Pinsent Masons and Eversheds Sutherland lead on Chelsea stadium fight
Pinsent Masons and Eversheds Sutherland are taking the lead in a ‘right to light’ dispute over Chelsea FC’s new £1bn stadium, The Lawyer understands.
NHS launches tender for £100m shared business services panel
The NHS has launched the tender process for its shared business services (SBS) panel which could be worth up to £100m of work.
VdA in data protection who’s who
In the first edition of “Who’s Who Legal: Data”, VdA is the firm with the highest number of appointed lawyers, with 5 nominations. Fernando Resina da Silva (partner), Magda Cocco (partner), Margarida Couto (partner), Inês Antas de Barros (managing associate) and Helena Correia Mendonça (principal consultant) are the appointed Lawyers for this international ranking.
Dealing with Allegations of Economic Crime in Arbitration
Craig Orr QC recently participated in a conference on Arbitration and Crime: Dealing with Allegations of Economic Crime in Arbitration co-organised by the Basel Institute on Governance, the University of Basel and the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. The conference addressed issues concerning the proof of corruption, and consequences of proving corruption in international commercial […]
Enterprise pledges in Bulgaria are still efficient for lenders
Polish tax evasion rules – Impact on escrow agreements
To counteract tax evasion, Polish authorities have recently introduced legislation and digital systems allowing tax authorities to analyse banking systems, search for potential fraud, and block suspicious bank accounts. Effective 30 April 2018, the new rules may have an adverse effect on escrow accounts, M&A closings, and real estate transactions in Poland. This client alert […]
Warsaw: Management liability in M&A transactions
By Niall Crowley Increased volatility on financial markets is putting pressure on company management teams when setting valuations in M&A transactions, according to experts gathered at a seminar held by international law firm Wolf Theiss…
New EU regulation: The end of geo-blocking when shopping online
A new EU Regulation, which will take effect on 3 December 2018, provides for borderless online shopping. Traders are obliged to treat online customers equally, regardless of which EU-member state they come from. Geo-blocking will be abolished in many cases. However, digital content protected under copyright law and some other services are not yet affected […]
Bulgaria: Commission recommends amendments to the energy act
On 8 February 2018, the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC”) issued a Decision in a Competition Advocacy proceeding initiated in 2017 for the assessment of conformity with Competition law of the legal framework applicable to heat energy supply legislation. The Competition Advocacy proceeding analyzed the respective sections of the Energy Act (“EA”), the Heat Energy […]
Romania and GDPR: Key proposed measures
On March 14 2018, the Romanian law for implementing measures on EU regulation no.2016/679 on the protection of individual rights regarding the processing of personal data directive GDPR was submitted. The legislative proposal can be reviewed here…
Pinsent Masons and Eversheds Sutherland lead on Chelsea stadium fight
Pinsent Masons and Eversheds Sutherland are taking the lead in a ‘right to light’ dispute over Chelsea FC’s new £1bn stadium, The Lawyer understands.
NHS launches tender for £100m shared business services panel
The NHS has launched the tender process for its shared business services (SBS) panel which could be worth up to £100m of work.
VdA in data protection who’s who
In the first edition of “Who’s Who Legal: Data”, VdA is the firm with the highest number of appointed lawyers, with 5 nominations. Fernando Resina da Silva (partner), Magda Cocco (partner), Margarida Couto (partner), Inês Antas de Barros (managing associate) and Helena Correia Mendonça (principal consultant) are the appointed Lawyers for this international ranking.
Dealing with Allegations of Economic Crime in Arbitration
Craig Orr QC recently participated in a conference on Arbitration and Crime: Dealing with Allegations of Economic Crime in Arbitration co-organised by the Basel Institute on Governance, the University of Basel and the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. The conference addressed issues concerning the proof of corruption, and consequences of proving corruption in international commercial […]
HFW financials: top fee-earner takes home £950,000
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) posted double-digit growth in turnover, profits and partner remuneration in a strong financial performance for the firm.
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The speed read: Orrick helps associates roam free; Herbies’ lightbulb moment; and European upheaval
This week, The Lawyer has revealed a number of law firm initiatives targeting the junior end of the industry through innovation and new career opportunities.
Travers’ bonus tweaks lead to improved gender pay gap figures
Travers Smith has improved its bonus gender pay gap after increasing the amounts awarded to business services staff. For the 2017/18 financial year, Travers upped the rewards handed out to its PAs and business services employees, a move that contributed to the narrowing of its bonus gender pay gap. In the firm’s most recent results, […]
Squires pulls the plug on Budapest in latest CEE exit
Squire Patton Boggs has closed its Budapest office following a strategic review that echoes the destiny of a number of international firms in the region. The US firm’s five-strong Budapest office, which officially shut in late January, was helmed by managing partner Akos Mester, who previously co-led the office with M&A lawyer Akos Eros as […]
Goodwin’s City figures skyrocket after KWM and Dechert hires
Goodwin Procter’s London office increased its revenue by more than 58 per cent last year on the back of team hires from Dechert and King & Wood Mallesons in 2017. Turnover leapt from $43m in 2017 to nearly $67m in 2018, after a 64 per cent rise in London headcount. The firm’s City presence was boosted by […]
Clifford Chance posts March 2019 retention
Clifford Chance has retained 46 of its 51 final-seat trainees as newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, a retention rate of 90 per cent. Fifty of the trainees had applied for NQ positions. The result is similar to last spring, when the firm kept on 91 per cent of its qualifiers. Clifford Chance’s result beats Allen & […]
Bristol firm enlisted in surprise buyout of Patisserie Valerie
Burges Salmon has been summoned to the rescue of scandal-struck café chain Patisserie Valerie, which has been bought by an Irish private equity company. Corporate restructuring partner Andrew Eaton is acting for Causeway Capital Partners, which has rescued Patisserie Valerie from its administrators KPMG for an undisclosed sum. Prior to joining Burges Salmon in 2016, Eaton […]