DLA Piper has announced that James Brogan, Paul Hall, Joseph Kernen and Norman Leon have been recognised in BTI Consulting Group’s newly published report, The 2014 BTI Client Service All-Stars. The report recognises lawyers who deliver ‘the best client service to Fortune 1000 clients’. Lawyers appear on the list only when they have been named by […]
The long-trailed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations came into force on 31 January 2014, together with updated TUPE guidance. What impact will these changes have on business sales and outsourcing scenarios? While the reforms are far less radical than originally proposed, they do give employers some more flexibility and […]
An international trade fair is a key opportunity to reach a global audience and to showcase new products and services. But it also presents a significant opportunity for those who choose to ride on the back of your investments and infringe your rights to launch competing products and target the same audience. As such, a […]
Allen & Overy has announced the election of Nick Wall as a partner in its Tokyo corporate and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice. Wall joins Allen & Overy from Freshfields, where he has spent the past 11 years primarily advising on inbound and outbound M&A transactions for international and Japanese clients. Wall has also spent […]
Yesterday we reported that DLA Piper’s plans to enter the Canadian market have been put on hold after its talks with a group of lawyers from collapsed firm Heenan Blaikie collapsed at the weekend. Now Dentons may be in the frame to take a chunk of the dissolved firm on board. The multi-verein firm, which […]
HRXchange, a networking and training forum developed by law firm Gateley and HR services group Penna, focused on employment law and related HR issues, has announced the addition of Leeds to its 10 UK knowledge hubs. Aimed at HR professionals and those with a people management role within the Leeds business community, these events are […]
We recently highlighted the Court of Appeal decision in PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Ltd, in which a costs sanction was imposed on a defendant because of its failure to respond to the claimant’s request to mediate. Ignoring the other party’s request amounted to an unreasonable refusal to mediate for which the defendant […]
Since the current UK government was formed in 2010, it has been keen to promote industrial and provident societies (IPSs) and mutuals as part of the diversity of the UK economy. In July 2013, it published a consultation on reforming the law governing IPSs and in December it published its responses, which included introducing the […]
On 22 January 2014, the European Commission published the European Union’s ‘2030 Framework for Climate and Energy’, setting out targets for greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency. The proposals will now be discussed by member states, the European Parliament and the European Council. On 5 February 2014, the European Parliament voted for stronger targets than […]
The corporate department of Walker Morris has scooped accolades in two separate research reports. Walker Morris corporate partner Debbie Jackson has been listed as one of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 lawyers in its annual research report. The Hot 100 recognises lawyers across the country for their innovative and inspirational work and is the culmination of […]
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) recently announced further revisions to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), as applicable to Green Deal plans. The intention is that all domestic Green Deal plans will be regulated by the CCA, while non-domestic property will only be affected in certain instances. In May 2013, following calls from […]
California’s Cooley, Facebook’s lawyers of choice, has its eyes on a London opening. Eventually. Last week Cooley posted record financial results for the 2013 year, reporting a 9 per cent rise in revenue to its highest-ever total of $674m (3 February 2014). Average profit per equity partner also rose, getting up above $1.5m for the […]