Business concentrations: a dangerous reform
The growth and dynamization of the economy needs predictability. And that ceases to exist. The planning of transactions not subject to EC scrutiny, when it involves certain assets, is now able to be Russian roulette.
Coronavirus Portugal: simplified support for micro-enterprises
The simplified support is created for micro-enterprises, in a business crisis situation and which have benefited from the simplified Lay-off or from the gradual recovery support, in the amount of EUR 1,330 per employee covered by those measures, paid in a phased manner over 6 months.
Coronavirus Portugal: Impact on leases and the exploitation of real estate in shopping centres
Are there any temporary measures applicable to lease agreements or the exploitation of real estate in shopping centres? Until 31 December 2020, it is suspended: The effects of termination of residential and non-residential lease agreements made by the landlord; The lapsing due to the course of time of residential and non-residential lease agreements, unless the tenant […]
Coronavirus Portugal: Extraordinary support to the reduction of economic activity
What is the Extraordinary Support to the Reduction of Economic Activity?
Shipping: Settlement of goods and services supplied to owners or operators of foreign-flagged vessels
By means of Order No2/21, of 24 March 221, the National Bank of Angola approved new terms and conditions for the settlement of goods and services supplied by local shipping agents and port services providers, to owners or operators of foreign flagged vessels calling Angola.
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An Irwin Mitchell IPO might make Mishcon think twice
If Mishcon does IPO, it risks being lumped in with the the rest of the listed firms.
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Dentons exists in over 70 countries but is still looking to expand.
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Law firms need to decide whether to build their own tech innovations or buy bespoke tools from external vendors.
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Cutting property costs stinks of short-termism
Law firms need to focus on productivity rather than worrying about their real estate.
White & Case nabs Shearman duo
White & Case has hired two partners from Shearman & Sterling, as it rebuilds its London ranks following a recent steady flow of defections. The US firm has taken on partners Tim Sheddick and Katie Hicks, who have spent little more than two years at Shearman. Sheddick is a partner in the project development and […]
CMS promotes 23 UK lawyers in bumper promos round
CMS has made up 52 lawyers to partner worldwide, its largest-ever promotions round. The firm has promoted 52 partners globally, spanning 22 offices of which the UK accounted for 44 per cent of the total. In the UK, 23 new partners were made up. Of the London partners, energy lawyer Dalia Majumder-Russell joined from Clyde […]
Kirkland associates see target hours soar amid work surge
Associates in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis are seeing expectations around their target hours spike considerably, The Lawyer has learned, as a result of rising workloads. Sources said junior lawyers at the US firm have seen their targets skyrocket. Over the past few months, they have risen from the bonus threshold of 2,000 […]
Forsters weighs up Mayfair future in property review
Forsters has entered discussions around its London real estate strategy, appointing CBRE as agents. The 177-lawyer firm, which is based in Mayfair, is understood to be scoping 50,000sq ft of space further north of the city, around Marylebone, north Oxford Street, Fitzrovia and Soho. Forsters, which derives nearly half of its revenue from its 21-partner […]
Former Slaughters partner to carry out Greensill review
Corporate veteran Nigel Boardman has been appointed by the Prime Minister to carry out an independent review into the ongoing Greensill saga. Boardman, who left Slaughter and May’s partnership in 2019, is a non-executive director of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He has continued since as a senior consultant at Slaughters, with […]
Latham and Freshfields lead as Darktrace gears up for IPO
Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are acting as cybersecurity start-up Darktrace confirms plans to go public. The Latham team for Darktrace is led by capital markets partner James Inness, with co-chair of the London corporate department Robbie McLaren and partners Josh Kiernan, Shing Yuin Lo and associate Koushik Prasad. Lo, a member of The […]
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