Nigel Jones QC speaking at Legal Business International Arbitration Summit
Nigel Jones QC will be speaking at the annual Legal Business International Arbitration Summit on 17th November at The Brewery in London. This event brings together senior practitioners from within the...
View ArticleKinstellar and Cleary co-host dispute resolution seminar in Almaty
On 14 October Kinstellar’s Almaty office co-hosted a seminar on dispute resolution with lawyers from the London office of international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. In attendance were...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises Octopus on investment in Reactive
Shoosmiths has advised Octopus Energy Group Holdings Limited, wholly owned subsidiary of Octopus Capital Limited, on its investment into specialist intelligent energy management technology firm,...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises Mabey on two major disposals
Shoosmiths has advised Mabey Group on in the sale of properties at Chepstow, South Wales and Chatham Maritime, Kent with a combined value of over £19m. Shoosmiths’ real estate team advised Mabey Group...
View ArticleRopes recruits HSF former finance head Hitching
Ropes & Gray has hired Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) finance partner Malcolm Hitching. Hitching is HSF’s former UK and EMEA finance head and has been a partner since 2003. He specialises in...
View ArticleOsborne Clarke hires Addleshaws incentives head
Addleshaw Goddard employment incentives head Michael Carter has left the firm for Osborne Clarke. Carter joined Addleshaws as a partner in 2008 from KPMG, where he worked for 12 years, also leading the...
View ArticleSale of MPSTOR to Sanmina
We advised Kernel Capital in relation to the sale of MPSTOR Limited to Sanmina Corporation for $40m. Two Kernel managed funds, the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Partners Private Equity Fund I Limited...
View ArticleRobert Rhodes QC speaks at Asian Mediation Conference
Robert Rhodes QC of Outer Temple Chambers, who is often a keynote speaker at ADR conferences in China and Hong Kong, has this time been invited by the Asian Mediation Association to present at the 4th...
View ArticleDr Michael Cartier elected officer of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Dr Michael Cartier was elected as an officer of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) for the years 2016 to 2022. Dr Michael Cartier has previously been Chair of the IPBA TMT Committee from 2013 to...
View ArticleCollas Crill supports purchase of Priaulx property
Collas Crill’s UK Real Estate Team will provide free legal services for the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation for the charity’s purchase of The Burrow; a property near Southampton Hospital. Since...
View ArticleConyers advises TVB on issue of $500m guaranteed notes
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Cayman Islands legal advice to TVB Finance Limited in connection with the issue of $500m 3.625% guaranteed notes due 2021 (Stock Code: 4577) irrevocably and...
View ArticleOgier European finance head speaking at Fund Finance Symposium
Ogier’s European Head of Banking and Finance Katrina Edge is speaking at the second European Fund Finance symposium which Ogier is sponsoring tomorrow. The event takes place at Claridge’s in Mayfair...
View ArticleOTC hosts Unexplained Wealth Order breakfast briefing
The National Crime Agency estimates that billions of pounds of illicit wealth is laundered through the UK each year, that asset recovery levels are low and there are insufficient resources for law...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises on acquisition of Edinburgh hotel
Shoosmiths has advised international hotelier Leonardo Hotels Europe on the acquisition of Morrison Street Hotel Limited and its Edinburgh city centre hotel. Following the successful opening of its...
View ArticleHSF sees another exit as A&O hires regulatory partner
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has seen its second partner exit in a week, losing financial regulatory partner Nick Bradbury to Allen & Overy (A&O). Bradbury will join A&O’s non-contentious...
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Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Want to feel better? Change your diet!
This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC explain the relationship between mood and food, and how better digestive health can enhance and support wellbeing and brain...
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Clifford Chance trials video game test for trainee applications
Clifford Chance will begin using a video game to test the mettle of its trainee applicants should a trial prove successful, The Lawyer has learned. Vacation scheme students at the magic circle firm...
View ArticleCollas Crill at upcoming events in Dubai
Collas Crill will be represented in Dubai at the We are Guernsey Breakfast’, 3 November, 8am. The firm will also be at the PCD Dinner on 3 November and STEP Arabia on 7 November. The post Collas Crill...
View ArticleTest claims against RCI Europe dismissed
David and Barbara Abbott & Ors v. RCI Europe [2016] EWHC 2602 (Ch) On 20 October 2016, Mrs Justice Proudman gave judgment dismissing all claims brought by four test Claimants against RCI Europe....
View ArticleJersey lawyer awarded top accolade by the International Academy
Samantha McFadzean, a senior associate at Carey Olsen in Jersey, has been awarded an International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) Fellowship – the highest accolade given to lawyers practising...
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