The woman on the next table, rather the worse for wear, started up a conversation in broken English with my dinner guests. Give me business cards, she said. Ah, she said, to one of my guests. You make coffee, yes? I’m not sure that the eminent female QC she was addressing has been trained in […]
The woman on the next table, rather the worse for wear, started up a conversation in broken English with my dinner guests. Give me business cards, she said. Ah, she said, to one of my guests. You make coffee, yes? I’m not sure that the eminent female QC she was addressing has been trained in […]
In October 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper setting out its proposed approach to the regulation of crowdfunding platforms. Having analysed the feedback it received, on 6 March 2014 the FCA published a policy statement detailing its response to this feedback and, most importantly, setting out the rules that will apply […]
For a duty of care to be established in a personal injury claim, foreseeability of harm on its own is not enough; proximity between the parties is also required. This was reaffirmed by the Court of Appeal in Harrison & Ors v Technical Sign Co Ltd & Ors: Active Commercial Interiors Ltd (Part 20 Respondent) […]
Emmanuelle Ragot, head of intellectual property/technology, media and telecommunications at Wildgen, recently negotiated a co-production agreement concerning Oscar-winning animated short film Mr Hublot with a major European television channel. Zelit Productions received the Best Animated Short Film Oscar at the Academy Awards for Mr Hublot, which tells the story of Mr Hublot, who lives in […]
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Santander UK plc v RA Legal Solicitors. The decision will be much welcomed by lenders, following a string of breach-of-trust claims by lenders in which the courts have granted the completing conveyancer’s relief under section 61 of the Trustee Act 1925. Section 61 of the Trustee […]
Karanovic & Nikolic hosted more than 50 participants at the annual Corporate Counsel Forum, which was held in Belgrade on 7 March 2014 and presented the results of a corporate counsel survey that investigated the capacity and resources available to corporate legal departments for the efficient management of legal risk. Panellists and participants discussed and identified […]
Eversheds Saladžius has become a legal partner of the LOGIN Startup Fair. LOGIN is the biggest tech community gathering in the Baltic states, attracting more than 80 speakers and 3,500 visitors from around the world. Startup Fair is said to be the biggest event for start-ups in Lithuania. Senior associate Milda Jasaitienė will be delivering […]
Eversheds partner Geoffrey Mead has commented on the publication on 13 March of the latest statistics from the Employment Tribunal Services, this time from the period October to December 2013. In the past, the release of such information has been perfunctory and generally uncontroversial. However, that changed when the new fees regime was introduced last […]
Eversheds has advised UK-based, AIM-quoted client Personal Group, a provider of employee benefits packages, employee-related insurance products and financial services to SMEs and large corporates, on its acquisition of Let’s Connect IT Solutions for a total consideration of up to £12m. The consideration will be satisfied by a £6m cash payment at completion, followed by […]
DLA Piper has advised St James’s Place Property Unit Trust on the acquisition of Lister Road industrial estate from Store Property for £13.25m. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 6.5 per cent. Lister Road industrial estate is a 130,407ft² established multi-let industrial and trade counter estate, situated on a 7.2-acre site in […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Jadara Capital Partners on the formation and launch of the Jadara Frontier Fund, a concentrated long/short hedge fund. Jadara Capital Partners is a Dubai International Financial Centre-based independent asset management firm that invests primarily in listed equities across global frontier and small emerging markets, with geographic focus on six regions: […]