Graiseley Investments, the company behind Guardian Care Homes, has instructed the Wilkes Partnership in place of Cooke Young & Keidan (CYK) in its landmark Libor battle with Barclays following concerns over costs. Despite succeeding in batting off an appeal from Barclays last month in which it sought to prevent Libor manipulation allegations being bought against the […]
Last week I had the chance to peek into the multifarious world of facilities management, an often over-looked but increasingly vital segment of the legal market. Property can be a deal maker or breaker when it comes to mergers – just ask Cobbetts. It can also tip the scales one way or another when it […]
Sylvia Kierszenbaum and Willem Van de Wiele have authored an article on current developments in capital markets in Belgium in the third edition of The International Capital Markets Review, published by the Law Reviews. The International Capital Markets Review is a guide to current practice in the international capital markets in 30 significant jurisdictions. It is […]
On 24 November, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the member states of the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) struck an historic deal providing Iran with approximately $7bn (£4.3bn ) in relief from international sanctions in exchange for Iranian curbs on uranium enrichment and other nuclear activity. While this […]
By Bruce Thompson and Evan M Migdail The tax deduction for advertising expenses has clearly become a target for Congressional tax reformers. Under current law, advertising costs are fully deductible as an ordinary business expense. Both the House and Senate Tax Committee chairmen are considering proposals to limit the deduction for advertising expenses. Senate Finance […]
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is a UK government initiative to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from organisations meeting certain qualification criteria. If an organisation meets the criteria, it must participate in the CRC. The first phase of the scheme runs from April 2010 to the end of March 2014. However, registration for phase two of […]
By Anthony Korn The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) has called for changes to the law on whistleblowing. The ELA has concluded the statutory conditions attached to making ‘protected disclosures’ are complex and may deter whistleblowers from exposing wrongdoing. The association, whose 6,000 members include barristers and solicitors representing both employers and employees in the courts […]
Allen & Overy has announced the appointment of Peter McDonald to head the firm’s antitrust and competition practice in Australia as a partner in its global antitrust team. McDonald brings to the role many years of experience as a competition partner specialising in merger clearances, complex regulatory matters and defending clients in investigations and legal […]
Media lawyers at Walker Morris have helped Estuary TV to be the very first station to be launched under the new framework for local digital terrestrial television, announced in 2010 by the government. Estuary TV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Grimsby Institute Group, commenced broadcasting on Freeview channel 8 on 26 November from its three TV […]
Shoosmiths has appointed senior associate Neil Gosling in order to help housebuilder clients keep up with rising demand due to increasing momentum in the housing market. Gosling, who will be based in Birmingham, joins from Gateley, and has more than 12 years’ experience in the residential development sector. He has acted for eight of the […]
The government has announced a series of measures designed to reduce consumers’ energy bills following the prime minister’s statement that he would ‘roll back green charges’ (or ‘get rid of all the green crap’ according to one newspaper) that form part of energy bills. Part of these measures include streamlining the Green Deal and some […]