Khaitan advises on laboratories purchase
Khaitan & Co advised Metropolis Healthcare Limited in relation to the acquisition of business of Sanjeevani Pathology Laboratory by way of a slump sale on a going concern basis. Metropolis India is...
View ArticleHong Kong Stock Exchange appoints first GC
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Group (HKEX) has appointed former Société Générale Asia Pacific legal chief as its new group general counsel. HKEX, which operates the Hong Kong stock exchange – one of...
View ArticleTim Pole prosecutes £2m case
With information from the Express & Star newspapaer Andrew Sears was off work for more than a year after being hospitalised with a compression fracture to his spine, a court heard. But the...
View ArticleBASF acquires Rolic, Walder Wyss advises
BASF has acquired Rolic, a Swiss group offering innovative solutions, particularly in the display and security industries as well as the optical film business. Walder Wyss acted as adviser to the...
View ArticleHardwicke Property Team’s Manchester Roadshow: easements and restrictive...
The Hardwicke Property Team are pleased to announce that the next Manchester roadshow will take place on Wednesday 1 March 2017. The seminar will be chaired by John de Waal QC, and Simon Allison,...
View ArticleKinstellar and Binder Grösswang advise Puratos on Diamant deal
Kinstellar and the Austrian law firm Binder Grösswang advised Puratos, a Belgian producer of raw materials for the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors, on all aspects of its acquisition of...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises UNIQA on IT upgrade
Schoenherr has advised UNIQA Insurance Group AG (“UNIQA”) on the closing of one of the largest IT contracts ever to be signed in the German speaking region of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The...
View ArticleAnthony Haycroft defends dentist in GDC fitness to practise case
Anthony Haycroft represented a General Dental Practitioner who specialised in complex implant cases in a two -week Professional Conduct Committee hearing concerning events in 2014 and 2015 with two...
View ArticleKhaitan advises CK Birla companies on JVs
Khaitan & Co advised CK Birla Group companies (ie AVTEC Limited and Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Limited) in relation to two joint ventures with Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA for the...
View ArticleSidley raids Kirkland again for seven-partner Munich team
Sidley Austin has tapped Kirkland & Ellis again to boost its German office, hiring a seven-partner team in Munich. The team is led by lead Munich partner Volker Kullmann, who represents private...
View ArticleJLL looks to expand specialist business with GC hire
Jones Lang LaSalle is set to grow its specialist business Tétris Design and Build with the recruitment of a new head of legal. Tétris specialises in office, hotel and retail fit-out projects with a...
View ArticleCity law firms could witness ‘100% overnight increase’ in business rates
Some City law firms could see an overnight increase in their business rates bills of more than 100 per cent come April, thanks to a revaluation of the tax this week. Businesses across the City will pay...
View ArticleWhite & Case City revenue rises to $290m as global turnover jumps 7 per cent
White & Case’s London revenue has grown 3.5 per cent to $290m (£231m) amid a global turnover hike of nearly 7 per cent to $1.6bn. Last year White & Case dislodged Latham & Watkins in The...
View ArticleCooley London growth continues as firm nears $1bn
Cooley has posted a 7 per cent rise in total revenue for 2016, a drop on the previous year’s 14 per cent hike and also down on 2014’s 19 per cent increase. Despite the slower rate of growth the West...
View ArticleFirst post-housing white paper planning appeal granted
Shoosmiths has advised IM Land on securing a successful planning appeal for a major residential and mixed-use scheme, the first to be approved since the publishing of the government’s housing white...
View ArticleCollas Crill associate named Jersey’s ‘Junior Lawyer of the Year’
Collas Crill associate Julie Harrigan has been named ‘Junior Lawyer of the Year’ by The Law Society of Jersey, chosen from a very strong list of candidates that showcased the bright future of Jersey’s...
View ArticleWalder Wyss helps gategroup on bond issue
Gategroup successfully raised CHF300m through the issuance of a fixed rate five-year senior bond with a final maturity on February 28, 2022. The bond with a coupon of 3% pa has been issued by gategroup...
View ArticleWalker Morris acts on planning appeal for site near Leeds airport
Planning specialists at Walker Morris have acted for The Learmouth Property Investment Company in a successful planning appeal against a planning condition imposed by Leeds City Council. The site...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland completes Singapore merger
Eversheds Sutherland has completed its merger with Singaporean firm Harry Elias Partnership, a year after the talks started. It marks the first major international expansion for the newly combined...
View ArticleCentil economist ranked top young economist in Central Asia
A member of Centil Law Firm’s Central Asia Research Group (CARG) has been featured on the list of the world’s Top Young Economists by the Research Papers in Economics (REPEC) project. Ranked at number...
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