Dentons has added real estate capability in Dublin through the hire of a partner from William Fry. Andrew Muckian, formerly head of William Fry’s real estate practice, joins the firm as its sixth partner in the Republic of Ireland. He advises on all types of property development and investment transactions, with expertise in forward purchases, […]
Digital bank Monzo has hired a senior member of Barclays’ legal team as its next general counsel and company secretary. Stephanie Pagni, currently UK GC and chief legal counsel for the global consumer banking and payments division of Barclays, will leave the bank after 15 years. She will become general counsel and company secretary for […]
Kirkland & Ellis has filed a second claim against online supermarket and retailer Ocado on behalf of its client AutoStore. In October, AutoStore instructed the US firm as it alleged Ocado unlawfully sold its technology – with parallel claims filed in the UK and US. This claim relates to patents Ocado filed in 2014, with […]
A pharma-related trial is kicking off in the Competition Appeal Tribunal this week, with barristers from Monckton Chambers acting for both sides in a five-and-a-half day hearing. Pharmacy wholesaler Lexon is the claimant in question, as it challenges a previous decision from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Lexon was previously fined by the CMA […]
The aviation industry has been one of the worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. If airlines and associated businesses are to survive, it is essential that people start flying again. How to do that safely without promoting the spread of the virus is the sixty-four billion dollar question.
Further to our November Alert the Cayman Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) has provided a further update on Economic Substance matters.
By Ben Hobden and Norman Hau This article considers the approach taken by the Cayman Court when faced with an application by a company to appoint ‘soft touch’ provisional liquidators and obtain the benefit of the statutory moratorium when proceedings are extant in another jurisdiction, and a recent decision of the Hong Kong Court providing […]
On 7 January 2021, the BVI enacted an important amendment to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands) Act which provides that the BVI court now has jurisdiction to grant free-standing interim relief in aid of existing or anticipated foreign proceedings.
The Cayman Islands are an attractive choice for ship owners seeking financing for their vessels and for financiers looking for security in relation to their investment due to the well-established, highly experienced and client-focused shipping registry as well as a legal and political system which creates a strong, stable and creditor friendly jurisdiction. In the […]
Dentons has added real estate capability in Dublin through the hire of a partner from William Fry. Andrew Muckian, formerly head of William Fry’s real estate practice, joins the firm as its sixth partner in the Republic of Ireland. He advises on all types of property development and investment transactions, with expertise in forward purchases, […]
Digital bank Monzo has hired a senior member of Barclays’ legal team as its next general counsel and company secretary. Stephanie Pagni, currently UK GC and chief legal counsel for the global consumer banking and payments division of Barclays, will leave the bank after 15 years. She will become general counsel and company secretary for […]
Kirkland & Ellis has filed a second claim against online supermarket and retailer Ocado on behalf of its client AutoStore. In October, AutoStore instructed the US firm as it alleged Ocado unlawfully sold its technology – with parallel claims filed in the UK and US. This claim relates to patents Ocado filed in 2014, with […]
A pharma-related trial is kicking off in the Competition Appeal Tribunal this week, with barristers from Monckton Chambers acting for both sides in a five-and-a-half day hearing. Pharmacy wholesaler Lexon is the claimant in question, as it challenges a previous decision from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Lexon was previously fined by the CMA […]
For the first instalment of The Lawyer European Awards shortlist discussions, The Lawyer’s Editor, Catrin Griffiths and International Editor, Yun Kriegler will be looking at the trends emerging from the Western Europe shortlist entries.
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Goodwin is eyeing up Sidley Austin’s private equity grouping again, with a number of associates set to join a partner team led by Christian Iwasko and Erik Dahl, The Lawyer understands. Goodwin is thought to be hiring up to six associates from Sidley’s private equity team after Goodwin brought in a partner group spearheaded by […]
Fieldfisher is ramping up its foray into the litigation funding market with a new platform to speed up one of the most time-consuming phases of the claim process. The firm has developed a platform that assess new commercial claims to establish whether the litigants are eligibile for funding. The platform, developed on artificial intelligence technology […]
The general counsel and company secretary of DWF is leaving the listed business to take on a similar position within the Ocado Group. Mollie Stoker joins Ocado as deputy GC after the move of in-house lawyer Jonathan Wiseman to the retail arm of the grocer. She is leaving DWF after becoming GC on its listing […]
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Addleshaw Goddard are among the four firms that have been added to Scottish Enterprise’s new £8.7m panel. The public body has appointed Scottish firms Brodies and Burness Paull to the panel, as well as CMS and Addleshaws. Shepherd and Wedderburn, which was on the former panel running from 2016 […]
Taylor Wessing is advising pharma giant Pfizer on aspects around the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine across Europe, The Lawyer understands. The firm is understood to be counselling the company on patent issues arising from the unprecedentedly large-scale distribution of the vaccine it developed in conjunction with German biotech company BioNTech. It is understood that […]
