Mark Latimour, partner and pensions investment expert at Eversheds, has commented on news that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is to launch a market study on asset management to examine charges paid by investors. He said: “There has been a clear shift in the market for FCA regulated pension providers which are, in practice, likely to […]
No5 barrister Tim Jones has taken part as an arbitrator at the Ljubljana Pre-Moot, held on 25 March 2015. The universities that took part in the arbitration moot were from Austria, China, Mexico and Slovenia, and the topic was the international sale of goods. The moot took place at the Chamber of Commerce in the […]
The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge by the Law Society to Government plans that will cut criminal legal aid contracts for duty solicitors. The Law Society will now take its fight for access to free legal representation for anyone accused of a crime to a new government following the general election. President of […]
Shoosmiths’ John McKendrick gave the keynote address at an anti-bribery event at the recent Peruvian Congress in Lima. The event was organised to reinforce Peru’s efforts to join the OECD and focused on designing laws to deal with corporate liability in respect of bribery.
The Lawyer will put the seismic changes currently ongoing in the legal market firmly in the spotlight later this year with the launch of a two-day summit and associated awards. The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards and Summit, with lead sponsor Thomson Reuters, will not only highlight the rapidly evolving developments in legal services delivery across the […]
HB Public Law founder and head of legal for Harrow, Hugh Peart, has taken on an additional role as head of legal for Buckinghamshire County Council, effective from 1 April. Meanwhile it has also emerged that Hounslow Council has joined HBPL, alongside fellow London Boroughs Harrow and Barnet. Hounslow’s addition to HBPL creates the largest local […]
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has regained top spot in worldwide deal rankings, advising on the greatest volume and value of M&A transactions for the first quarter of 2014, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer maintaining its place at the top of the European and UK table. Global M&A has continued its positive trajectory, with deal […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has relocated Asia energy head David Clinch to Singapore as energy partner Richard Nelson departs for US firm King & Spalding. HSF’s Clinch is relocating to the city state from Hong Kong as the firm is “seeing increasing flows of energy-related investment through Singapore”. He spent more than 16 years in the […]
Addleshaw Goddard has promoted 18 lawyers to partner in its annual firm-wide promotions round, the largest for some years. This year, the firm has promoted 18 to partner compared to eight the year before (27 March 2014). Nine partners were made up in London, five in Manchester and four in Leeds, although several of the […]
Chicago-headquartered Jenner & Block has announced it is to launch a London office later this year, becoming the latest in a growing number of US firms to establish a City base. Jenner & Block managing partner Terrence Truax has revealed that the firm is in discussions with lateral hire candidates in the UK ahead of its […]
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A five-strong public law team from international law firm Watson Farley & Williams has joined Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s Paris office. Partners Jérôme Pentecoste and Emmanuel Paillard join the firm, along with associates Julie Vuagnoux and Paul Peyret and assistant Sonia Gomez. Pentecoste has worked with public authorities, private operators and financial institutions for 20 years, and has extensive experience of PPP. Advising key […]