Global M&A has picked up over the first nine months of 2014, with deal value growing to $2,567bn from just $1,659bn at the same point last year – and elite firms have reaped the benefits. The figures from Thomson Reuters demonstrate that Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom had a hand in deals amounting to […]
The High Court has cleared Times lawyer Alastair Brett of “knowingly” misleading the court but found he had acted “recklessly” in revealing the identity of the ‘NightJack’ blogger when head of legal for the Times. The lawyer was suspended from practice and hit with costs of £30,000 in December after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) […]
Doughty Street has lost another public law silk with the exit of Paul Bowen QC to Brick Court, just months after a five-barrister team left Doughty Street for Monckton Chambers. Bowen was made silk two years ago and was instructed on the high-profile ‘right to die’ case brought by Paul Lamb and the wife of […]
Size is rarely everything, but often it can help. When it comes to US firms in London, particularly those that have launched here recently, there is a wide divergence of opinion as to what is small and what is perfectly formed. The most recent arrival is Washington DC-headquartered BuckleySandler, which confirmed the launch of its […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has permanently rolled out its scheme offering associates $2,000 to work anywhere in the world for a week. Quinn chief John Quinn launched the scheme in January by sending an email to associates telling them that January, February and March were miserable months and inviting them to take $2,000 to […]
France’s largest law firm Fidal formalised its two-year ‘best friends’ relationship with Mills & Reeve with an exclusive alliance this week. The French giant turned over €322.6m in 2013/14 , a rise of 1.5 per cent on the previous year, and has embarked on a mission to increase its cross-border capabilities and change clients’ lingering […]
On 22 October, Collyer Bristow’s employment team will present a seminar on employment law to summarise recent key changes and developments. These include the introduction of ACAS early conciliation and tribunal fees, ‘protected conversations’, the changes to TUPE and key developments in the calculation of holiday pay. The team will consider the impact of the […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided British Virgin Islands (BVI) law advice to Ziraat Bank on a new financing of $1.65bn (£1bn) to fund the redemption by Cukurova Finance International (CFI) of security granted in favour of Alfa Telecoms Turkey following a judgment of the Privy Council and in accordance with a redemption procedure approved […]
DLA Piper has advised Penske Automotive Group, an international transportation services company, and its Australian subsidiary on the acquisition of MTU Detroit Diesel Australia, a distributor of diesel and gas engines and power systems operating in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. According to the firm, the acquisition of MTU Detroit Diesel Australia from the company’s […]
DLA Piper has advised on the acquisition by Global Payments of Ezi Holdings (Ezidebit) — the largest Australian non-bank merchant acquirer and technology-enabled payment solutions company, which specialises in recurring payment solutions across Australia and New Zealand — for AUD305m (£168m). Ezidebit focuses on enabling Australian and New Zealand merchants to efficiently process payments through a variety of […]
Eversheds partner Simon Rice-Birchall has commenting on the impending Court of Appeal decision on UNISON’s battle against the fees regime for employment tribunals. According to Rice-Birchall, today (18 September) is an important day in UNISON’s battle against the fees regime, which has resulted in a significant fall in the number of employment tribunal claims. Rice-Birchall […]
Eversheds and Dhaka law firm Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates have been appointed as legal advisers to the Bangladesh PPP Office IPFF Project. The appointment follows a review of the country’s PPP structure and growing support and backing for public-private projects in the region. The appointment includes reviewing and reporting on existing projects, assisting in […]