Berwin Leighton Leighton (BLP) jumped on the low-cost legal work bandwagon this week when it unveiled plans to open an office in Manchester. Managing partner Neville Eisenberg was at pains to stress that this was more than just your typical commodity offering, describing it as part of a four-pronged process mapping and outsourcing programme which […]
Berwin Leighton Leighton (BLP) jumped on the low-cost legal work bandwagon this week when it unveiled plans to open an office in Manchester. Managing partner Neville Eisenberg was at pains to stress that this was more than just your typical commodity offering, describing it as part of a four-pronged process mapping and outsourcing programme which […]
Allen & Overy in Luxembourg has announced the launch of its fifth international desk. May 2014 will mark the opening of the London desk, which will be headed by George Owen, a banking lawyer from Luxembourg. Owen will form part of the law firm’s London banking team and in parallel he will use his experience […]
Barrister Jack Feeny from No5 Chambers has represented Angela Cobbina, former head of legal at the London branch of ABN AMRO, who brought claims for discrimination and unfair dismissal. Feeny is a specialist employment practitioner. Cobbina alleged that her manager had made racist comments to her including ‘let’s talk about all things black’ and ‘we […]
Barrister Richard Moat from No5 Chambers has acted for David Williams in an inquest into the death of Williams and Paul Hodge. Hodge was the driver of a car struck by a train on a level crossing in Great Coates in April 2013. He and his passenger Williams suffered fatal injuries and died. The inquest […]
By Darko Jovanovic There are 30 banks in Serbia, of which six are state owned (wholly or partially) and 21 are foreign owned. Banking assets in Serbia are 75 per cent owned by ultimately foreign banks, of which 71 per cent are owned by EU-based banking groups. The top 10 banks hold 73.2 per cent […]
Students and recent graduates of Polish law faculties have until 6 April 2014 to register and submit their work in the first stage of this year’s Law Games, a competition organised by Wierzbowski Eversheds and the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Poland. The five winners of the competition who will receive prizes in the form […]
Eversheds has commented on news that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to intervene in the insurance add-ons market. Chris Busby, partner and financial services regulation expert at Eversheds, said the intervention raises myriad challenges for the industry. Busby said: ‘This is a complex and diverse market. There has been historic malpractice, as […]
DLA Piper has advised Synergia Capital Partners on a share issue investment to Res2 BV. Res2 has created a new-generation departure control system named ‘iPort’, which provides information on departures for airline passengers. The system is currently used by more than 100 airports and airlines across six continents. The share issue provided by Synergia will […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised the underwriters, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, VTB Capital, UBS and TBG Capital, on the initial public offering (IPO) of Lenta, a Russian hypermarket chain. Global depositary receipts of Lenta began trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and the Moscow Stock Exchange on 5 […]
Gatwick 5:15am. White fog. You couldn’t see a hippo if it kissed you. I shuffle into the Terminal. Join the departures’ queue. In front of me are three ladies in yellow chicken onesies (I know). I am surrounded. Behind me, three men sport brick red T-Shirts: “Barry’s 40th – Benidorm 2014.” Somehow, I feel like […]
Collyer Bristow has announced its 2013 client survey results. Each year, the firm conducts an online survey in order to get feedback on the service it provides to its commercial and private clients. In the most recent set of results, the firm attained an ‘overall client satisfaction’ rating of 4.8 out of a possible 5. […]