The Lawyer Awards 2010
This year’s annual ceremony once again celebrates the industry’s success stories, rewarding excellence, innovation and those that have made the greatest impact
Shaking that asset
For law firms on both sides of the Irish Sea, the latest phase of the The National Asset Management Agency process presents the most significant opportunity yet. By Tom Phillips The national Asset Management Agency (NAMA), the government agency designed to stabilise the nation’s banks by taking property loans off the banks’ books, is now […]
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Postcard from… Glastonbury
Glastonbury has it all: 1,000 acres of Somerset is turned for a week in June into a city within a steel ring. On the inside 180,000 live, love, lounge and long for a connection with this unique event. What is special about this festival is that it works in spite of itself: its many faces, […]
City firm helps acquire Harry Potter for Russian TV
Russian TV company TNT Broadcasting Network has turned to City firm Padva Haslam-Jones for advice on a deal to air Warner Bros material including the latest Harry Potter film. Katerina Haslam-Jones, name partner at the firm, guided her long-standing client on a deal that will allow it to acquire a library of feature films over a two-year […]
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The Lawyer Awards 2010
This year’s annual ceremony once again celebrates the industry’s success stories, rewarding excellence, innovation and those that have made the greatest impact
Shaking that asset
For law firms on both sides of the Irish Sea, the latest phase of the The National Asset Management Agency process presents the most significant opportunity yet. By Tom Phillips The national Asset Management Agency (NAMA), the government agency designed to stabilise the nation’s banks by taking property loans off the banks’ books, is now […]
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Postcard from… Glastonbury
Glastonbury has it all: 1,000 acres of Somerset is turned for a week in June into a city within a steel ring. On the inside 180,000 live, love, lounge and long for a connection with this unique event. What is special about this festival is that it works in spite of itself: its many faces, […]
City firm helps acquire Harry Potter for Russian TV
Russian TV company TNT Broadcasting Network has turned to City firm Padva Haslam-Jones for advice on a deal to air Warner Bros material including the latest Harry Potter film. Katerina Haslam-Jones, name partner at the firm, guided her long-standing client on a deal that will allow it to acquire a library of feature films over a two-year […]
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Eversheds faces negligence claim
Eversheds is facing a High Court professional negligence claim from property development company JMH Acquisitions. The company has instructed Blackstones Solicitors’ senior partner Rajendra Mashru to pursue the firm for £200,000, which it claims was lost when Eversheds allegedly failed to adequately advise it on the purchase of an industrial unit in Bolton. According to the claim form, […]
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Penningtons Manches Cooper’s revenue has risen to nearly £80m while profits have taken a hit, in the firm’s second year as a member of the UK top 50. Over 2018/19, the firm saw slower growth compared to its previous two financial years, when both revenue and profit saw double-digit growth. Revenue rose 4.5 per cent, […]
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Firms set to lose out as Alibaba postpones its HK capital-raising
The delay in China’s biggest e-commerce company public listing in Hong Kong could see the longstanding advisers for Alibaba lose out on fees for a £16m capital-raising. The Alibaba Group announced early in the week that it would delay its IPO process in Hong Kong due to the protests that have swept the Asian corporate […]
Covington begins search for new London HQ as lease end nears
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A&O, Linklaters and Weil in line for £12m payout on Cobham’s sale to US PE group
Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Weil Gotshal & Manges are set to scoop nearly £12m for their work on the £4bn takeover of Cobham, one of Britain’s biggest defence and aerospace companies, if the controversial deal goes ahead. US private equity company Advent International offered to buy Cobham, known for its air-to-air refueling technology, at the end […]