Terry Osborne: London Borough of Brent
On her return to local government, Brent’s legal head had a fight on her hands to hike the number of lawyers. She won, and saved the council millions. By Jon Parker
Irwin Mitchell takes over Golds in post-Clementi push
Top-25 firm Irwin Mitchellis to merge with Glasgow-headquartered Golds to form a £125m-turnover firm. The combination, effective 1 April, will form the UK’s fourth-biggest firm by headcount, with total staff of 2,300. With the Legal Services Bill, the two firms see benefits in teaming up to create a leading player in the market for commoditised […]
Linklaters pre-empts partner vote with LLP conversion
Linklaters is set to convert to LLP status on 1 May, having already registered its LLP with Companies House. Linklaters partners still have to ratify the decision in an imminent vote, even though the process is fully underway. The magic circle firm has gone ahead despite waiting for confirmation from the French authorities on whether […]
Big cricket mandates
As if it wasn’t the best game on Earth anyway, it seems cricket might be the way to the hearts of Indian lawyers still resisting opening up the country’s legal system to foreign firms. Ever since the English colonialists brought tea and cricket to the subcontinent, the Indians have been doing it better. But Tulkinghorn […]
Bright relocation heralds expansion drive
Gowling advises Cairngorm Capital on acquisition of MJ Wilson Group
International law firm Gowling WLG has advised client Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital) on the acquisition of M J Wilson Group Limited (MJ Wilson), the leading independent UK distributor of process instrumentation and control products. The transaction was led by Corporate, Finance and Tax partner Ian Piggin, Jade MacDonald and Stephen Bowman with support […]
Tikit enhances UK sales team
To deal with growing client demand Tikit expands its sales team with the appointment of former IT Lab employee Craig Dootson. Craig has vast experience of the IT industry having worked across multiple areas including licensing, thin client technology, cloud hosting and Office 365.
Cedarlake acquires majority share of BMF
Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, advised by Rantum Capital, has acquired from Argos Soditic Funds the majority of BMF Group AG, the world’s third-largest ropeway manufacturer with more than 320 employees in Switzerland. Vischer advised Cedarlake and Rantum. The team led by partner Dr. Robert Bernet comprised Dr. Peter Kühn, Sebastian Flückiger, Ruben Masar, Aron […]
Pensions in 30 Podcasts, episode 27: Termination of employment and pension losses
By Ian Chapman-Curry Key Points Calculating pension loss can be complex, especially where the employee was in a defined benefit pension scheme. The Employment Tribunal service published a 2003 guidance note which suggested two methods for approximating pension loss without the need for actuarial advice, but this guidance has now been withdrawn. During April and […]
Ogier in Luxembourg advises Echo Energy on £20m bond issue
Ogier has provided Luxembourg advice to Echo Energy plc (Echo Energy) on the raising of £20m through an issue of bonds listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Euro MTF Market. Echo Energy plc is a London listed Latin American focused mid-cap oil and gas company pursuing a high value piped onshore gas strategy across South […]
Terry Osborne: London Borough of Brent
On her return to local government, Brent’s legal head had a fight on her hands to hike the number of lawyers. She won, and saved the council millions. By Jon Parker
Irwin Mitchell takes over Golds in post-Clementi push
Top-25 firm Irwin Mitchellis to merge with Glasgow-headquartered Golds to form a £125m-turnover firm. The combination, effective 1 April, will form the UK’s fourth-biggest firm by headcount, with total staff of 2,300. With the Legal Services Bill, the two firms see benefits in teaming up to create a leading player in the market for commoditised […]
Linklaters pre-empts partner vote with LLP conversion
Linklaters is set to convert to LLP status on 1 May, having already registered its LLP with Companies House. Linklaters partners still have to ratify the decision in an imminent vote, even though the process is fully underway. The magic circle firm has gone ahead despite waiting for confirmation from the French authorities on whether […]
Big cricket mandates
As if it wasn’t the best game on Earth anyway, it seems cricket might be the way to the hearts of Indian lawyers still resisting opening up the country’s legal system to foreign firms. Ever since the English colonialists brought tea and cricket to the subcontinent, the Indians have been doing it better. But Tulkinghorn […]
Viacom hires Jenner & Block for YouTube battle
Media behemoth Viacom has instructed East Coast litigation specialists Jenner & Block to handle its $1bn copyright case against video site YouTube. Washington-based Donald Verrilli, head of the firm’s telecommunications practice, is leading the team for Viacom. Viacom has sued YouTube and its owner Google for copyright infringement, alleging that YouTube features 160,000 unauthorized clips […]
Clydes promotes 12 as partner numbers pass 400 for first time
Clyde & Co has made up 12 associates to equity partner, swelling the firm’s partnership numbers to over 400 for the first time in its history.
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The most common name for a law firm partner is…
Exclusive research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed the most common names for male and female partners in the UK’s largest firms.
A&O guns for tech revenue stream with derivatives platform launch
Allen & Overy (A&O) has developed a new online platform for banks, hedge funds and other law firms in the wake of impending derivatives regulations. The magic circle firm has developed the platform along with derivatives data repository IHS Markit and online platform SmartDX. It is designed to help meet the derivatives contracts repapering challenge […]
Cadent Gas launches first panel since National Grid split
Cadent Gas has launched its first panel tender since the £13.8bn deal which saw it split from National Grid in December 2016.
Slaughters gets the call on Ultra Electronics corruption probe
Slaughter and May is acting as principal adviser for defence and technology group Ultra Electronics as it faces a criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
Stephenson Harwood makes up eight partners in London and Hong Kong
Stephenson Harwood has made up five lawyers to partner in its 2018 promotions round, while an additional three have been named as local partners.