With the World Cup in Brazil looming but match fixing on the rise, it is to be hoped that 2014 be remembered for sporting reasons rather than for scandals Match fixing has been described by Jacques Rogge, the former president of the International Olympic Committee, as posing a greater threat to the integrity of sport […]
Everyone loves to have a peek through the proverbial net curtains from time to time. What’s going on at that law firm down the road? How much are they getting paid, and what exactly are they getting paid for? Sadly, for lawyers, that sort of intelligence is pretty hard to come by. Step forward, the […]
For the third year running, Allen & Overy has topped the Thomson Reuters EMEA syndicated loans legal advisers league table for both borrowers and lenders, having advised each category on more deals by value and volume than any other law firm in the region. The firm acted on borrower-side deals in Europe, the Middle East […]
Allen & Overy has announced the appointment of partner Aurélien Hamelle to the Paris dispute resolution practice. Hamelle specialises in financial and business criminal law, international criminal law as well as defamation, slander and privacy law. He joins from Metzner Associés, together with associates Léonor Hennerick and Ophélia Claude, by the end of May 2014. Hamelle […]
No5 Chambers barrister James Dixon appeared on BBC Radio West Midlands’ Danny Kelly Show twice during the week commencing 20 January. He was invited to comment on the law in relation to citizen’s arrest and self-defence on 21 January and 24 January respectively. Dixon will also be speaking at a series of three upcoming No5 […]
Ian Brownhill of No5 Chambers has commented in the media on three international human rights cases. Referring to the execution of Edgar Tamayo by Texas on 22 January, Ian Brownhill, writing in the Amicus ALJ newsletter, sets out the legal basis of the decision of the International Court of Justice and warns that there could […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has acted for Compañía Española de Petróleos (CEPSA) and Strategic Resources (Global) (SRG) in connection with their recent acquisition of Coastal Energy Company, an international oil and gas exploration and production company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and AIM. The purchaser was a newly […]
DLA Piper has advised the directors of Bryan G Hall Consulting Civil and Transportation Planning Engineers, Stuart Wilkins and David Bell, on their acquisition of Bryan G Hall Ltd from Bryan Hall. Bryan G Hall Consulting Civil and Transportation Planning Engineers, based in Leeds and London, is a specialist practice that operates throughout the UK […]
Hogan Lovells is set to transfer a large proportion of its support network to a new low-cost office in South Africa headed by COO Nick Cray. The firm expects the Johannesburg base to house 20 employees when it opens in the second quarter of 2014, the majority of which will be new staff members. A spokesperson […]
DLA Piper Italy has published the January 2014 issue of the Insurance and Reinsurance Newsletter. Contents IVASS — towards Solvency II IVASS — non-life long-term insurance contracts. Evidence of discount in the policy and withdrawal IVASS — change of rules for the professional proficiency of agents and brokers Claims made clauses: recent confirmation by the […]
By Paul Flignor, Michael F Patton and Ágata Uceda The Committee of Fiscal Affairs of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its proposed updated guidelines on transfer pricing documentation, including country-by-country reporting (CbC), Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Documentation and CbC Reporting. This discussion draft contains a proposed template for the […]
Norton Rose Fulbright has launched a global regulation and investigations practice, consisting of more than 600 of its lawyers worldwide. The group draws together expertise from various practices within the firm, including antitrust and competition, financial services regulation, investigations, and tax. Norton Rose Fulbright’s antitrust and competition head Martin Coleman and investigations chief Lista Cannon […]