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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CMS’s tech incubator goes global in push for more start-up members
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