Today is A-level results day, and any aspiring lawyers will be glad to know that several Russell Group universities still have LLB places available. As students across the land hold their collective breath to find out where (and whether) they will be taking the first steps toward their legal careers, they might like to know […]
Singapore firm WongPartnership has extended its South-East Asia footprint by sealing a strategic alliance with Indonesian firm Makes & Partners. The move comes just weeks after the firm entered Myanmar with a June office launch (23 June 2014). WongPartnership is now present in four of the countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian […]
The spotlight has returned to public sector in-house teams following the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s approval of the first two ABSs for county council legal teams. Last week Buckingham County Council became the first public sector legal department, in conjunction with Milton Keynes Fire Authority, to be licensed to provide legal services to local authorities, emergency […]
Thames Valley firm Boyes Turner, which pulled out of merger talks with legacy Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole last December, has reported strong results for the 2013/14 financial year. The Reading firm saw turnover rise by 5.7 per cent, up to £15.5m from £14.7m the previous year. Net profit rose by 16 per cent and […]
Attorneys-at-law Dainius Čičelis and Tomas Jakubauskas of Eversheds Saladžius have been included in the Lithuanian Court of Arbitration’s list of recommended arbitrators. The Lithuanian Court of Arbitration is a permanent arbitration institution, organising the settlements of international and national commercial and other disputes by arbitration.
Following a year of fundraising activity, Gateley has raised almost £13,500 for its 2013–14 national charity Anthony Nolan. Anthony Nolan, now in its 40th anniversary year, was the world’s first bone marrow register. The blood cancer charity matches people willing to donate their bone marrow to patients in need of a transplant. Over the course of a […]
DLA Piper has announced that Bevin Brennan will join the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in the Chicago office. Brennan focuses her practice on commercial litigation, consumer fraud and class actions. She also handles civil and bankruptcy litigation and matters involving disputes over business transactions. She works with corporations of all sizes across a […]
In the H1 2014 league tables, Allen & Overy has ranking as the leading adviser in global debt, equity and equity-related capital markets, advising issuers and managers on 462 deals worth $346bn (£206bn). This is 127 deals and more than $84bn ahead of its nearest competitor, according to data from Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Dealogic capital […]
Hashi Mohamed of No5 Chambers has been successful in defending Gedling Borough Council’s grant of permission to one of two proposals in the borough. The development proposed was for the ‘demolition of dwelling and outbuildings, and the proposed development of a crematorium building, with memorial woodland, landscaping, access, parking, nature conservation enhancement works and associated matters’. The appeal proposal by […]
Shoosmiths’ corporate team in Manchester has acted for Chase Templeton on a trio of acquisitions which will take premium income at the insurer to more than £100m and turnover to more than £13m. The Lancashire-based private medical insurance company, which is backed by Manchester’s Palatine Private Equity, has acquired 23 businesses and books since January 2013, all advised […]
Allen & Overy has advised Freudenberg SE in connection with a €250m (£199m) syndicated facility, the transaction marking the firm’s first retainer by Freudenberg. In charge of the transaction were Gunnar Blanck (in-house) and, from Allen & Overy, partner Dr Neil George Weiand and senior associate Dr Urs Lewens (both banking and finance, Frankfurt).
DLA Piper has advised Bio Group Ltd on the multi-million-pound refinancing of two anaerobic digestion gas-to-grid plants — Fairfield Bio Energy in Stockport and Adnams Bio Energy in Suffolk — and the provision of further project finance for new facilities. Facilities were arranged by Gravis Capital Partners LLP, which also acted as agent and security […]