The first commercialisation of natural gas discoveries in the 1970s and 1980s enabled further onshore and offshore exploration in Tanzania. As of June 2013, ensuing discoveries amount to 42.7 trillion cubic feet (7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent). The deepsea discoveries have brought about new exploration targets for hydrocarbons in Tanzania and the whole of […]
By Maxine Symington The Conference on Nuclear Third Party Liability and Insurance, co-organised by the European Commission (EC), the European Economic and Social Committee and the Brussels Nuclear Law Association, took place on 20–21 January 2014. The recommendations outlined at the conference follow a consultation last year that closed in October. They are subject to confirmation […]
Channel 4 has overhauled its legal team with a number of new roles, promoting its head of legal and compliance Prash Naik to the new position of general counsel. Naik, who celebrates his 20th year at the broadcaster this year, has taken on the general counsel position following a number of internal changes. These include the […]
The temperature has fallen, the tracksuits pressed and the countdown has started. That’s right, the race to replace Clifford Chance’s outgoing corporate chief has begun (what else?). The first to don his bobsleigh shoes – if only metaphorically – is Guy Norman, who has sent an email to partners expressing his desire to take over. […]
TV designer and presenter Kevin McCloud MBE’s company, HAB Housing, has added TLT and Ashfords to its panel alongside Burges Salmon. TLT real estate partner David Smithen won the place for plot sales while Ashfords’ real estate partner Andrew Rothwell secured the second spot for real estate planning with Burges Salmon. Real estate partner Ross […]
Acquisitive personal injury firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors has bought the personal injury (PI) and clinical negligence practices of two regional firms in separate deals valued at £1m. Hull headquartered Neil Hudgell Solicitors launched a website offering rival professionals a way to sell legal practices and cases in 2011. The firm has completed 23 deals totalling […]
Google appears to have removed Irwin Mitchells’ domain names from its organic search listings as a penalty for hyperlinking to its sites via numerous blog and forum posts. The alteration to the firm’s Google listings came to light when online marketing agent Matt Weeks tweeted SEO expert David Naylor on Friday (24 January) with a […]
HowardKennedyFsi (HKFsi) has turned to property search specialists Strutt & Parker for the hire of its first chief operating officer (COO). Accountant Ian Harvey has joined the firm with immediate effect, following the shock exit of chief executive Mark Dembovsky, the driving force behind the Howard Kennedy and Finers Stephens Innocent tie-up, in November (14 November […]
Wragges has bitten the bullet. It is ditching its cherished all-equity model in order to accommodate the merger with Lawrence Graham. That is some cultural shift. Wragges to relinquish all-equity model as it gears up for LG tie-up The tough choices facing Wragges and LG Wragges and Lawrence Graham prepare for £170m merger vote Why […]
Edwards Wildman Palmer has launched a review into its associate pay system as it looks to assess how associate salaries compare with its rivals in the UK. The review is part of an annual global assessment by the firm in which partner pay and associate salaries are confirmed. Sources say there are not expected to be […]
HKFsi partner Daniel McClean examines the legal hurdles facing those trying to recover stolen Nazi art through the German courts The announcement of the recovery of 1,400 works of stolen Nazi art by German authorities in Munich – the Gurlitt hoard – has brought the legal challenges of claiming stolen art to the forefront of […]
Clifford Chance corporate partner Guy Norman is set to enter the race to lead the Clifford Chance corporate group following the promotion of incumbent Matthew Layton. M&A partner Norman made his opening gambit to enter the competition in an email to partners in recent weeks. Layton will step into the global managing partner position in May […]