Wragge & Co’s corporate team has advised a syndicate of venture capital investors, led by NVM Private Equity, on its exit from Alaric Systems in a deal worth £52m. Alaric provides payment processing and fraud prevention solutions to financial institutions, processors and retailers worldwide. It manages 1.6 billion transactions a month across 30 countries and […]
Assignment and novation are important legal topics with real ramifications for parties if they are not dealt with properly. The idea behind them is simple and easier to grasp when having an understanding of the way in which they work. Novation is an important feature of engineering and construction projects — particularly in relation to […]
Yiota Kythreotou, managing partner of Pamboridis, has been appointed as a district court judge. The appointment takes effect as of December 2013.
Emma Edhem, barrister at No5 Chambers, has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and The Economist on matters of bilateral trade and investment between Turkey and the UK. Edhem talked about the business opportunities between the two countries and pointed out the scope to do business between the two jurisdictions. Edhem also attended the […]
No5 Chambers’ Emma Edhem has received an award from Eduplus in Turkey for leadership in her field. The summit was held in Istanbul on 28 November. Previous winners include various high-ranking chief executive officers of major corporations and the head of the Investment Agency for Turkey in the UK. Edhem delivered a speech after receiving […]
Conyers has advised BW LPG Ltd (BW LPG) on the Bermuda law aspects of its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange in November 2013. BW LPG offered new shares in the IPO and BW Group Ltd as selling shareholder sold a portion of its shares in BW LPG. Marcello Ausenda, […]
In this ThinkHouse podcast from Wragge & Co, Patrick Duxbury focuses on intellectual property and patents, Kate Swaine looks at confidential information, Gayle McFarlane considers online compliance and Samuel Beighton concentrates on competition law. Intellectual property is of fundamental value to everybody in a modern society, especially in the 21st century as the concept of intellectual […]
Key equality case highlights future court treatment of protected characteristics The Supreme Court in the case of Bull v Hall was asked to decide on a refusal to provide goods and services to a gay couple and the potential conflict with the providers’ own religious rights. It is a fascinating decision that provides some clarity […]
Simon Beddow has been appointed as Ashurst’s new co-head of its corporate, commercial and competition (CCC) division replacing corporate star Stephen Lloyd who quit the firm last month. The firm has scrapped its global corporate head position, with Beddow and Sydney-based Phil Breden instead sharing the reins of the over-arching CCC division. Lloyd was the […]
Osborne Clarke is to launch an office in Amsterdam in the New Year, marking the firm’s fourth international opening with a year. The new base will open focus on the digital business sector initially, with plans to expand into real estate and renewables over the next financial year. No head has been decided as yet […]