Fieldfisher picks up PhonepayPlus advisory role from Bates Wells
Fieldfisher has won a place as PhonepayPlus’ principal provider of legal services, taking over from the incumbent Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB). PhonepayPlus is the UK’s independent regulator of...
View ArticleLewis Silkin to appeal £2m negligence ruling over cricket chief contract
Lewis Silkin has been granted permission to appeal a £2m professional negligence judgment regarding its work for former Indian Premier League CEO Tim Wright. Mr Justice Hamblen ruled in July the firm...
View ArticleNo 5’s Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Nechells killing case
A man who strangled his partner has been given an indefinite hospital order in which Gareth Evans QC prosecutes. Andrea Carr’s, 23, body was found in December 2014 at the Birmingham home she shared...
View ArticleConyers advises Mercuria on ChemChina Investment
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised the Mercuria Energy Group on a strategic investment by China National Chemical Corporation (“ChemChina”). ChemChina has acquired a 12 per cent stake in Mercuria,...
View ArticleWragges and Gowlings secure Weetabix’s global IP work
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Gowlings have struck a deal with Weetabix to advise the company on its global intellectual property (IP) needs. The company is the first major new IP client to be...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft sees profit jump 11.6 per cent to £34.7m
DAC Beachcroft has seen operating profit jump by 11.6 per cent from £31.1m to £34.7m according to its 2014/15 accounts, despite turnover remaining flat. The firm’s net profit increased by 19.6 per...
View ArticleParis bar orders A&O to pay out €65k to dismissed associate
The Paris bar council has ordered Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay €65,000 to a finance associate it dismissed shortly after she returned from maternity leave. Following a hearing in November, bar...
View ArticleEversheds and CMS: the UK’s most LinkedIn firms
Eversheds, the Crown Prosecution Service and CMS Cameron McKenna are the UK’s most LinkedIn law firms, according to the business networking website. LinkedIn passed 20 million members in the UK this...
View ArticleClifford Chance beats Chadbourne to top global project finance rankings
Clifford Chance has overtaken Chadbourne & Parke at the top of the global project finance rankings for 2015. According to research compiled by IJ Global, Clifford Chance worked on 72 transactions...
View ArticlePoppers ban: Be gay, but don’t have sex
Poppers have never done much for me. A flushed face and pounding heart does not – for me at any rate – enhance the mood. Yet they remain popular amongst gay men – a staple of ‘lifestyle’ shops such as...
View ArticleDLA Piper, Eversheds and Mayer Brown win spots on ARM’s first panel
DLA Piper, Eversheds and Mayer Brown are among the firms to have won places on ARM Holdings’ inaugural legal panel. The FTSE 100 technology company has handed places to 10 firms in total, with...
View ArticleBayer sells Diabetes Care business
The Bayer group has sold its Diabetes Care business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd. The total consideration for this transaction, which includes blood glucose monitoring systems and lancing...
View ArticleBarnea & Co hosts unistream’s investment committee
As part of its co-operation with Unistream, Barnea & Co’s office hosted the organisation’s investment committee. At the meeting, the participants presented a business venture developed during the...
View ArticleCollas Crill donates CI$2,900 to local charities
Collas Crill has donated CI$2,900 to Bonaventure Boys’ Home and Frances Bodden Girls’ Home, which operate under the parent company the CAYS Foundation. The money was collected through fundraising...
View ArticleBernard Thorogood represents West Midlands Police
The West Midlands Police force has been prosecuted in relation to a health and safety failing which resulted in the loss of the tip of a firearms officer’s trigger finger. The Health and Safety...
View ArticleSpinal cord injury special interest meeting
Outer Temple Chambers is holding a spinal cord injury special interest meeting on Monday, 29 February 2016. Speakers include: Stephen Glynn, Chambers of Andrew Ritchie QC, speaking about the latest on...
View ArticleWragges, Gowlings appointed as advisers to Weetabix
A combined team made up of experts from both firms will advise Weetabix on its global intellectual property (IP) needs. Together, they will work closely with Chris Thomas, General Counsel at Weetabix....
View ArticleIlyashev & Partners shortlisted for the Lawyer European Awards 2016
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm has been shortlisted for the Lawyer European Awards 2016 in the category ‘Law Firm of the Year: Russia, Ukraine and the CIS’. This year the survey was focused on...
View ArticleNCTM assists Uriach in the acquisition of Laborest
NCTM assisted Uriach, Spanish company leader in the pharmaceutical field, in the purchase of the majority stake in Laborest Italia. NCTM Team which has assisted Uriach in the transaction has been...
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