Khaitan & Co has advised Bharat Hari Singhania & Family in relation to an execution application which was filed by its Clients before the Bombay High Court to execute the arbitration award dated 4 August 2008. The Execution Application was opposed by the other factions of the family viz Bombay Group and Kanpur Group of […]
Barclays is expected to cut its legal roster by over a third for the second time in a row, as the bank nears the end of its review process.
Longstanding Bingham McCutchen partner Natasha Harrison moved to litigation firm Boies Schiller & Flexner in 2013, tempted by an offer she just could not refuse – the chance to build a litigation practice from scratch and lead the firm’s London office
Barclays has slashed its global legal panel by 60 per cent, appointing 140 firms to its new three-tier roster.
By Kirsty Barnes and Stephan Smoktunowicz Courts are looking more closely at when it’s unreasonable to withhold your consent. Read our latest Insight to find out how it could affect you…
By Susan H. Abramovitch and René Bissonnette The past year has seen an unprecedented amount of debate regarding sexism, racism and society’s unbalanced power structures in general. With the rise of the #MeToo movement, the entertainment industry has been singled out as a particularly egregious area of inequality and discrimination. In her best actress Oscar acceptance speech, […]
By Vicky Fowler Build-to-rent is an emerging property class that is attracting attention in an uncertain climate as an alternative form of development. In a recent report from The Guardian, it was announced that property experts in London are predicting dangers for the housing market. This white paper examines the challenges and opportunities that this property […]
By Krista Schofer Alberta’s Health Information Act (HIA) outlines the rules for the collection, use and disclosure of health information that is in the custody or under the control of a “custodian” — a defined term in the HIA, which includes Alberta Health Services and health professionals such as physicians and dentists who are regulated […]
By Maxell Brunette, Alison Gray and Bruce Graham On June 1, 2018, amendments to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “New Act”) came into force, significantly expanding the nature of the health and safety obligations owed by employers and businesses in Alberta. This article focuses on one of the areas in which changes have […]
Khaitan & Co has advised Bharat Hari Singhania & Family in relation to an execution application which was filed by its Clients before the Bombay High Court to execute the arbitration award dated 4 August 2008. The Execution Application was opposed by the other factions of the family viz Bombay Group and Kanpur Group of […]
Barclays is expected to cut its legal roster by over a third for the second time in a row, as the bank nears the end of its review process.
Longstanding Bingham McCutchen partner Natasha Harrison moved to litigation firm Boies Schiller & Flexner in 2013, tempted by an offer she just could not refuse – the chance to build a litigation practice from scratch and lead the firm’s London office
Barclays has slashed its global legal panel by 60 per cent, appointing 140 firms to its new three-tier roster.
DLA Piper sports partner Nick West has been fined £15,000 for a series of sexist emails sent to Premier League boss Richard Scudamore.
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 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 […]
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 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 & 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 has invited 22 firms to a panel day in July, ahead of the final announcement of its last ever formal panel review.
