Norton Rose's collective investment scheme partners, Tim Marsden and Andrew Mitchell, and Warburg Dillon Read advised the £950m Mercury European Privatisation Trust (MEPT) on defending its position from short-term investor groups and others. The requisitionists were advised by investment funds partner Nigel Farr of Herbert Smith.
In brief: City firm Edward Lewis
City firm Edward Lewis has made up three new partners in its insurance litigation department. Specialist insurance assistants Kate Whitefield, Chris Gambs and John Walker joined the partnership on 1 June. There are now 29 partners at the firm.
