Jenny Wigley wins council tax case on student accommodation
Is it Class M or Class N that applies to student flats? The Valuation Tribunal has dismissed appeals by a student accommodation provider seeking ‘Class M’ exemptions from council tax for all its...
View ArticleAustria: Schoenherr advises Atos on acquisition
Schoenherr has advised French IT service provider Atos SE on the planned acquisition of Siemens Convergence Creators. TIn addition to advising Atos in Austria, Schoenherr provided local law advice in...
View ArticleShoosmiths at private investors, IFAs and wealth managers event
VCT and EIS experts at Shoosmiths are to impart their knowledge at the UK’s ‘must attend’ event for private investors, IFAs and wealth managers interested in tax-efficient investing, next month. The...
View ArticleProviding Emmaus Potteries with pro bono advice
Specialist Real Estate lawyers at Walker Morris have provided free legal advice, as part of Walker Morris’ ongoing pro bono programme, to Emmaus, a charity that supports people who have experienced...
View ArticleWolf Thiess advises banks on AGIC recapitalisation
Wolf Theiss advised the bank group consisting of UniCredit, RBI, NLB and SKB BANKA in the recapitalisation of AGIC and its subsidiary, Fotona (Slovenia, USA) in a refinancing. Asia-Germany AGIC Capital...
View ArticleKaranović & Nikolić launches The Academy
The Academy is a comprehensive educational programme meant for the internal training and development of both legal and non-legal professionals. With some of the most experienced and talented lawyers,...
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The first female-led transatlantic merger is great news for gender diversity
The Berwin Leighton Paisner-Bryan Cave merger, should it eventually go through, would make a little bit of history. It would be the first major transatlantic merger steered through with two women at...
View ArticleLatham loses former Carlyle in-houser to Linklaters
Linklaters has strengthened its ties to the Carlyle Group after hiring former in-house lawyer and Latham & Watkins partner Tom Alabaster. Alabaster joins Linklaters after three years at the US...
View ArticlePinsent Masons pilots new TMT consultancy practice
Pinsent Masons is piloting a new TMT-focused consultancy practice aimed at improving clients goals and changes with technology. The consultancy, named Alevra, is designed to provide a clear strategy to...
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The 60 second interview: The sweet spot of in-house commercial awareness
GSK European consumer healthcare head of legal Neil Laventure talks about the strategic role of in-house lawyers and how to develop commercial awareness ahead of his panel session at The Lawyer’s...
View ArticleRecognition from IFLR1000
IFLR1000 has published its 2018 rankings and Conyers has maintained a leading position across several practice categories and has experienced a 33% increase in the number of ranked lawyers. IFLR1000...
View ArticleStuart Young joins WLG board
Gowling WLG partner and head of automotive, Stuart Young, has been elected Secretary of The World Law Group’s (WLG) Board of Directors. The appointment continues the firm’s seven-year strong...
View ArticleGavin Ferguson sworn as Guernsey Notary Public
Ogier partner Advocate Gavin Ferguson has been sworn in as a Notary Public at the island’s Ecclesiastical Court. Gavin joins fellow partner Advocate Martyn Baudains in being able to offer notarial...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises Accuron on acquisition of mechatronic systemtechnik
Schoenherr has advised Accuron Technologies Limited (“Accuron Group”), owned by Temasek Holdings, Singapore, on the acquisition of mechatronic systemtechnik GmbH (“mechatronic systemtechnik”) from...
View ArticleVischer advises Syngenta on divestment of sugar beet seeds business
VIischer advised Syngenta on all aspects of Swiss law in its divestment of the global sugar beet seeds business. Syngenta is one of the largest agrichemical groups worldwide. The following team advised...
View ArticleTotal Capital funds MBO of logistics specialist Walkers
Walker Morris corporate lawyers reinforce equity backed MBO expertise Walker Morris has advised Total Capital Partners on its funding of the MBO of Walkers Transport, a leading UK based transport and...
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Black History Month: “Don’t let having to be a BAME trailblazer faze you”
In the latest in The Lawyer’s series for Black History Month, Esi Eshun, deputy head of legal at UK Export Finance, talks about her career so far. What’s your background? Did you always want to be a...
View ArticleOgier partner to review legal professional privilege developments at symposium
A year of developments in the area of legal professional privilege in the context of criminal and regulatory investigations will be reviewed by Ogier partner Nick Williams at the 13th Annual Compliance...
View ArticleSerjeants’ Inn welcomes Ian Skelt
A member of the Government’s ‘A’ Panel for civil work (NI), Ian is awaiting judgment from the Supreme Court in a review of civil liability of the police for operational activity and was Counsel to the...
View Article“A miserable dungeon”: What clients really think of your offices
In-house counsel have described DAC Beachcroft’s meeting rooms as “a miserable dungeon”, as part of an attitudinal survey on workspace carried out by The Lawyer. The survey, compiled for The Lawyer...
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