Ogury’s GC on helping a disruptive start-up to bed in its processes
Fast-growing disruptive start-ups get to a phase where they need a legal head, says Ogury general counsel Tom Luk, who for the second time must build a team from scratch
Anglo American GC: I forced my panel firms to be more diverse
Gender diversity is high on the agenda for Anglo American group GC Richard Price when the mining juggernaut goes prospecting for law firm gold
William Hill’s GC on balancing regulation, the gambling boom and social responsibility
As gambling comes under ever-increasing scrutiny from regulators, internal and external colleagues offer invaluable advice to William Hill’s Michael Leadbeater William Hill is one of the UK’s largest betting companies with annual revenues of nearly £2bn. The group employs 16,000 people and has about 2,300 high street shops nationally. The FTSE 250 company has also […]
The investment bank GC on a mission to tackle Africa
Africa: the final legal frontier. The mission? To explore new economic markets, seeking new investment opportunities and partnerships – to boldly go where no lawyer wanted to go before.
The adrenaline junkie GC on Europe’s largest ever fundraising
Lauren Livingston started off wanting to be a litigator but changed her tune and came round to M&A.
Galliard legal boss: We are solving the social housing problem
Galliard Group is London’s largest privately owned residential developer. It is also among the busiest, with a range of deals including acquisitions, financings or refinancings taking place most weeks.
Eight firms win EDF panel spots as roster drops 50%
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 […]
BT panel firms to gain another year as review stalls
BT has put its global legal panel on hold yet again, in a move that looks likely to put it over a year behind schedule, The Lawyer has learned. A major reason behind the decision to delay was the appointment of new general counsel Sabine Chalmers, who came in to lead the FTSE 100 company’s […]
Homes England ramps up panel advisers in latest review
Homes England (formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency) has completed its panel review, adding five firms to its £30m roster. A total of thirteen firms have been appointed the Government housing investment authority’s panel, with firms allocated into two lots. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons, which have been on the panel […]
Coca-Cola bottler slashes legal panel by a third in delivery drive
One of Coca-Cola’s largest bottling companies has reduced its panel by 30 per cent, appointing over 100 firms to its roster.
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.
HighQ Roundtable: GCs reveal their tech gripes
Technology and innovation are frequently spoken about with little differentiation around an increasingly populated market. GCs ability to utilise their relationships and develop new solutions to old problems can create some of the most interesting solutions on the market.
Lucozade’s new GC gets panel review under way
Lucozade Ribena Suntory has kicked off a panel review of its legal advisers, with roles held by Clifford Chance and Addleshaw Goddard out under the spotlight.
Freshfields, A&O and Hogan Lovells among eight winners in Kingfisher UK panel review
Eight firms have won a place on Kingfisher’s UK legal panel following a nine-month review process. The Lawyer understands that Allen & Overy, Bird & Bird, Clyde & Co, Eversheds Sutherland, Foot Anstey, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells and Womble Bond Dickinson have gained spots on the home improvement giant’s list of preferred firms. The previous […]
Exclusive: City duo gain spots after PE group Epiris’ panel review
Two firms in the City have won spots on private equity house Epiris’ panel, nearly two years after the company parted ways with Electra Private Equity.
Revealed: Oil giant Total starts tender for panel revamp
Oil giant Total is looking to refresh its legal panel after informing firms that it would be reviewing its global roster.
Credit Suisse finalises four-strong global legal panel
Credit Suisse has finalised its global legal panel with four firms winning spots on the Swiss bank’s lineup, The Lawyer understands.
NHS launches tender for £100m shared business services panel
The NHS has launched the tender process for its shared business services (SBS) panel which could be worth up to £100m of work.
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Business ethics and the modern GC: How to navigate public scrutiny
Should in-house lawyers do the legal thing or the ethical thing? – there can be a subtle difference. Lawyers from UK companies tell how they balance business ethics, high public expectations and legal exactitude. Lisa Mayhew, BLP: You all work in very different businesses in multiple jurisdictions, so there are varying legislative, social and cultural issues. […]
GC2B event: How to build a progressive in-house team
The turning of a new calendar year sees a fresh set of challenges on the horizon for busy GC teams.
Succession planning for GCs – recruitment, career progression and managing mature teams
How can GCs attract the appropriate talent and keep the lawyers in their teams motivated? Panellists at the GC2B roundtable provide insight as well as practical ideas on managing teams in-house. Participants Alex Williamson, head of FRM legal, Man Group Sally-Ann James, general counsel, Metro Bank Ian Jameson, managing director and general counsel EMEA, Sumitomo […]
GC2B event: The role of GC in managing business ethics and integrity
There is mounting evidence that ethical businesses have the edge, but doing the right thing isn’t always as simple as doing what is legal. How should GCs manage business ethics? The role of the GC has come of age over the last decade. While the issues sitting in your inbox are more diverse, complex and […]
The GC as the company’s advance guard
A good GC can be an effective advance guard for their company, looking out not only for problems but also for better ways of achieving the organisation’s objectives
GC2B: UK is in need of an infrastructure boom, but Brexit could hold us back
The UK’s population is expected to grow by almost 10 million in the next 25 years putting considerable strain on energy, transport systems, water and social infrastructure. With this in mind, there is a need for an explosion of infrastructure development across the country. What does this mean for the role of the general counsel […]
Network Rail challenge: 100 changes in 100 days
How do you drive efficiency and create engagement in a dispersed team? Get them to suggest small changes.
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Hyundai case study: Car trouble
Hyundai’s legal team turned a problem with greydealers into a brand and financial win-win for its customers and the business. Here’s how In early 2016, members of the sales department at car manufacturer Hyundai began to notice something odd: the official registration data from various countries, in particular France, showed a significant increase in the […]
The Invicta story: How Geoff Wild revolutionised public sector legal services
Rooting out the legal team’s civil servant mentality and spendthrift ways was head of Kent County Council in-house team Geoff Wild’s original intention. Twenty years on and he has revolutionised public sector provision. This is the story of Invicta Law Invicta Law’s journey from troubled in-house legal team to profitable alternative business structure (ABS) providing […]
The lawyers behind Veon’s digital transformation
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Prompted by a declining global telecommunications industry and a hefty fine by the US and Dutch authorities over a bribery probe in Uzbekistan, Russian-backed and Amsterdam-headquartered telecoms giant VimpelCom has embarked on a global-scale business transformation. It has been moving away from the traditional infrastructure provider model and reinventing itself […]
Royal Mail automation plan: from NDAs to commercial agreements
Like many companies, Royal Mail’s in-house team must deal with the competing demands of costs challenges and increased demand for legal advice from the business. How might legal technology drive efficiency? This case study examines Royal Mail’s project to automate as much legal workflow as possible and empower the business people to do more for […]
Post Office transformation: The six month zero-cost plan that changed everything
As the legal industry undergoes significant changes, a lot of attention has been paid to how new technology such as artificial intelligence and contract automation can help in-house teams meet the increasing demand for their services.
Webinar: General Counsel: 3 steps to modernise your legal department
Hosted by Nicholas d’Adhemar, CEO and Founder of Apperio Date: Wednesday 9th May Time: 3.30pm – 4.15pm BST RSVP In-house legal departments are under increasing pressure to add additional value to the business by providing greater strategic insight as well as being more predictable and efficient in managing their costs. This change in their role […]
Bulgaria: New rules to ease assignment of foreign professionals
The Bulgarian National Assembly has recently passed an amendment to the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act. Its aim is to ease the procedure for Bulgarian companies to hire citizens of countries outside the EU and EEA. This is in line with the government’s commitment to continuously improve the business environment, particularly for IT and […]
Why in-house counsel can now have market leading legal apps too
Research tells us that in-house counsel are less likely to be using market-leading legal applications than their peers in private firms. Here Tikit’s Lloyd Ellison explains why cloud computing can change that and sets out the significant benefits that legal software can bring to even the smallest in-house team…
Personal data protection in Russia 2018
What are the principal laws on data protection? The Constitution of the Russian Federation establishes the right to privacy, including privacy of correspondence and telephone and other communications, for every individual (Art. 23) and prohibits the collection, storage, use and dissemination of the information on an individual’s private life without his/her consent…
Are you compliant with the new EU GDPR
By Danhoé Reddy Girard On May 25, 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, better known as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), will fully apply in the 28 Member States of the European Union. A version of the GDPR will have been introduced into Norway’s, Iceland’s and Lichtenstein’s laws so that similar regulations will […]
Collective consultation: When is the duty triggered?
By Kate Woodhouse The case of Keeping Kids Company v Smith & Ors recently confirmed when the duty to collectively consult is triggered. Moving forwards this will be an important judgment for employers to remember when proposing to make redundancies…
Global BEPS report 2017
The objective of this deck is to provide a summary of the impact to date of the OECD’s BEPS project on local legislation and audits / tax enquiries…
UK gender pay: Lessons for Ireland
By Darran Brennan Irish companies can take the lessons learned from their UK counterparts and begin to assess the gender pay gap in their own companies now well in advance of legislation being enacted allowing them the opportunity to mitigate risks…
Nigeria’s power sector weathers the bankability storm
By Nicholas Okafor, Adeola Sunmola and Martins Inyang Credit enhancement tools, a programme involving the World Bank Group and foreign exchange reforms are intended to boost Nigeria’s electricity supply industry…
Artificial intelligence in the workplace: Employment law perspective
By Darran Brennan As with any change to workplaces, employment law will follow. Employment lawyers and the Irish legislature need to consider how current employment law in Ireland may need to adapt to harness the full potential of AI for Irish businesses and, also, to protect employees. William Fry will investigate these issues in a series […]
Age discrimination: RTÉ and University College Dublin
Age discrimination in the workplace is becoming a topical discussion point. Recent cases, involving RTÉ and University College Dublin have added to the debate…
Push Payment Fraud: Update Spring 2018
On 7 November 2017, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) issued a consultation paper in relation to ‘authorised push payments’ [1], which considered how financial institutions deal with push payment fraud, as well as how customers are compensated once a fraud has taken place. (The paper referred to all ‘payment service providers’, who enable the transfer of […]
The right to be forgotten: What we know now
By Jane Ashford-Thom There are still significant uncertainties as to the scope of the right to be forgotten. One of these uncertainties was whether it applies to historic convictions, particularly where they are deemed ‘spent’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The position has been clarified in the widely publicised case of ‘NT1’ and ‘NT2’ […]
Embracing change: a critical element to Guernsey’s success
Guernsey has continued to be an exceptionally successful jurisdiction with a high standard of living, enviable quality of life and buoyant economy throughout the vast majority of the last four decades… …That outward facing posture led to Guernsey introducing a comprehensive regulatory framework for all investment activities and investment funds as far back as 1987, […]
New Serbian law on foreigners adopted
In March 2018, the new Serbian Law on Foreigners was adopted, replacing the 2008 version of this law in force until recently without any amendments. The new law will enter into force on 3 October 2018. While retaining the general concept of the previous law, the new legislation introduces certain novelties in terms of […]
Was 2017 another difficult year for Kazakhstan?
In this article, Shaimerden Chikanayev outlines some of the key legal developments and challenges faced by the Islamic finance market in Kazakhstan in 2017 and provides an overview of some of the major factors that will shape the Islamic finance industry’s growth and trends in Kazakhstan in 2018…
Russia: Federal law sanctions against the US
On 16 April 2018, the Council of the State Duma approved for consideration the draft Federal Law ‘On the Measures (Countermeasures) in Response to Unfriendly Actions of the USA and (or) other Foreign States’ developed by a group of deputies…
Ontario court upholds choice by Alberta guarantors
By Olivia Lifman In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court addressed whether or not it could assume jurisdiction over two guarantors in Alberta who had signed guarantees in favour of an Ontario lender company…
Indigenous banking: A new niche
By Kelly Campagnola As First Nations continue to settle outstanding grievances with the federal government, and enter into lucrative revenue sharing agreements, the fastemerging niche of Indigenous or Aboriginal banking has become an incredibly competitive segment of business for Canadian financial institutions…
British Columbia: Employment Standards Amendment Act 2018
By Jonathan J. Lam On April 12, 2018, Bill 6, Employment Standards Amendment Act 2018 passed third reading in the BC Legislature and will come into force on royal assent. The bill contains amendments to the BC Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), including the introduction of new and extended statutorilyprotected leaves of absence. This bulletin will provide […]