Heinz’ European general counsel Janice More has left the company following its £18bn takeover by a US investment consortium last year. Vice-president and general counsel More is understood to have exited the company several months ago. Her departure follows the departure of UK and Ireland finance director John Campbell and manufacturing director for quick-serve meals […]
Thomas Eggar has become the latest firm to overhaul its business support function and centralise its document production staff on the back of its merger with Pritchard Englefield last year. The firm has grown and centralised its document production hub, reduced the number of receptionists and changed the titles and roles of its secretaries in […]
Yorkshire firm Gordons has reported its first year of revenue decline in 13 years, with turnover falling by 11 per cent to £22.9m due in part to a withdrawal from claimant personal injury work. The firm’s turnover fell from £25.8m in 2012/13, when Gordons recorded its twelfth successive year of growth – although the rate […]
Scottish firm Burness Paull has awarded all its employees a 10 per cent bonus after the firm achieved a 20 per cent increase in its turnover in the 2013/14 financial year. The firm, which has seen its revenue grow to £46.3m, has said that it will concentrate its business strategy on three sectors – oil […]
Outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa is proving a catastrophe, not least for those in the West Point area of Monrovia. That slum section of the Liberian capital was quarantined a few days ago in a move reminiscent of medieval European plagues, and one that has triggered considerable resentment and unrest among the […]
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has brokered a record-breaking $16.6bn (£10bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for client Bank of America to resolve allegations of fraudulent mortgage handling. The deal is the largest civil settlement from one single entity in American history and a win for assistant US attorney Leticia Vandehaar […]
Ogier in Cayman has announced the appointment of two new articled clerks, Paul Ebanks and John Carey, for an 18-month term. Ebanks completed his Bachelor of Laws degree from Nottingham Law School in 2012 and most recently completed his legal practice course at BPP Law School, Manchester, in 2014. He also holds a Masters in […]
Tim Pole of No5 Chambers has prosecuted in a case that saw two brothers from Stoke-on-Trent handed prison sentences after they exposed at least seven workers to asbestos. Stafford Crown Court heard that neither A Hussain or I Hussain was qualified or experienced in construction, demolition or refurbishment work and nor were they licensed to remove […]
Robin Johnson, head of diversified industrials at Eversheds, has commented following news from the CBI that British factory orders grew faster than expected in August due to a rise in overseas demand. According to Johnson, the political focus on creating a lower-cost, high-value manufacturing environment has resulted in the UK growing faster than the eurozone […]
Neil Mohring, head of media at Eversheds, has commented on the news that Soundcloud is to allow advertising on its site. To date, SoundCloud has operated without licences from content owners. According to Mohring, content owners ‘seem to have taken the view that the promotional value of content freely available on SoundCloud outweighed the value […]
Mohammed Zaman QC, a silk with commercial and international expertise, has joined the commercial and international groups at No5 Chambers. Zaman QC, who is also a registered practitioner of the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) courts and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, is fluent in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. He has regularly […]
DLA Piper has advised global investment firm KKR on its venture with ASX-listed Abacus Property Group to purchase 70 per cent of the World Trade Centre in Northbank, Melbourne, from Asset 1. The deal is worth approximately AUD120.4m (£68m) and settlement is expected in October. KKR will own 75 per cent of the venture on […]