European 100 2017: revenue growth slows amid Brexit turmoil
Revenue growth slowed for many European law firms last year, with many blaming the UK’s referendum over its membership of the EU as the major cause.
Harcus Sinclair acts in largest European claim over VW emissions scandal
Harcus Sinclair has teamed up with a Dutch foundation to launch legal proceedings against Volkswagen and Bosch in the Netherlands.
VdA partner discusses European policy at World Initiative Mining Lawyers conference
João Afonso Fialho, VdA partner for projects – infrastrucures, energy & natural resources, is guest speaker at the 3rd Annual Conference of the World Initiative of Mining Lawyers (WIOML), which is held in Toledo, Spain on the 6th and 7th of June 2017. Fialho is participating in the “European Mineral Policy – “The European Renaissance […]
Simmons’ revenue up 7 per cent as PEP climbs to £635,000
Simmons & Simmons has posted a 7 per cent increase in revenue from £295.1m to £316.1m in its 2016/17 financial results.
Ireland’s Companies (Accounting) Act amended
ECJ clarifies ambiguity around EU Design Protection Exemption
By David Cullen The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified the ambiguity which has surrounded the interpretation of Article 8 of the Community Design Regulation (EC) no 6/2002 (CDR); the provision which excludes from design protection those design features which are dictated solely by technical function. The ECJ’s decision in Doceram v CeramTec (C-395/16), a […]
GDPR- A door to privacy class actions suits in Ireland
By Kellie O’Flynn With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now in effect, one of the emerging considerations is whether its provisions – specifically Article 80 – open the door to ‘class action’ style privacy cases. Several European countries have already legislated for varying degrees of collective actions, particularly in the area of consumer protection, […]
New Data Protection Act 2018 allows access to court records to media
By Owen O’Sullivan, Richard Breen, Lisa Carty One of the many implications of the new Data Protection Act 2018 is that pursuant to section 159 of the Act the rules of the courts (at all levels) have been changed to allow access to court records for bona fide members of the press or broadcast media. Although the media […]
Ireland: new Coroners Bill aims to modernise the law and address maternal deaths
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, published the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018 on 2 August 2018 with the aim of significantly clarifying, strengthening and modernising the law relating to the reporting of deaths to coroners. The Bill, once enacted, will amend the Coroners Act 1962. The Bill allows for a wider scope of […]
Use of behavioural biometrics brings privacy issues under GDPR
By Alex Towers With cybertheft and data breaches becoming an increasingly common occurrence, the need to rapidly and accurately identify fraud has driven the development of behavioural biometrics as a means to target automated attacks and suspicious transactions. However, for the technology to function, companies must amass libraries of biometric personal data to construct profiles…
European 100 2017: revenue growth slows amid Brexit turmoil
Revenue growth slowed for many European law firms last year, with many blaming the UK’s referendum over its membership of the EU as the major cause.
Harcus Sinclair acts in largest European claim over VW emissions scandal
Harcus Sinclair has teamed up with a Dutch foundation to launch legal proceedings against Volkswagen and Bosch in the Netherlands.
VdA partner discusses European policy at World Initiative Mining Lawyers conference
João Afonso Fialho, VdA partner for projects – infrastrucures, energy & natural resources, is guest speaker at the 3rd Annual Conference of the World Initiative of Mining Lawyers (WIOML), which is held in Toledo, Spain on the 6th and 7th of June 2017. Fialho is participating in the “European Mineral Policy – “The European Renaissance […]
Simmons’ revenue up 7 per cent as PEP climbs to £635,000
Simmons & Simmons has posted a 7 per cent increase in revenue from £295.1m to £316.1m in its 2016/17 financial results.
BLM to cut 50 more roles after business review
BLM is in the midst of a redundancy consultation as it plans to cut 50 secretarial roles.
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Clifford Chance makes up largest cohort of new partners in a decade
Clifford Chance has announced its partner promotions for 2019, making up 30 worldwide, the highest number in over a decade. The last time the magic circle made up more was in 2008, when it promoted 35. Overall, women accounted for a third of this year’s promotions. The Asia-Pacific region saw a higher number of new […]
PE trio guide Cinven towards final sale of Visma stake
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Cinven on the sale of its remaining stake in software provider Visma, opposite Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Kirkland & Ellis. Freshfields’ team was led by partner Victoria Sigeti, who was supported by Alastair Brown, Akash Mukerji and Angus Scott. The group advised longstanding client Cinven in 2014 […]
A&O wins key mandate for pension fund on £504m telecoms purchase
Allen & Overy is advising the Universities Superannuation Scheme on its acquisition of UK telecoms group KCom. London partner Richard Hough is leading the magic circle firm’s team for the pension fund USS, which is buying KCom through a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary company. He was supported by banking partner James Graham. KCom, a Hull-based broadband […]
Dentons escapes SDT grilling over “unfair dismissal” case
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided not to pursue Dentons over the “unfair dismissal” of a member of staff on maternity leave. At the end of last year, the SRA considered referring Dentons to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over the treatment of Bina Hale, a former recruitment manager. Though the matter had been high-profile, […]
Fieldfisher lives up to Dublin promise with local merger
Fieldfisher has launched in Dublin through a strategic merger with a local firm, the latest step in its geographic expansion across Europe. The opening sees the UK firm partner up with Irish firm McDowell Purcell, with the office officially opening doors in early May. The local firm, which houses 16 partners, is led by managing […]
Ex-A&O partner to testify next month in ongoing Dutch corruption saga
Allen & Overy’s (A&O) former Dutch senior partner Sietze Hepkema will appear in court as a witness next month to answer questions about his role at SBM Offshore, the oil and gas company embroiled in a long-running corruption probe. Hepkema has been called as a witness at the District Court Noord-Holland (Haarlem) on 22 May, […]