Shoosmiths advises LDC on ByBox capital
Shoosmiths has advised Lloyds Bank’s private equity arm, LDC, on the provision of £37.5m of acquisition and development capital to accelerate the international growth of ByBox. Headquartered in...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises on $22m funding round into Outfittery
The corporate team at national law firm Shoosmiths has advised London-and New York based Venture Capital firm, Octopus Ventures, on its leading a $22m funding round into Outfittery, a curated shopping...
View Article“The chickens are coming home to roost”: Lawyers face fines for advising tax...
Law firms and lawyers who “enable” the creation of tax avoidance schemes could face heavy fines under new proposals put forward by the Treasury. The news comes as HM Revenue & Customs launched a...
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Problem solved: The new legal products transforming the market
Whether it’s a new CMS for client solutions, solving legal conflicts in whistleblowing or providing key startup advice, these new legal products will have widespread impact in future legal innovation....
View ArticleDublin to become legal outsourcing hub post Brexit
The first legal process outsourcing company to launch in the Republic of Ireland has opened its doors in Dublin, just weeks after Britain decided to leave the EU. Now outsourcer Johnson Hana...
View ArticleAPIL Conference, London
Outer Temple Chambers is proud to be main sponsor of APIL’s second ‘Accidents abroad’ conference. The event takes place on Thursday, 3 November 2016, in London with speakers from the Outer Temple...
View ArticleGateley advises on Expolink MBO
Gateley advised on the successful management buyout of Expolink, a leading global provider of contact centre and whistleblowing hotline services. Based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, the company’s 200 seat...
View ArticleGowling WLG secures EIB loan for Gigaclear
Gowling WLG has advised fibre broadband provider Gigaclear on the terms of a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The €25m committed debt facility from the EIB is the largest awarded to a...
View ArticleCombatting power shortages in Sierra Leone
In 2015 a team that included Gowling WLG partners Jonathan Brufal, Gareth Baker and senior associate Tom Gray worked with Africa Growth and Energy Services (AGES) to support a landmark renewable energy...
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Clifford Chance Tory bullying report published
A report by Clifford Chance into allegations of bullying in the Conservative party has found that senior party officials were unaware of bullying of junior members. The magic circle firm was drafted in...
View ArticleBLM’s profit falls to five year low of £11.7m
BLM has seen net profit fall to a five year low, down 36 per cent to £11.7m. The firm has seen profit fluctuate over the last five years, but the most recent figure is 22.5 per cent down on 2011/12,...
View Article‘22 QCs’ – Andrew Short QC to speak on hot employment law issues
‘22 QCs on the hot employment law issues for 2016-17’ is a forthcoming equality, diversity and discrimination law conference, presented by an outstanding team of 22 top Queen’s Counsel. The event,...
View ArticleDentons raids Irwin Mitchell for four-partner real estate team
Dentons has boosted its London real estate practice by poaching four partners from Irwin Mitchell, including head of London real estate Rob Thompson. Also joining Dentons are partners Robert Dowdell,...
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Bakers hits five-year high with 8 per cent revenue boost to $2.6bn
Baker & McKenzie’s turnover grew by 8 per cent to $2.62bn (£1.99bn) last year, reaching a five-year high after a disappointing 4 per cent drop in global revenue from $2.54bn to $2.43bn in 2014/15....
View ArticleHerbies keeps 94% of autumn qualifiers
Herbert Smith Freehills has recorded 94 per cent retention for autumn 2016. Of 33 trainees reaching qualification this September, 31 applied for newly qualified jobs with the firm, with all 31 offered...
View ArticleLinklaters retains 91% of autumn qualifiers
Linklaters has retained 91 per cent of its qualifying trainees this autumn. The magic circle firm had 56 final-seat trainees, and 51 applied for newly-qualified jobs, with all of them offered one....
View ArticleWalder Wyss advises robo-adviser True Wealth in shares sale
Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB) and the Swiss robo-advisor True Wealth have entered into a strategic partnership. BLKB further acquired a minority stake in True Wealth. Walder Wyss has advised...
View ArticleOgier advises on launch of AEW Value Investors Asia II Fund
Ogier in Jersey and Luxembourg have acted as legal advisers to AEW Value Investors Asia II, which recently held its final closing, having raised commitments totalling $590m, including $15m of sponsor...
View ArticleOgier advises China Logistics Property on HKEx IPO
Ogier has acted as Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands legal counsel to China Logistics Property Holdings Co Ltd on its HKEx listing. China Logistics Property is one of the leading providers of...
View ArticleNo5’s Philip Rule to address conference on principle of lex mitior
No5’s Philip Rule is delivering a talk to the Adriatic Conference, Croatia, about the principle of lex mitior and its place in the common law world. The internationally recognised rule of law of ‘lex...
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