Real Estate Disputes
By Malcolm Simpson What’s the current extent of disputes currently surfacing in the real estate sector? What are some of the most common causes of dispute? To what extent are tough economic conditions and increasing project complexity fuelling real estate disputes? To answer these questions and more, Malcolm Simpson Managing Partner of Walker Morris LLP offers […]
Procurement and state aid update: preparing for Brexit
By David Kilduff, Richard Auton or Richard Butterworth On 13 September 2018, the UK government published further guidance on the future of public procurement in the UK in the event of a “no deal” Brexit. What next for UK public procurement? Under current rules, all procurement opportunities that fall within the scope of the EU procurement […]
Updates on proportionality of costs in court proceedings
By Gwendoline Davies, Claire Acklam Anyone involved in the conduct of litigation will be aware that the ‘overriding objective’, at rule 1.1 (1) of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), requires cases to be dealt with “justly and at proportionate cost”. Unfortunately, the question of what is proportionate continues to cause confusion and dispute. In this latest […]
GDPR risks for retailers
By Jeanette Burgess, Gwendoline Davies Much of the focus in the retail and legal press in recent months has been on the eye-watering level of fines which data protection regulators can impose for infringements of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation. However in this mini-series Walker Morris’ Heads of Regulatory & Compliance and […]
A guide to revised UK IPO process
By Richard Naish, Daniel O’Gorman New rules in the Conduct of Business Sourcebook took effect in July leading to significant changes in the timing, sequencing and documents required in the UK IPO process. Guidance has now been published outlining how syndicate banks can facilitate access to prospective issuers for unconnected analysts. As reported in our […]
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Firms warned: “Technological change is eating your lunch”
The digital revolution is well and truly underway in every walk of life, but while law firms are all aware of the benefits, not all have committed to the financial and strategic investments required to make the most of the opportunities afforded by technology. That was one of the key take-aways from The Lawyer’s Business […]
Normanton Chambers to become first in bar’s history to be named after a woman
The bar is to get its first set of chambers named after a woman. 218 Strand Chambers, a set of eight members which launched at the start of 2018, is to rebrand as Normanton Chambers in January 2019, after Helena Normanton KC, the first woman to practice at the bar and the second to be […]
Fried Frank finally gets its man from Freshfields
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has finally sealed the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Ashar Qureshi, also handing a leadership role to the M&A partner. Qureshi will be joining the US firm’s City office as head of its EMEA transactions practice, specialising in equity and debt securities work as well as sovereign-related transactions. He joined the […]
Stewarts boosts trainee numbers and launches seat in compliance
Stewarts has expanded its trainee intake, taking on its largest number ever, and launched a seat in knowledge management and compliance. Stewarts has a large number of paralegals and recruits its trainees directly from that pool. Nine new trainees, eight in London and one in Leeds, have joined the litigation boutique this autumn, up from seven […]
Cleary and Wachtell close Versace sale to Michael Kors
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Gianni Origoni, Chiomenti and Orsingher Ortu have advised on the $2.13bn sale of Versace to Michael Kors Holdings, which will be renamed Capri Holdings Ltd. Cleary and Chiomenti took the lead for Versace, representing GiVi Holding (the Versace Family holding company of Gianni Versace S.p.A.), Donatella […]
Fountain Court announces new leadership as Moriarty QC bows out
Fountain Court Chambers’ Bankim Thanki QC has followed up his recent high-profile victories in the Court of Appeal by being named as the set’s new head. An extremely successful month for Thanki saw him play a significant role in high-profile cases for the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and Ukraine and has now been topped off […]