Corporate lawyers will tell you that the global M&A market has been cranking up in recent months. And the latest preliminary figures from Thomson Reuters confirm that it is very much back to business. Between January and September 2014, global deal value grew from $1,659bn to $2,567bn, marking a growth spurt of more than 50 […]
DLA Piper is assisting Police Scotland in the relocation of its Pitt Street operations in Glasgow to a new purpose-built site early next year, following the Scottish Police Authority’s (SPA’s) acquisition of premises at the Clyde Gateway in Dalmarnock. The move will see up to 1,100 officers and staff from the current Pitt Street base […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has won two awards at the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2014 including Equity Market Deal of the Year for HK Electric’s IPO and Real Estate Deal of the Year for the acquisition of HK Parkview Group and placing of shares by COFCO Land Holdings. Conyers Dill & Pearman provided […]
DLA Piper has announced that Kathryn Keneally is joining the firm’s global tax practice as chair of its civil and criminal tax litigation group. She arrives in October as partner in the New York office. Recognised as a specialist in the tax and criminal defence bar, Keneally served as assistant attorney-general for the tax division […]
Beijing attorney Wu Liwei, partner at King & Capital, has commented on the recent arrest of Jackie Chan’s son. Jaycee Chan and friend Kai Ko were among at least nine celebrities named and shamed in a major drug crackdown that has been sweeping the Chinese capital in recent months, netting users of pot, methamphetamine, ketamine and […]
The September edition of Legal Action magazine profiles No5 Chambers barrister S Chelvan. Chelvan litigates and provides advice on strategic litigation, from the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), up to and including the UK Supreme Court and the European courts. His practice covers immigration, asylum and nationality law.
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has announced that private capital associates Alistair Robertson and Katie Coles have been named among this year’s rising stars in the eprivateclient ‘Top 35 Under 35’ list. Both Robertson and Coles trained with Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, qualifying into the private capital team in 2011. Robertson deals with all […]
Gateley has signed a 10-year lease for 7,500ft2 of space at Evans Property Group’s Minerva office building in central Leeds, doubling its office size in the city. The firm, which has 25 members of staff in Leeds, is relocating from Toronto Square, where it will sublet its 3,880ft2 office. The newly refurbished 30,568ft2 Minerva was launched […]
Tesco has appointed Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to scrutinise its first-half profits, which were overstated by £250m. It has been reported that Tesco became aware of the issue when a whistleblower alerted its general counsel, Adrian Morris, last week. Morris then informed CEO Dave Lewis, who has turned to Freshfields and accountancy firm Deloittes to investigate […]
Shoosmiths recently hosted an all-day event for London-based procurement professionals and in-house lawyers, advising them of fundamental changes in procurement law. More than 60 guests from public bodies across sectors such as broadcast media and local government attended the seminar hosted by David Jackson, head of Shoosmiths’ UK-wide technology, media and commercial practice, at the […]
It’s been an agonising wait to hear whether they were in or out, coming along or going it alone – but even now some Bingham partners are yet to make their move. Oh, and something major happened in Scotland too…before that though, spare a thought for Bingham London managing partner James Roome. It looked like […]
Clyde & Co has obtained formal approval from the authorities in Saudi Arabia to launch a co-owned joint venture with its Riyadh alliance firm. Clyde & Co originally entered Saudi Arabia via its association with Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily Law Office in 2009 (27 April 2009). The Riyadh office consists of two partners and 11 permanent fee-earning […]