Former Peters & Peters lawyer sets up new business crime firm
Business crime lawyers Anand Doobay and Christina Russell have formed a new firm called Boutique Law.
Real estate lawyer is consultant editor on new Halsbury’s
Peter William, head of the real estate professional support lawyer team at Shoosmiths, is consultant editor on Volume 87 of Halsbury’s Laws of England. Halsbury’s Laws is the only complete narrative statement of the law in England and Wales. The full set currently comprises 150 titles contained in 116 volumes. They are available to subscribers […]
Clifford Chance partner next in line for Takeover Panel role
Clifford Chance partner James Bole has been named as the new secretary of the Takeover Panel, having made partner just two months ago.
Raft of litigation heavyweights on call as SFO charges Barclays with fraud
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is one of a raft of firms advising Barclays’ former top executives as the bank faces fraud charges for dealings in Qatar.
Cayman – a modern approach to restructuring?
Cayman Islands AEOI portal reporting deadlines and revised documentation
By Maree Martin, Craig T. Fulton, Jarladth Travers, Delia McMahon The statutory deadline for filing CRS and US FATCA reports for the 2018 year of account was 31 May 2018. Notwithstanding this statutory deadline, the Department for International Tax Cooperation (the “DITC”) has issued an industry advisory confirming that completion of 2018 CRS and US […]
Commercial litigation – Every ending is a new beginning
By Spencer Vickers Before we look out towards the year ahead and imagine what new beginnings may be in store for 2019, it is worth first looking back at end of 2018 and two recent decisions in the Cayman Islands Grand Court and Court of Appeal. These decisions remind us that for every new beginning, […]
Re Dai Guoliang 2019 HKCFI 597 – a tool to bear in mind in the asset recovery toolbox
By Norman Hau In the very recent Judgment dated 28 February 2019 by Deputy High Court Judge Maurellet SC in Re Dai Guoliang [2019] HKCFI 597 (“Re Dai Guoliang”), the Hong Kong Court considered how its discretion to make a bankruptcy order should be exercised with respect to a foreigner. The Judgment covers helpful analysis on the […]
Bermuda blacklisting expected to be temporary
By Christian R. Luthi, Graham B.R. Collis, Michael Frith The European Union announced yesterday that it has included Bermuda on its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. This unexpected decision was made despite the enactment of the Economic Substance Act 2018 and the Economic Substance Regulations 2018, which the Bermuda Government believes clearly satisfies the EU’s requirements […]
International Women’s Day – Trailblazers in Bermuda Law
By Julie E. Mclean 2019 marks the centenary in the UK of the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, which allowed women to enter the legal profession. Take a timely look back at the story of women in Bermuda’s legal sector and the progress to equality in her own firm. The history of women lawyers in […]
Former Peters & Peters lawyer sets up new business crime firm
Business crime lawyers Anand Doobay and Christina Russell have formed a new firm called Boutique Law.
Real estate lawyer is consultant editor on new Halsbury’s
Peter William, head of the real estate professional support lawyer team at Shoosmiths, is consultant editor on Volume 87 of Halsbury’s Laws of England. Halsbury’s Laws is the only complete narrative statement of the law in England and Wales. The full set currently comprises 150 titles contained in 116 volumes. They are available to subscribers […]
Clifford Chance partner next in line for Takeover Panel role
Clifford Chance partner James Bole has been named as the new secretary of the Takeover Panel, having made partner just two months ago.
Raft of litigation heavyweights on call as SFO charges Barclays with fraud
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is one of a raft of firms advising Barclays’ former top executives as the bank faces fraud charges for dealings in Qatar.
Withers takes 12-strong team from Winston & Strawn in Hong Kong
Withers has bulked up its Hong Kong corporate practice by taking a three-partner team from Winston & Strawn, which has recently closed two offices in Asia.
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Ex-A&O partner to testify next month in ongoing Dutch corruption saga
Allen & Overy’s (A&O) former Dutch senior partner Sietze Hepkema will appear in court as a witness next month to answer questions about his role at SBM Offshore, the oil and gas company embroiled in a long-running corruption probe. Hepkema has been called as a witness at the District Court Noord-Holland (Haarlem) on 22 May, […]
Burges Salmon hires six-lawyer team ahead of Scotland foray
Burges Salmon has made a round of partner hires ahead of the opening of its new Scotland office, which is set to open its doors next month.
Four firms win roles in British Land’s sale of Sainsbury’s stores
Jones Day, Dentons, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Gowling WLG are acting in British Land’s £429m sale of 12 Sainsbury’s superstores. Jones Day picked up the mandate for British Land, led by co-head of its banking, finance and securities group Giles Elliott, alongside corporate M&A partner William McDonald, tax partner Blaise Marin-Curtoud and counsel Stephen […]
Former Davis Polk partner joins Facebook as new GC
Facebook has found a new general counsel to helm its in-house legal functions after its top lawyer Colin Stretch left the company at the end of last summer. The role has been filled by Jennifer Newstead, whose career has spanned both law firm stints and government duties. She was the first woman to head the […]
Quinn Emanuel recruits competition partner from Covington
A competition partner at Covington & Burling has swapped one US firm for another, joining Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s City office. Elaine Whiteford is moving to Quinn’s City operations and is a barrister with experience in contentious EU, competition and regulatory work, specialising in damages litigation. Most recently she acted on the LCD cartel […]
Ashurst becomes latest firm to launch NewLaw graduate training scheme
Ashurst has launched a graduate scheme within its NewLaw legal operations division, Ashurst Advance. The firm has named the scheme the Ashurst Advance Pathway Programme, or Pathway. Graduates selected for it will have the opportunity to train in areas such as legal operations, legal project management, legal technology and legal process improvement. The Pathway programme […]