 70 per cent of diners have turned against […]
Mishcon de Reya managing partner Kevin Gold’s blunt views about how to run a firm brought readers and comments last week to top the most-read stories list. Gold’s comment that he would turn to anyone in the firm for advice prompted a number of comments, with some praising his attitude while others found it demeaning […]
Canadian firm Gowlings has been increasing its global presence under CEO Scott Jolliffe for some time but truly becoming an international firm has proved difficult. But Jolliffe’s goal looks like it has finally become a reality after Gowlings announced it was merging with Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co. The firm’s last big push into the […]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is expected to file its defence later this month against claims brought by almost 200 judges arguing that changes to the judicial pension scheme are discriminatory on grounds of age, race and sex. Leigh Day employment partner Shubha Banerjee is leading the claim for 194 judges, who are suing the […]
Lazard Asset Management has appointed Tim Russell as head of legal and compliance in the UK, following his departure from Ignis Asset Management. Russell was head of legal at Ignis for over three years, in which time the the company was acquired by Standard Life Investments for £390m. Prior to Ignis, Russell held the role […]
In a market where many firms are posting double digit rises in revenue, there doesn’t appear to be much of a problem when it comes to pricing. But don’t be so sure. Pricing specialists believe that the current turnover increases the market is seeing aren’t sustainable. Not only that, but clients are also getting serious […]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed it will launch a consultation on plans to close one fifth of courts and tribunals in England and Wales. A further 31 courts and tribunals will be combined, though further details on this are not yet known. There are currently 460 courts and tribunal hearing centres in England […]