Serjeants Inn instructed in anorexia patient-Cheshire & Wirral NHS Trust case
Serjeants Inn’s Sophia Roper was instructed by the Official Solicitor on behalf of a woman with chronic and severe anorexia (Z), on an application by the Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS...
View ArticleNabila Mallick appears in BBC documentary on discrimination
By Nabila Mallick A recent Select Committee considered ‘research into name-based discrimination in recruitment as showing that applicants with white British-sounding names are 29 percentage points more...
View ArticleOgier advises GIC on acquisition of P3 Logistic Parks
Ogier has represented GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, on its €2.4bn acquisition of P3 Logistic Parks, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties,...
View ArticleSchillings’ Natalie Sherborn ranked in The Lawyer Hot 100
Director of legal and criminal barrister Natalie Sherborn has been ranked as a rising star in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2017. One of only six associates, senior associates and of counsel to make it into...
View ArticleNehali Shah recognised in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2017
One Essex Court is delighted that Nehali Shah is recognised in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 for 2017. You can view the full article here. The post Nehali Shah recognised in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2017 appeared...
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Travers re-elects Hale as senior partner
Travers Smith has re-elected corporate partner Chris Hale as senior partner for a second term. He will remain in the role until 2019 in accordance with the firm’s constitution, which requires senior...
View ArticleU+I launches first UK legal panel
Property regeneration business U+I Plc has appointed its first legal panel following its merger with Development Securities PlC and Cathedral Group. Firms chosen from the panel are Gowling WLG, Clyde...
View ArticleClifford Chance and Dechert win roles on Shell $3bn disposal
Clifford Chance, Dechert, White & Case and Watson Farley & Williams have won roles on one of Shell’s biggest disposals in recent years. The energy giant sought legal counsel from Clifford...
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FCA fines White & Case client Deutsche Bank over anti-money laundering controls
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined White & Case client Deutsche Bank £163m for failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) control framework between 2012 and 2015. The...
View ArticlePaul Weiss chairman praises ‘Muslim ban’ lawyers in memo to firm
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison global chairman Brad Karp has praised lawyers working at US airports this weekend against the so-called ‘Muslim ban’ as “in keeping with the finest traditions...
View ArticleWebinar: Insights into the Indian economy 2017
Indian Budget 2017 is expected to pave the way for significant tax reforms, having far reaching implications on doing business in India. The decision of the government to demonetise 86 per cent of the...
View ArticleLinklaters Paris duo split off to launch business crime boutique
Linklaters Paris partner Kiril Bougartchev and counsel Emmanuel Moyne have left the magic circle firm’s Paris office to launch a business crime boutique. The new firm, named Bourgartchev Moyne...
View ArticlePinsents boosts stake in Cerico amid 5 per cent revenue boost
Pinsent Masons stepped up its stake in tech product Cerico in the last financial year, meaning it now owns 60 per cent of the business, the firm’s LLP filings have revealed. Pinsents’ majority stake is...
View ArticleDechert PEP nudges up 2 per cent to $2.55m
Dechert’s London office saw the biggest growth in the entire network amid global revenue growth of 3 per cent to $911.6m. The firm’s City office saw turnover rise by 28 per cent when calculated in...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland reveals list of major clients
Eversheds Sutherland – which officially merged today (1 February) – has revealed a list of its major clients. These include tech giants Facebook, Microsoft and Siemans as well as Coca-Cola and General...
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Eversheds Sutherland: £600m transatlantic merger goes live
Eversheds’ two-year search for a US merger partner finally comes to an end today as the firm’s combination with Atlanta-founded firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan goes live. The tie-up creates a...
View ArticleFurther growth for Carey Olsen’s Singapore office
Andrew Tually, counsel at international offshore law firm Carey Olsen, has joined the firm’s Singapore office as a result of increasing demand for its corporate and finance legal services and rapid...
View ArticleCarey Olsen acts for Liberty in closing F1 deal
Carey Olsen has acted alongside leading international law firm Baker Botts LLP for Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) to successfully close its acquisition of Formula One, the iconic global...
View ArticleGoodman Derrick real estate team to attend MIPIM 2017
Goodman Derrick are heading to Cannes for MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate conference. Our team is: Chris Langan, Partner, Real Estate Tim Mould, Partner, Construction Ross Sidwell, Solicitor,...
View ArticleMark Harrop to speak at online family court debate
Mark Harrop will be taking part in a debate on Thursday 9 February on the motion “This House Believes In An Online Family Court”. The debate, which is being organised by London Young Resolution...
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