Can you even remember a world without Facebook and Twitter? The phenomenon of social media has presented lawyers across the world with plenty of thorny legal issues, but having the big tech giants as clients is a gift that keeps on giving. And an in-house job there is right on the cutting edge Facebook tags […]
Manchester-based Linder Myers has spent the last few years acquiring distressed assets. Now the firm is on the hunt for a rescue-merger to pull it back from the brink. At the end of last week (6 February) Manchester headquartered Linder Myers filed its intention to appoint administrators at the Manchester District Registry Court. In many […]
The Crown Estate has launched a panel review of its rural roster which currently features Burges Salmon and Clarke Willmott. The body has sent out tender documents and will make the final decision on the new line-up by the end of May 2014. According to general counsel Vivienne King, the Crown Estate asks firms for one […]
Many civil barristers are used to dealing with high-profile figures but few individuals are in the same league as Nelson Mandela. Jeremy Gauntlett SC, Brick Court Chambers’ newest member has advised not one but four South African presidents, including Mandela. As you can imagine, he has some interesting stories to tell. The Oxford-educated silk has […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within firms and offices in the Asia Pacific region. Australia Australian boutique firm Allion Legal has hired former Richard Winter as principal to head up its new finance practice in Sydney. Winter joins from K&L Gates’ Sydney office, where he headed up the firm’s New South Wales […]
Feeding the tiger: Asian investment in Australian real estate is an interactive video report that explores some of the key factors underpinning Asian investment in the Australian real-estate market. To develop the report, DLA Piper convened a panel of five of Australia’s leading property executives, including Michael Andrews, senior director of international investments, CBRE; Nick Evans, executive director Australia, Henderson Global Investors; […]
By Niall Murphy HMRC published draft legislation on 10 December 2013 to deal with perceived tax avoidance by partnerships. This article explores profit and loss allocations by partnerships, the special rules for alternative investment fund managers and the disposal of assets through partnerships that lead to a tax advantage. Typically, these new rules are aimed […]
The charity Action on Smoking and Health estimates that 1.3 million people are currently using electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) in the UK. What stance should employers take to this growing phenomenon? E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices designed to replicate smoking behaviour without the use of tobacco. They turn nicotine, flavour and other chemicals into […]
The Environment Agency has launched its electronic duty of care (Edoc) system, developed as part of the government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’ to review and streamline more than 21,000 statutory instruments. The system is key to simplifying and reducing the burden faced under environmental regulation. Edoc was unveiled on 29 January 2014 by the Environment Agency, […]
The European Commission has announced that it intends to open a detailed investigation into possible state aid for the Hinkley point nuclear new-build project. It stated in its announcement that it doubts the project suffers from a genuine market failure. It is also quite negative regarding the project’s prospects of being found to constitute ‘services […]
The fifth edition of Intellectual Property and Technology News (EMEA) is now available. This newsletter provides a cross section of cutting-edge issues in the ever-more convergent fields of intellectual property, technology and media. Contents IPT insights Licensing regime for game suppliers against the black market? The changing face of UK consumer credit law The open-source siren song to […]
King & Spalding has teamed up with 14 independent firms from around the globe, including Ireland’s Arthur Cox and offshore firm Walkers, to form a new alliance focused on employment law and related areas. The Bectella (benefits, executive compensation, tax, employment and labour law) alliance is designed to give clients access to a worldwide network […]