Tulkinghorn applauds the efforts of Herbert Smith property guru David Taylor, who along with client Mark Glatman of Abstract Securities raised £100,000 for the Sick Children's Trust after running the London Marathon last month (although 'running' may not be the most accurate description of Taylor's amble over 26 miles). Tulkinghorn can reveal that young David's stately progress was marked by 20 fags, a dodgy hamburger and a series of increasingly desperate text messages pleading for rescue. “I thought the lowest point was when I was overtaken by a man in a rhinoceros suit,” Taylor told Tulkinghorn from his sickbed. “But then I was overtaken by four men carrying a lifeboat. I think I came about 23,000th in the end.”
Scottish Amicable turns to Simmons
Simmons & Simmons has scored a one-off instruction from CMS Cameron McKenna client Scottish Amicable after it advised both the Prudential-owned fund and Dutch fund PGGM on the sale of 22 Hanover Square. PGGM, a longstanding client of Simmons, and Scottish Amicable jointly owned the 84,000sq ft property, home to the headquarters of Jones Lang […]