DLA grows Nordic footprint with local merger
DLA Piper has strengthened its footprint in the Nordics , taking over local Danish law firm LETT. The merger, which will go live at the end of May, will give DLA a total of five offices in the Nordic...
View ArticleDouble human rights win for Amy Street of Serjeants’ Inn
Amy Street was successful in two Court of Appeal mental health / human rights cases on 30th March 2017. The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in two cases that were heard together concerning...
View ArticleNo5 planning seminar – Birmingham ICC, Monday 3rd April
A leading planning event hosted by No5 Barristers’ Chambers will open with a keynote address from The Honourable Mr Justice Dove. No5’s Annual Planning Seminar, being held at Birmingham’s ICC on...
View ArticleCollas Crill expands Cayman commercial team
Collas Crill has appointed associate Aoife Madden to its growing commercial team in the Cayman Islands. Madden has experience in all areas of commercial and company law, in particular on matters...
View ArticleCollas Crill advises nine NoW phone-hacking victims including David Tennant...
Collas Crill’s media and privacy team is representing nine victims in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, who have issued claims for compensation in the High Court on 30 March 2017. Claimants...
View ArticleBovill briefing: Navigating the Managers in Charge regime – April 26, 2017
We are now over three months on from the publication of the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) circular announcing the new Managers in Charge (MIC) regime, with the initial management structure...
View ArticleHogan Lovells confirms Euro real estate trend with Paris partner hire
Hogan Lovells has become the latest international firm to invest in its Continental real estate offering, hiring Bersay & Associés’ Michaël Lévy as a partner in its Paris office. Lévy was a...
View ArticlePinsent Masons appoints new London head as Ryan steps down
Pinsent Masons London managing partner David Ryan has stepped down after 16 years in management, with head of pensions Carolyn Saunders set to take over in London from May. Ryan was Pinsent Masons’...
View ArticleWolf Theiss major Poland power producer PGE on €87m sale of Exatel
Wolf Theiss has advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, a state-owned power company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and one of the largest power producers in Poland, on the sale of 100 per cent of...
View ArticleWalker Morris planning team recognised as one of UK’s highest rated planning...
The planning & environment team at Walker Morris has been ranked as one of the highest rated planning law firms in the Planning Resource annual ‘Planning Law Survey 2017’. The annual Planning Law...
View ArticleVdA tax practice up for eight international awards
The International Tax Review has announced the shortlist for this year’s awards. VdA is the only Portuguese firm to be named in eight categories – seven European awards and Portugal Tax Firm of the...
View ArticleStewarts up for ‘Best New Tax Practice’ in Tolley’s Awards
Stewarts Law has been named as a finalist for ‘Best New Tax Practice’ at this year’s Tolley’s Taxation Awards. The ‘Best New Tax Practice’ award is open to tax practices across the country that have...
View ArticleCollas Crill lawyer joins Chamber Population Committee
Following the introduction of the Population Management (Guernsey) Law, 2016 by the States of Guernsey, employment lawyer Hana Plsek has joined the Chamber of Commerce’s population sub-group. Plsek, an...
View ArticleBurges Salmon makes up three new partners
Burges Salmon has made up three associates to partner in its 2017 promotions round. The three are Emma Folkes of the firm’s real estate team, along with Ian Tucker and Michael Ward of the dispute...
View ArticleKWM closes Riyadh office after Middle East relaunch
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has decided to close its Riyadh office, as the firm consolidates its new European and Middle East platform. KWM is in the process of winding down its association with...
View ArticleRosenblatt Solicitors real estate head joins Winckworth Sherwood
Winckworth Sherwood has boosted its real estate team with the appointment of Rosenblatt Solicitors head of real estate Andrew Kinsey. Kinsey has joined after 10 years at his previous firm. He advises...
View ArticleUS litigation boutique Pomerantz opens office in Paris
US litigation boutique Pomerantz is set to open its first office outside of the US, launching in Paris with a one-man team. The firm, which specialises in securities class action litigation, has hired...
View ArticleConyers promotes three lawyers across the firm
Conyers Dill & Pearman is pleased to announce the promotion of Chiara Nannini (Director, Bermuda) and Teresa Tsai (Partner, Hong Kong). Wynne Lau from our Hong Kong office has been appointed to...
View ArticleGMC v Dr Jagjivan
On 9 and 10 May 2017 Anthony Haycroft will be appearing for the doctor in the first ever appeal brought by the GMC against the finding of a Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal under s.40A of the Medical...
View ArticleWolf Theiss advises PGE on sale of Exatel
Warsaw. Wolf Theiss has advised PGE, a state-owned power company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and one of the largest power producers in Poland, on the sale of 100% of the shares of Exatel to the...
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