Human rights specialists Birnberg Peirce and Brick Court Chambers’ Sir Sydney Kentridge QC have won a European court victory for a Kurdish leader sentenced to death in Turkey. The European Court of Human Rights found that Abdullah Ocalan’s sentence amounted to inhuman treatment. The court also said that his right to a fair trial had been violated and said a retrial would be an appropriate form of redress. It directed that costs of e120,000 (£82,500) be paid to Ocalan’s lawyers. First revealed on www.thelawyer.com 18 May
Lovells wins record deal for Terra Firma
Lovells is celebrating after advising Guy Hands’ investment vehicle Terra Firma on Germany’s biggest ever private equity deal. As first revealed on www.thelawyer.com last Wednesday (18 May), the firm’s German office advised Terra Firma on its purchase, through portfolio company Deutsche Annington, of leading German private housing company Viterra from E.ON for approximately €7bn (£4.82bn). […]