CMS Germany signs up to Kira for tech boost
CMS’s German arm, CMS Hasche Sigle, has signed a deal with technology provider Kira to apply its software to transactional advice. The software is understood to be in the testing phase, with plans to...
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Hot 100 silk launches ‘Good Law Project’ to hold Government to account
Devereux Chambers’ Jolyon Maugham QC is launching a pro-bono initiative called the ‘Good Law Project’, which aims to hold the UK Government to account through legal challenges, The Lawyer can reveal....
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DWF rescues claims company Triton from administration
DWF has acquired insurance management business ‘Triton out of administration, bringing 215 extra staff into its UK operation. Formed in 2013, Triton works with insurers to manage their claims across...
View ArticleAkin Gump ex-Asia head exits to launch tech start-up
Former Akin Gump Asia managing partner Gregory Puff has left the firm to set up a food ordering technology start-up. Puff joined Akin Gump in 2012 from Shearman & Sterling and helped launch the...
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Irish banks’ toughest test
For Ireland’s banking sector, 2017 could be a significant year. Almost a decade on from the financial crisis Allied Irish Bank (AIB) which – along with Bank of Ireland, is one of the country’s two...
View ArticleThe Hot 100 effect: Mishcon’s tech guru
Ahead of the publication of the Hot 100 2017 next week, The Lawyer has caught up with four leading lawyers in the Hot 100 2016 to find out how their lives changed since appearing in the list....
View ArticleDLA Piper Europe offices see double-digit growth
DLA Piper has seen significant growth in two of its continental European offices in the last financial year, its LLP accounts have revealed. Revenue in its France office saw a 25 per cent uptick while...
View ArticleSenior associate joins Carey Olsen BVI team
Carey Olsen has made another strategic appointment in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to its dispute resolution and insolvency team. Senior associate Tim Wright advises on a wide range of litigation...
View ArticleCollyer Bristow to host 2017 Graduate Art Exhibition and Award
Collyer Bristow is preparing to open the doors to its 2017 Graduate Art Exhibition, showcasing emerging talent from three of London’s top art schools, to be held at the firm’s in-house art gallery*,...
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Addleshaws highest paid partner takes home £1.1m in 2015/16
Addleshaw Goddard’s LLP filings show its highest paid partner took home £1.1m in 2015/16, up 14 per cent from £963,000 in the previous year. The accounts paint a healthy picture of the firm, with...
View ArticleKhaitan advises MSona on purchase of 37.5% Mahindra Sona stake
Khaitan & Co advised MSona Automotive Components in relation to a term facility of INR 120 crores from Avendus Finance to acquire a 37.5 per cent share held by Mahindra & Mahindra and other...
View ArticleRobert Briant appointed to BVI Finance Board of Directors
Conyers’ BVI Head of Office, Robert Briant, has been appointed to BVI Finance Limited’s Board of Directors. BVI Finance was recently established to lead business development initiatives for the British...
View ArticleSharp and Skytec enter into strategic alliance
Japan-based Sharp Corporation has entered into a strategic business alliance with Skytec Group regarding the manufacture and sale of Sharp branded products and services in Europe. For that purpose,...
View ArticleKhaitan & Co advises NeoGrowth in fresh investment funding
Khaitan & Co advised NeoGrowth Credit in relation to fresh investment in the form of compulsorily convertible preference shares from IIFL Seed Ventures Fund I and Series B funding. Funding was in...
View ArticleWalker Morris supports Holbeck Elderly Aid with pro bono planning advice
Planning specialists from Walker Morris have provided free advice and support to the South Leeds based charity, Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA). Planning permission was recently secured for the new HEA...
View ArticleKhaitan & Co acts on DCB Bank Basel II transaction
Khaitan & Co advised DCB Bank on the private placement of non-convertible, redeemable, unsecured, Basel III compliant Tier 2 Bonds, in the nature of debentures, for inclusion in the Tier II capital...
View ArticleDentons UKMEA posts 7.7% revenue uptick as highest-paid partner takes home £1.3m
Dentons UKMEA posted a 7.7 per cent increase in turnover to £169m in 2015/16, up from £157m the year before, while the member with highest entitlement to profits rose to £1.3m. The financial results,...
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Exclusive: Gina Miller lawyer on historic Brexit case
This article was contributed by Mishcon de Reya head of private James Libson who represented Gina Miller on the landmark Article 50 legal challenge in the highest UK courts The Article 50 case was...
View ArticleThe Hot 100 effect
Read what last year’s Hot 100 have achieved over the last 12 months in our series of interviews below… The Hot 100 effect: The man who crowdfunded the Brexit challenge The Hot 100 effect: The in-house...
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Bird & Bird spent £14m on new London headquarters amid 5.5% revenue growth
Bird & Bird spent more than £14m – 18 per cent of its net profit – on its new London headquarters in the last financial year, its LLP filings have revealed. The firm also saw a 5.5 per cent...
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