Loyens & Loeff nominated in five categories in Dutch M&A awards
Loyens & Loeff, lawyers, tax advisers and civil law notaries, has been nominated in 5 categories in the Dutch M&A Awards organized by Alex van Groningen.
Clifford Chance and Excalibur partner hit with £100,000 SDT fine
Clifford Chance and partner Alex Panayides have been ordered to pay £50,000 each by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for their roles in the controversial Excalibur dispute.
Sainsbury’s loses mammoth credit card fee battle against Visa
Blackstone Chambers, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Linklaters have successfully defended Visa in its anti-competitive credit card fees battle against Sainsbury’s.
Lawyers On Demand launches first Middle East office
Flexible-working platform Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has opened in Dubai, the firm’s first office in the United Arab Emirates and eighth overall.
New Circular Letter on stock option plans
Introduction of the Luxembourg VAT group regime
By Bruno Gasparotto and Claire Schmitt On 13 April 2018, the Luxembourg Government introduced the bill of law n°7278 before the Parliament. This bill will implement the VAT group into Luxembourg VAT law with effect from 31 July 2018…
Luxembourg: Amendments to the GDPR
On 12 September 2017, the Luxembourg Parliament issued bill of law no. 7184 (the “Bill of Law”) in order to complement Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of […]
Luxembourg: New IP tax box regime adopted
On 22 March 2018, the Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des députés) adopted the new IP Box Law. The new IP Box Law replaces the previous IP Box regime which was repealed in 2016 with specific grandfathering provisions. In line with the recently adopted “BEPS compliant” IP Box regimes in Europe, the IP Box Law introduces a […]
Video: Luxembourg in space, one step ahead
Discover Luxembourg’s space adventure and the challenges the space industry will face in the ext decade. Arendt & Medernach, the leading law firm in Luxembourg, continuously supported the space and satellite industries and have developed the firm’s expertise and experience in these domains. We are now really looking forward to helping other businesses on their […]
Video: Luxembourg in space, one step ahead
Discover Luxembourg’s space adventure and the challenges the space industry will face in the next decade. Arendt & Medernach, the leading law firm in Luxembourg, continuously supported the space and satellite industries and have developed the firm’s expertise and experience in these domains. We are now really looking forward to helping other businesses on their […]
Loyens & Loeff nominated in five categories in Dutch M&A awards
Loyens & Loeff, lawyers, tax advisers and civil law notaries, has been nominated in 5 categories in the Dutch M&A Awards organized by Alex van Groningen.
Clifford Chance and Excalibur partner hit with £100,000 SDT fine
Clifford Chance and partner Alex Panayides have been ordered to pay £50,000 each by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for their roles in the controversial Excalibur dispute.
Sainsbury’s loses mammoth credit card fee battle against Visa
Blackstone Chambers, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Linklaters have successfully defended Visa in its anti-competitive credit card fees battle against Sainsbury’s.
Lawyers On Demand launches first Middle East office
Flexible-working platform Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has opened in Dubai, the firm’s first office in the United Arab Emirates and eighth overall.
Walker Morris appoints Malcolm Simpson as managing partner
Walker Morris has announced that Malcolm Simpson will be the firm’s new managing partner with effect from 1 May 2018. Malcolm will take over at the end of April next year when Ian Gilbert retires, bringing an end to his 8-year tenure as Managing Partner.
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Landmark ruling upheld as DWF loses data breach appeal for Morrisons
DWF has lost its appeal for Morrisons in the High Court today, as it was ruled that the supermarket is legally responsible for an enormous data breach affecting over 100,00 employees. Three senior judges, including the Master of the Rolls, upheld the original decision against the supermarket, issued in December 2017. In what was the UK’s first data protection class […]
Bakers chair Rawlinson to take temporary leave due to exhaustion
Baker McKenzie chair Paul Rawlinson is to take a step back from day-to-day management of the firm “in response to medical issues caused by exhaustion”. The firm announced today that executive member Jaime Trujillo will serve as the firm’s acting chair for the interim. Trujillo is Bakers’ current Latin American chair and is an M&A lawyer […]
Ashurst sets “ambitious” set of new diversity goals
Women will account for a third of Ashurst‘s global partnership by 2022 if the firm manages to achieve its new set of diversity goals. The target is one of three to be set by the firm in which the firm outlines that 33 per cent of its partnership will be female within the next three […]
Clifford Chance called in as French Connection seeks new buyer
As retailers continue to feel the pressure on the High Street, French Connection has brought in Clifford Chance to advise it on a potential sale after years of declining revenues in tough trading conditions. The fashion retailer announced at the beginning of the month that it was “reviewing all strategic options”, having been hit with a […]
NFU Mutual cuts three firms from panel
The National Farmers Union’s (NFU) insurance arm has cut its panel firms from seven to four, with DWF among those winning a place. DWF has been added to the line-up for NFU Mutual, while DAC Beachcroft has retained its place. The two other firms on the roster are Scottish-based BTO Solicitors and Belfast-headquartered John McKee […]
Slaughters unveils next stage of three-year innovation plan
Slaughter and May has implemented a new training pilot as part of its three-year innovation strategy.