Ex-Aviva head of legal exits for Leeds Building Society
Leeds Building Society (LBS) has named its new head of legal, hiring from FTSE 100 insurance company Aviva after its legal reshuffle.
Vischer acts for ImmunOs on closure of financing round
ImmunOs Therapeutics AG, a Swiss bio-technology company leading development of a next-generation innate and adaptive immunity focused immunotherapy platform for cancer, announced the closing of its 2.3 Million CHF financing round. The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance its lead clinical candidate, a single multitasking protein agent, for treating solid tumors. Vischer […]
Dickson Minto signs up to Luminance in talent war push
Scottish-headquartered Dickson Minto has become the latest law firm to sign up to artificial intelligence provider Luminance.
The firm, known as one of the most conservative in the market, has also become the first firm in Scotland to adopt the M&A diligence technology.
Four firms win places on TPG’s Europe roster
Private equity investment firm TPG has completed its inaugural panel process, appointing four firms to its European roster, The Lawyer understands.
CMA launches market study into heat networks
Supreme Court confirms commercial tenant’s statutory right to a renewal lease
By David Manda, Ruth Ormrod The Supreme Court has confirmed, in the case of S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd that a landlord cannot oppose a tenant’s right to renew its tenancy on the grounds of redevelopment or reconstruction if there would be no intention to carry out the proposed works should the tenant vacate voluntarily. Walker […]
New rules banning harmful gender stereotyping: What financial services clients need to know
By Jeanette Burgess, Louise Power Jeanette Burgess and Louise Power explain the Committee of Advertising Practice’s imminent ban on harmful gender stereotyping and offer their practical advice for financial services clients. What is changing, and why? We reported last year that the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) planned to introduce new rules banning harmful gender stereotyping in advertising. […]
Key implications of Brexit January 2019
By Trudy Feaster-Gee The article provides a practical guide to some of the implications that UK businesses currently face, given the rejection by Parliament on 15 January 2019 of the Withdrawal Agreement, of a no-deal Brexit
Receivables finance: The prohibition on assignment is now in force
By Michael Taylor, Ian Akitt, Peter Considine The Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 came into force on 31 December 2018 meaning that parties to a contract in the UK may no longer be able to prohibit the assignment of receivables arising in respect of supplies made under it, even if it is a long term […]
Brexit: What happens next?
By Trudy Feaster-Gee, Sue Harris Now that the House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected the government’s Brexit deal, we take a look at what happens next and what it means for businesses. On Tuesday 15 January 2019, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly to reject the Brexit deal negotiated between the government and the European Union. A […]
Ex-Aviva head of legal exits for Leeds Building Society
Leeds Building Society (LBS) has named its new head of legal, hiring from FTSE 100 insurance company Aviva after its legal reshuffle.
Vischer acts for ImmunOs on closure of financing round
ImmunOs Therapeutics AG, a Swiss bio-technology company leading development of a next-generation innate and adaptive immunity focused immunotherapy platform for cancer, announced the closing of its 2.3 Million CHF financing round. The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance its lead clinical candidate, a single multitasking protein agent, for treating solid tumors. Vischer […]
Dickson Minto signs up to Luminance in talent war push
Scottish-headquartered Dickson Minto has become the latest law firm to sign up to artificial intelligence provider Luminance.
The firm, known as one of the most conservative in the market, has also become the first firm in Scotland to adopt the M&A diligence technology.
Four firms win places on TPG’s Europe roster
Private equity investment firm TPG has completed its inaugural panel process, appointing four firms to its European roster, The Lawyer understands.
What offshore firms are doing (and not doing) about legal tech
Last month The Lawyer published the first-ever Offshore Litigation Survey, which revealed the cases on which the top firms have been active as well as firms’ bench strengths. As part of the survey we also asked offshore firms about their technology-related innovations and how they project manage their litigation matters. Offshore firms have introduced a number of […]
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Listed law firm brought in for KPMG on Patisserie Valerie collapse
KPMG has appointed a UK law firm to advise it on the administration of Patisserie Valerie, months after the café chain became embroiled in a scandal over accounting irregularities. Gateley, led by Birmingham restructuring partner Daniel French and Manchester partner Stuart Tait, is working with the Big Four accountant on the process. Patisserie Holdings confirmed yesterday that it has […]
Ten career-break lawyers welcomed back to the City as part of first Reignite Academy cohort
The Reignite Academy, a programme aimed at bringing former City lawyers who have been out of the workplace back into the fold, has finalised its first intake, with 10 women signing on to work across four different firms. The women have a diverse range of experiences and range from those who have taken a complete […]
Slaughters and HSF dropped from eight-firm FSCS panel
Slaughter and May and Herbert Smith Freehills have been replaced by Clifford Chance and Addleshaw Goddard on The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) revamped £12.6m panel. The FSCS, the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, has appointed eight firms for a four-year term on its latest legal panel, which is divided into three […]
Simmons shifts to larger Bristol premises after headcount gains
Simmons & Simmons is recruiting for new roles to bring its Bristol base to a headcount of over 200, following its move into a new, larger office. This week, the firm moved into a new office in Finzels Reach from its former base in Temple Quay, increasing its office space from 16,000 to 27,000 sq ft. […]
Clydes raids Ince for new Hamburg office
A total of 16 lawyers from Ince & Co’s Hamburg office are to join Clyde & Co, nearly a year after the latter announced it was launching in the German city. The team are joining four former Ince partners, who made the same move to Clydes in February 2018. However, the quartet are understood to […]
An insight into managing partners’ minds: competitive pressures, technology and the B-word
There is both relief and nervousness in the upper management floors. Relief that 2018 turned out to be a year in which law firms were busier and more profitable than ever, and yet an inescapable feeling that financial stability could be jeopardised by two things: the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and a possible recession […]