Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Skadden Arps Slate Meager & Flom clients have filed claims to seek judicial review against the Government’s plain packaging rules for tobacco products. HSF client British American Tobacco, Skadden client Philip Morris International and Freshfields client Japan Tobacco International have each applied to bring a review against […]
DLA Piper has entered into a cooperation agreement with Colombian firm Martinez Neira Abogados to “establish a footprint” in the fourth-largest economy in Latin America. The cooperation will see the two firms operate in the region under the banner DLA Piper Martinez Neira, allowing DLA to access Martinez Neira’s corporate, M&A, banking, antitrust, capital markets, […]
Control of DAC Beachcroft is set to remain in the hands of legacy Beachcroft partners as two teams embark on presidential-style election campaigns, pitting the firm’s core insurance practice against its property team. It is understood that two teams are running in presidential-style pairs for the positions of managing partner and senior partner. All four […]
Gilbart J’s judgment in the Planning Court (Cardiff) in Lear Investments Ltd v Welsh Ministers provides a good example of how to deal with an inadequate report by a planning inspector. L, which wished to develop land for housing, had adduced evidence that an existing employment building was no longer viable and could not be […]
Eversheds Ots & Co has advised one of the largest forest sale transactions in Estonia, involving the transfer of forest and other land in mainland Estonia and on Saare and Hiiu Islands. Both parties (Tornator and Metsnik) in the transaction were clients. Tornator is the largest private forest owner in Estonia, owning more than 50 000ha […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has acted for Kofax Ltd as Bermuda counsel in relation to the acquisition of Kofax Ltd by Lexmark International, Inc. This was pursuant to a merger agreement in which Lexmark acquired all of the outstanding shares of Kofax for $11.00 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately […]
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has successfully batted off a £10m professional negligence claim for the second time after an appeal by Itzhak Ostrovisky was thrown out by the Court of Appeal (CoA) in May. International businessman Ostrovisky attemped to sue the firm in 2011 claiming WFW acted negligently in agreements relating to his investment […]
Former Olswang CEO David Stewart has joined Turks & Caicos firm Griffiths & Partners, The Lawyer can reveal. Including Stewart the small firm will now have a total of five lawyers. Griffiths & Partners offers services in corporate, trusts, offshore finance, litigation and real estate. It is unknown why Stewart left Olswang but his move […]
It has emerged that Allen & Overy has added a performance related bonus pool to assist in attracting and retaining “exceptional partners and lateral hires”, in the latest in a string of lockstep changes in the magic circle. A&O decided to bring in a “discretionary points pool”, which was backed by over 90 per cent […]
It has emerged that Allen & Overy (A&O) has added a performance-related bonus pool to assist in attracting and retaining “exceptional partners and lateral hires”, in the latest in a string of lockstep changes in the magic circle. A&O decided to bring in a “discretionary points pool”, which was backed by over 90 per cent […]
Ex-Tesco senior counsel Phil Warren has been named head of legal at Vodafone and Telefónica joint venture Cornerstone Telecoms Infrastructure Limited (CTIL). Warren left Tesco amid a redundancy programme in May that also saw the departure of two of his colleagues: head of legal, online and digital Vincent Collins and senior counsel for construction Charlotte […]
Independent travel group and aircraft engineering company Monarch Group has appointed aviation specialist Alison Wilds as group head of legal. Wilds has worked in the team since February and is the first to be appointed to the new position, which was created to bring leadership to the legal team in line with the company’s other […]