Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance have taken the lead roles on the stock market listing of Vivo Energy. Vivo provides energy across Africa, running nearly 2,000 Shell-branded service stations. Freshfields won the top role for the company, with a team led by London partners Julian Makin and Sam Newhouse. The pair are co-heads of […]
Shearman & Sterling has opened its second Texas office, bringing in six partners to Houston in a strategic bid to bolster its oil and gas transactions and projects work. Senior partner David Beveridge has been keen to cultivate Shearman’s corporate presence in the US since he took the role at at the beginning of March. […]
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has appointed Eversheds Sutherland, Linklaters, Pinsent Masons, and Gowling WLG to its reviewed legal panel, The Lawyer can reveal. All of the firms on the present lineup have advised the NDA on previous panels according to data from The Lawyer, except Gowling WLG, which is a new addition. The only firm […]
Energy company EDF Energy has completed its panel review, cutting its roster down by nearly 50 per cent to eight firms. Freshly-merged firms Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang are new additions to the panel, The Lawyer can reveal. When the wheels of the review were still in rotation, BCLP […]
Cadent Gas has launched its first panel tender since the £13.8bn deal which saw it split from National Grid in December 2016.
From shoring up the South African banking system to helping home buyers in Cambridgeshire, it’s been a busy year in finance.
Since 2013, the same five firms have occupied the top five positions in The Lawyer’s Litigation Top 50.
Earlier this week, Mishcon became a public player in a toxic battle over anti-Semitism that is threatening to engulf the Labour Party.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has arrived in London. The US firm revealed in June that it was to launch a office in the City to provide US access and support to UK-based technology and life sciences companies. It officially opened yesterday, based on Old Street in the heart of London’s technology community. The new shop will […]
“We want to be at the forefront of law firm tech innovation,” says Mishcon’s chief technology officer Nick West
It is a historical oddity of magic circle figures that there is always one firm that has an off year.
Lawyers discuss the lessons that can be learned from recent cyber security breaches and the best ways to prevent future infringements
Back at Shearman, Ward McKimm will be reunited with his former client base – and with some old friends.
But much has changed in the seven years since he left Shearman & Sterling. Can the superstar partner replicate his past success, or is it true that you can never go back?
Corporates are increasingly going direct to funders with opportunities, meaning firms are last in on the conversation
This energy update includes the following white papers: CMA publishes final report on Heat Networks calling for new regulation The first National Infrastructure Assessment is published recommending growth in Green Energy NAO report on package recycling Update on Electric Vehicles Amendment Regulations 2018 – in force 24 July 2018 The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency […]
On 19 July, 2018 the Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition (the “CPC”) prohibited two concentrations. The first being the sale of the second largest media conglomerate in Bulgaria, Nova Broadcasting Group AD (“Nova Broadcasting”), (owner of Nova TV), to PPF Bidco, (owned by Czech businessman Petr Kellner), and secondly the sale of CEZ’s assets […]
On 23 July 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final report in its market study into heat networks. The CMA conducted a comprehensive seven-month study to assess whether households are “getting a good deal” and found that new regulation is required in order to protect heat network customers in a similar way to existing […]
By Manuel Protásio and Vanusa Gomes Like other countries with a hydrocarbon-based economy, the Angolan economy depends largely on the offshore petroleum industry for 50% of its Gross Domestic Product and 70% of the country’s revenue, and has faced a severe economic setback attributed largely to the significant drop in oil prices in the international markets…
By Maria Connolly How much will domestic landlords need to spend on energy improvements? In December 2017, we reported on the consultation on the domestic aspects of MEES Regulations. At the end of July, the summary of responses to the consultation was released. 84% of respondents support a requirement for landlords to spend money in […]
On 26 July 2018, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved a roadmap to hold international auctions for the sale of special permits (licences) for hydrocarbon exploration and production. Preparation for the first international auction will start in September 2018, with the auction expected to be held in early 2019…
By Andrew Ryan The Irish Government has now confirmed its proposals for the next round of support for new renewables development in Ireland. Subject to EU State Aid approval, the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) intends to deliver up to 12,000 GW/hrs of generation up to 2030 and contribute to Ireland’s targets under the EU […]
Whether a UK parent company’s duty of care may extend to foreign subsidiaries was considered in the high profile cases of Lungowe v Vedanta Resources and Okpabi & Ors v Royal Dutch Shell plc & Ors, both of which have been heard at the Court of Appeal and are explained in our earlier briefing. The Court of Appeal has […]
By Maria Connolly The government has stated that its mission is to put the UK at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles, and for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040. The Road to Zero, released earlier this month, sets out the policies for achieving […]
On 7 June 2018, the draft law “On Ensuring Competitive Terms of Production of Electricity from Renewable Sources” No. 8449 (“Draft Law 8449”) was registered with Ukraine’s parliament. As of 4 July 2018, seven alternative draft laws (Nos. 84491 – 84497) have also been registered with parliament (“Alternative Drafts”). Five of the seven Alternative Drafts […]
By Olivier Bustin and Pierrick Ferrero Following the actions by the Ivory Coast in 2014, as well as Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Senegal in 2016, who adopted a new mining code, the DRC has recently revised its mining code enacted in 2002…
The Dutch government has published a draft legislative proposal for consultation that introduces a minimum price for CO2. The minimum price is introduced by way of a tax levied on electricity producers. The tax is levied per ton of CO2 emission. In the proposal, the tax rate per ton CO2 is calculated each year as […]
