Bär & Karrer advises Swissgrid on asset valuation
In connection with transfer of the Swiss transmission network, the Swiss Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) ruled on the valuation method used to determine the respective value of the transmission...
View ArticleCarey Olsen named Guernsey’s top adviser to investment funds
Carey Olsen has once again been named as the leading legal adviser to Guernsey investment funds, according to an independent assessment of the industry. Carey Olsen remains the market leader for advice...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Aditya Birla on wind farm financing
Khaitan & Co advised Aditya Birla Finance Limited (“ABFL”) in its financing of approximately INR 123.75 crores availed by Mulanur Renewable Energy Private Limited, for setting up a the 25.5 MW Wind...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Dhunseri Tea on acquisition
Khaitan & Co advised Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited in relation to 100% acquisition of AM Henderson and Sons Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary – Makandi Tea and Coffee Estates...
View ArticleK&L Gates gifts $10m to client to study “ethical issues” in AI
K&L Gates has made a gift of $10m (£8.07m) to longstanding client Carnegie Mellon University, to “study the ethical issues posed by artificial intelligence (AI)”, the firm has announced. This news...
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Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Overcoming fear of failure
This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC discuss the negative impact of fear of failure and how to overcome it. Nobody wants to fail. Yet for many people, failing...
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Brexit tops list of junior lawyers’ career concerns
Young lawyers are more concerned by the effects of Brexit than any other career worry. The Lawyer’s Salary Survey, conducted this summer, asked lawyers an open question as to what their biggest career...
View ArticleWhy the Daily Mail is wrong about the judiciary
It is a sign of a healthy and functioning democracy that the exercise of governmental power can be challenged properly through the courts. Contrary to the screaming headlines in some British newspapers...
View ArticleKennedys bets on India with new local hub
Kennedys has launched its first India desk, becoming the latest firm to increase its focus in the country ahead of a possible market liberalisation. London partner Adosh Chatrath and associate Rima...
View ArticleKaranović and Freshfields advise on UniCredit Bank Austria takeover
Karanović & Nikolić, together with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has supported UniCredit in a recently closed takeover of the CEE business of UniCredit Bank Austria, including shareholdings in 13...
View ArticleWalder Wyss successfully fends off a motion to set aside an arbitral award
Walder Wyss has successfully fended off a motiont to set aside an arbitral award in a $35m ICC arbitration. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court fully rejected a motion to set aside an arbitral award. The...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon boss apologises and announces more UK closures
Slater & Gordon chairman John Skippen has apologised to shareholders for the firm’s poor financial performance and announced further UK office closures. The apology was made during the...
View ArticleChambers rankings reinforce Walker Morris’ position as a ‘top ranked firm’
The latest edition of Chambers & Partners has reinforced Walker Morris’ position as a ‘top ranked firm’. Walker Morris now has 27 practice areas ranked and its national presence and client base has...
View ArticleUber to appeal tribunal judgment
Uber has announced it will appeal the tribunal judgment that its drivers should have protected employment rights, a ruling which could affect thousands of the firm’s workers. The Central London...
View ArticleKWM energy team departs for Squire Patton Boggs
King & Wood Mallesons global energy co-head Neil Upton has left the firm to join Squire Patton Boggs with a team of four lawyers and two business services staff. Upton has joined the firm as a...
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Inside stories from global disputes players and Ropes & Gray’s Maurice Allen
This time next week our annual Global Litigation Top 50 will be published. In case you haven’t seen this 150-page leviathan before, this is the report that not only tells you what’s currently going on...
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The High Court Brexit ruling will just prolong the uncertainty for banks
The High Court’s ruling that the UK Government cannot trigger Article 50 to leave the EU without a vote by Parliament will have huge implications for an already unsettled financial industry. The...
View ArticleArticle 50 ruling prolongs uncertainty for employers of talented migrants
Uncertainty has been cast over the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), with the High Court ruling that the Government must seek Parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50 of the...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on debentures issue
Khaitan & Co advised Yes Bank Limited, Green Bridge Capital Pvt Limited and L&T Finance in relation to the issue by Essential Hospitality Private Limited of secured, rated, unlisted,...
View ArticleKhaitan acts for ECL on ‘masala bonds’ issue
Khaitan & Co acted as the domestic legal counsel to ECL Finance Limited in relation to its debut overseas issue of INR 5.02 billion 9.05% INR denominated USD settled senior secured notes, also...
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