Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Premier Oil on the establishment of its £500m euro medium-term note programme. Premier Oil may issue wholesale and retail notes under the programme, which will be guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. The Conyers team, which worked alongside Slaughter and May on the transaction, was made up of Anton […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised FTV Capital on its $40m (£24m) investment in Credorax, a company that specialises in processing credit and debit card payments for merchants using advanced technology. The Conyers team, which worked alongside Kirkland & Ellis on the transaction, was comprised of Anton Goldstein and Patrick Ormond.
The EU Parliament has finally approved the text of the new public procurement directives (the ‘classic’ directive, utilities directive and concessions directive). They will come into force 20 days after they have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Member states (including the UK) then have 24 months to implement them into […]
By Helen Burgess The Court of Session has confirmed that the expiry of fixed-term contracts does not trigger the requirement to collectively consult with appropriate representatives. Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) specifies that ‘where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees… the […]
Lee & Thompson associate James Walker is in the running for a BAFTA award for his role in short animation film Sleeping with the Fishes. Walker, who trained at legacy Herbert Smith before taking two years out to study at the National Film & Television School (NFTS), told The Lawyer that his animation is about […]
Dentons has advised French energy giant Total on becoming the first oil company to invest in Britain’s nascent shale sector. Environment partners Danielle Beggs and Sam Boileau led on the $1.6m acquisition of a 40 per cent interest in two shale gas exploration licences in the UK, announced on Monday. The licences hand the company […]
Clyde & Co has appointed Hong Kong-based aviation finance partner Paul Jebely to head the practice globally. Jebely has taken over the global aviation finance head role from predecessor Philip Perrotta in London, who assumed the role in 2011 when previous chief Gavin Hill quit for Vedder Price (11 October 2011). Perrotta will remain a […]
For the fourth consecutive year, DLA Piper has retained its number-one ranking globally for overall deal volume in 2013, according to mergermarket’s league tables for legal advisers. In addition, DLA Piper retained its number-one ranking in the UK and its fourth position ranking in the Americas, while the firm rose up the ranks to first […]
DLA Piper has appointed Dr Markus Gampp to its German intellectual property and technology practice. Gampp will take up his position as a partner specialising in patent litigation at the firm’s Munich office from 1 February 2014. Gampp previously worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the field of intellectual property/information technology. He advises on contentious legal and […]
Eversheds has featured at number 45 in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2014, up seven places from last year. The Workplace Equality Index is an annual benchmark of the top 100 employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in Britain. Eversheds has placed in the Workplace Equality Index since 2009 and has continuously improved […]
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has taken the unusual action of publishing the names of 136 firms that are being forced to close as a result of failing to secure professional indemnity insurance (PII). The regulator said most of the firms involved have co-operated with the forced wind-down process the SRA imposes when insurance is […]
Those on a January diet, here’s a comforting thought – big businesses are also going through the arduous process of trimming down. Citibank has been taking note. As revealed by The Lawyer in October, the banking giant has gone ahead with its plan to shed some pounds. The bank has scrapped its two-tier advisory roster […]