No5 Chambers has announced that associate tenant Jeremy Wright MP has been appointed to the post of attorney-general. Wright, who represents the constituency of Kenilworth and Southam, was called to the Bar in 1996 and took associate tenancy at No5 Chambers in 1997. His specialism is criminal law, both prosecution and defence. Wright was sworn […]
Claire Carroll, pensions litigation specialist and partner at Eversheds, has commented following news that several websites have been frozen as part of a campaign against pension liberation schemes run by the UK Pensions Regulator. Carroll said: ‘In our experience, pension liberation schemes present real headaches for all those involved in the member’s transfer request, be […]
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has ended its record battle with Vincent Tchenguiz after agreeing to settle his £200m damages claim for £3m. The property mogul and his brother Robert Tchenguiz were pursuing the agency for trespass, wrongful arrest and misfeasance in a public office following their arrest in a botched 2011 SFO investigation. The […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Bermuda and British Virgin Islands (BVI) legal advice to Global Brands Group Holding on its listing by introduction on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Global Brands Group Holding, which was spun off from the Li & Fung group, is a branded apparel, footwear, fashion accessories […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) legal advice to Jinmao (China) Investments Holdings on its $500m (£295m) initial public offering (IPO). The global offering consisted of share-stapled units jointly issued by Jinmao Investments, a Hong Kong trust, and Jinmao (China) Investments Holdings, a Cayman incorporated entity, and their listing […]
Allen & Overy has advised Iceland Foods on its £950m high-yield bond, the largest sterling denominated high-yield bond issuance of 2014. The bonds consist of £350m senior secured floating rate notes due 2020, £400m 6.25 per cent senior secured notes due 2021 and £200m 6.75 per cent senior secured notes due 2024. All will be […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s employment team has launched an interactive web-based training product designed to leave managers better equipped and more confident to handle disciplinary issues. The training product is claimed to use cutting-edge learning psychology and the medium of gaming to create a fun way of helping businesses avoid the cost of employment […]
Shoosmiths has grown its real-estate team in Birmingham with the appointment of senior associate Brian Hession. Hession is a commercial property specialist, with particular expertise in commercial and mixed-use property development, investment, funding and leasing. He joins from Davies & Partners, a niche commercial property firm based in Gloucester where he was head of commercial […]
Jas Mann has defended Kevin Powell, 48, from Bilston, who has been found guilty of four charges of indecent assault relating back to when he was 12 years old. Powell assaulted two boys between 1978 and 1979, one in a public toilet and one in a house, in Bilston. He was brought to the attention of the police […]
S Chelvan from No5 Chambers has been interviewed for the Outlook programme on BBC World Service. Presenter Babita Sharma spoke to Chelvan about his life and recent win of ‘Legal Aid Barrister of the Year’ for his work on immigration and asylum.
International network TAGLaw has expanded its Asia footprint with the addition of Indonesian firm Budidjaja & Associates. This brings the network’s membership to 150 firms in 84 countries and comes after it this year added Bolivian firm Moreno Baldivieso Estudio de Abogados, Barcelona-based Bufete Escura in Barcelona, Senegal’s Maître Cheikh Fall and Delaney Partners in […]
The Big Four have revealed their results in the space of a week, and it’s good reading for partners at those mega-firms. Freshfields still maintains top spot in PEP, but more pleasing for the big firms is top-line growth. Check out our analysis of the magic circle’s performance over ten years. 2013/14 financials: a decade […]