In the current economic climate, it is by no means unusual, or necessarily unhealthy, for a business to obtain short-term funding by making use of an overdraft facility. However, according to many environmental campaigners, we are operating in the red in a far more important sense — humanity is overspending on nature’s budget. The Earth […]
By Bret Lowell and Abhishek Dubé Franchise systems have been, and continue to be, sought-after investment and acquisition targets. As a result of this, the demand for ownership of franchise systems often exceeds supply. In fact, there has been almost a frenzy of recent franchise system purchases across various industries, from food to retail to […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within firms and offices in the Asia Pacific region. Australia Australian mid-tier firm Mills Oakley has added five partners to its Sydney office. The partners are joining from five different firms. Corporate partner Simon Champion joins from Piper Alderman, administrative law partner Rohan White joins from Sparke […]
Even before Paul Devitt was handed a second term as Addleshaw Goddard’s managing partner in an uncontested election back in January 2012 he had a big job getting the partners on side. Could he ease the tensions arising out the firm’s north-south divide? Could he secure a foreign merger to make up at least some […]
Berrymans Lace Mawer (BLM) and Scotland’s HBM Sayers are to merge on 1 May to form a £100m risk and insurance firm. The merger will give BLM its first presence in Scotland with the addition of HBM’s offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Scottish firm also has a small office in London which will now […]
Virgin Media has appointed a new general counsel from American media company Scripps Networks Interactive. Mine Hifzi will take over from acting general counsel Pamela Claridge, who helped steer the media giant through a £14.9bn takeover by US group Liberty Global last year (6 February 2013). Hifzi will report directly into chief executive officer Tom […]
Virgin Media has appointed a new general counsel from American media company Scripps Networks Interactive. Mine Hifzi will take over from acting general counsel Pamela Claridge, who helped steer the media giant through a £14.9bn takeover by US group Liberty Global last year (6 February 2013). Hifzi will report directly into chief executive officer Tom […]
Stephenson Harwood has appointed London-based partner Richard Parsons as its global head of aviation, succeeding Singapore-based Paul Ng who is joining Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Parsons has been an asset finance partner in Stephenson Harwood since 2009, when he joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was a counsel. His practice has a focus […]
Stephenson Harwood has appointed London-based partner Richard Parsons as its global head of aviation, succeeding Singapore-based Paul Ng who is joining Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Parsons has been an asset finance partner in Stephenson Harwood since 2009, when he joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was a counsel. His practice has a focus […]
Senior Master Steven Whitaker has resigned from his post after the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) found he had made “misleading” entries in his diary. Whitaker stepped down on Friday (14 March). In a statement the JCIO said: “A judicial investigation into the conduct of Senior Master Steven Whitaker has found that he made misleading […]
Senior Master Steven Whitaker has resigned from his post after the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) found he had made “misleading” entries in his diary. Whitaker stepped down on Friday (14 March). In a statement the JCIO said: “A judicial investigation into the conduct of Senior Master Steven Whitaker has found that he made misleading […]
Dacheng has won two China Business Law Journal awards in technology, media and communications and private equity and venture capital. China Business Law Journal is published by Vintage Asia Publishing, an independent publisher headquartered in Hong Kong. It is currently the only bilingual (Chinese and English) monthly law magazine for in-house legal counsel and executives […]