My Pride Story: “I was disowned by my family but I’m accepted at the bar”
Today’s Pride week profile features No 5 Chambers barrister S Chelvan.
Khaitan advises RPG on Biotech Unit sale
Khaitan & Co advised RPG Life Sciences Limited in relation to sale and transfer of its Biotech Unit, as a going concern on a slump sale basis to Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited. RPG Life Sciences Limited, a listed company and part of RPG Enterprises, is an integrated pharmaceutical company operating in the domestic and international markets […]
Conyers advises DP World on the establishment of $3bn sukuk program
The Dubai office of Conyers Dill & Pearman advised DP World on the recent establishment of a sukuk program comprising up to US$3 billion of sukuk certificates to be listed on the Nasdaq Dubai securities exchange in the Dubai International Financial Centre and the London Stock Exchange, as well as the successful first drawdown of […]
Nigel Knowles: Now I’m a sheriff I’m going to help young offenders
Former DLA Piper global co-chairman Nigel Knowles will use his new position as high sheriff of Greater London to help young offenders in the community.
Ireland: fraudulent CRO filings – company officers take note
Competition: Altice fined €124.5m for ‘gun jumping’
By Marco Hickey A fine of €124.5m has been imposed on Altice by the European Commission for breaching EU merger control rules by implementing its acquisition of PT Portugal before the transaction had been cleared by the Commission…
Rejecting settlement offers led to an adverse costs award
By Sean Barrett and Shane Neville A party to proceedings may make an offer to settle the dispute in “open correspondence” for tactical purposes, which will result in a shift in the costs risk of litigation. In O’Reilly v Neville & Ors, costs were awarded against the Plaintiffs, the O’Reillys, following their rejection of an […]
Trade secrets: Retailers don’t get left on the shelf
By Aideen Burke, Peter Bolger and Jeanne Kelly The EU Trade Secrets Directive (EU 2016/943) (the “Directive”) clarifies and strengthens the current protection available to trade secrets in Ireland. Trade secrets may be of particular relevance to retailers, who can often have commercially valuable information and materials which are not otherwise protectable by traditional forms […]
GDPR in Ireland: Key steps for employers
By Aoife Bradley and Jennifer O’Neill The GDPR substantially increases the obligations and responsibilities on organisations and businesses in relation to how they collect, use and protect personal data. All employers are data controllers and data processors in respect of the personal data of their employees. Employers should take some key preparatory steps to ensure […]
Ireland: Employment law legislative update, 1 February to 19 April 2018
By Aoife Bradley and Roisin Lawler In this edition of our regular update on legislative developments in employment law, we discuss a number of proposals for new legislation, including Private Members’ Bills, on subjects as diverse as the impact of extreme weather on employees to the protection of maternity leave for members of both houses […]
My Pride Story: “I was disowned by my family but I’m accepted at the bar”
Today’s Pride week profile features No 5 Chambers barrister S Chelvan.
Khaitan advises RPG on Biotech Unit sale
Khaitan & Co advised RPG Life Sciences Limited in relation to sale and transfer of its Biotech Unit, as a going concern on a slump sale basis to Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited. RPG Life Sciences Limited, a listed company and part of RPG Enterprises, is an integrated pharmaceutical company operating in the domestic and international markets […]
Conyers advises DP World on the establishment of $3bn sukuk program
The Dubai office of Conyers Dill & Pearman advised DP World on the recent establishment of a sukuk program comprising up to US$3 billion of sukuk certificates to be listed on the Nasdaq Dubai securities exchange in the Dubai International Financial Centre and the London Stock Exchange, as well as the successful first drawdown of […]
Nigel Knowles: Now I’m a sheriff I’m going to help young offenders
Former DLA Piper global co-chairman Nigel Knowles will use his new position as high sheriff of Greater London to help young offenders in the community.
Mercator to sell Intersport And Modiana
Recent news reports claim that Mercator is expected to sell its chains of sporting goods stores, Intersport and Modiana, by the end of July. This kind of activity would be the latest in a longer line of investments that Mercator has been selling off, including Pekarna Grosuplje and Mercator-Embi, all of it as means of shifting […]
Ashurst bets on Europe with Luxembourg launch
Ashurst has been given the go-ahead to open in Luxembourg after receiving approval from the local bar association. The new office, focusing on finance and funds, will open in October this year, with corporate partner Isabelle Lentz at the helm. Lentz is currently the head of Ashurst’s Luxembourg desk in London, which was set up […]
Deloitte secures long-awaited ABS licence ahead of UK expansion
Deloitte has received its alternative business structure (ABS) licence, becoming the last of the Big Four to set up a legal arm in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed that it has granted Deloitte the right to operate as a multi-disciplinary practice. The licence came into effect on the 15 June. The new move will […]
Slaughters advises Santander on FCA ring-fencing scheme
After successfully advising client Barclays on the UK Government’s banking ring-fencing scheme, Slaughter and May has led for Santander as its becomes the fourth major bank to be accepted. The bank was accepted into the scheme following a High Court hearing on 12 June and has committed to transferring all relevant accounts into the ring-fenced […]
Linklaters and Bakers lead on €1bn Cerberus deal
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie have led in the €1.2 billion sale of the world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), to New York based private equity company Cerberus Capital Management. Linklaters corporate partners Ben Rodham and Christopher Boycott acted for Cerberus, which from 2015 has been owned by Platinum Equity. They were supported by finance partners Daniel […]
Latham mulls associate pay hike as talent war heats up
Latham & Watkins looks set to become to the latest firm to boost its associate pay scale as the battle over young legal talent intensifies. Lawyers at the firm are understood to have met yesterday to discuss the salary proposals which, if the firm elects to increase pay, could see associates paid between $190,000 and $340,000. […]
Barclays summons firms to ‘panel day’ ahead of final decision
Barclays has invited 22 firms to a panel day in July, ahead of the final announcement of its last ever formal panel review.