Africa News
Eversheds eyes expansion for Africa network
Eversheds is setting out to grow its network of African best friend firms as work coming into the continent continues to boom.
Shearman focuses on Egypt as regional arbitration grows
Shearman & Sterling is understood to be considering an Egyptian office launch as arbitration in the region continues to grow.
Tandem Law: sums awarded to Mau Mau victims akin to that of UK whiplash claims
A litigation firm acting on behalf of Kenyan victims tortured during the Mau Mau uprising have said the “matter is far from over” after the British Government announced payments of £2,600 each to some 5,000 survivors.
Norton Rose Fulbright eyes further Africa growth with Egypt, Kenya on agenda
Norton Rose Fulbright has outlined its intention to extend its network to African jurisdictions such as Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria amid the firm’s fast global expansion.
A&O and DLA perfect blend on £160m sale of whisky maker
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper played key advisory roles on the £160m sale of Scottish whisky producer Burn Stewart Distillers to South African drinks group Distell.
Africa Analysis
Sous le soleil
Firms in north-west Africa’s Morocco and Algeria hubs are seeing a greater influx of international clients into the French-dominated market
Flying south
The southern African region is developing quickly and its vast promise is attracting a flock of foreign law firms
War and peace
Angola and Mozambique, both once riven by civil war, are now rich in natural resources and growing fast, but they still face big challenges. Lawyers are key to their reconstruction
Star of Africa
Fresh from a round of bank restructuring, lawyers in Nigeria are eyeing up the myriad opportunities in their increasingly middle-class country
Moroccan roll
The arrival of international players into Casablanca has made a confident Moroccan legal community sit up and take note
