Coronavirus: Credit lines for businesses (Portugal)
The credit lines announced by the Government to cope with the impacts of the pandemic Covid-19 are already fully operational. This briefing is to set out in a single document the principal terms and conditions of each of the lines available to support businesses.
Coronavirus Angola: Extension and changes to the state of emergency
The extension of the State of Emergency in Angola was decreed by Presidential Decree 95/20, of 9 April 2020. The renewal of the State of Emergency has led to some changes in relation to the previous rules. i) Credentials have been made mandatory and employers must issue a statement identifying the employee’s work framework, which […]
Portugal’s 700MW solar auction
The Portuguese Government has just announced that the second competitive procedure for allocation of grid capacity for energy injection is set to be launched as soon as the market so allows.
Coronavirus: Changes to clinical trials (Portugal)
INFARMED has published a set of exceptional measures – which will remain in force during the period of risk to public health – to be adopted by sponsors, clinical trial sites, and research teams, to guarantee the safety, protection and rights of clinical trial subjects. The purpose of this information note is to make known the measures recommended by INFARMED that will be in force during the period of risk to public health.
Competition law and policy 4th quarter 2019
Contents: PORTUGAL I. Portuguese Competition Authority Portuguese Competition Authority carries out dawn raids in the private surveillance sector Portuguese Competition Authority issues recommendations on loyalty in telecom services Portuguese Competition Authority accuses MEO and NOWO of collusive practices Portuguese Competition Authority communicates its priorities for 2020 Portuguese Competition Authority approves the acquisition of Grupo Media […]
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Hogan Lovells’ incoming deputy CEO: “Getting people back to the office is going to be unbelievably fiddly”
It was during a jog to Hogan Lovells’ deserted HQ that the magnitude of the current situation hit home for Michael Davison, who starts as deputy CEO at the transatlantic outfit this summer. “It’s going to be unbelievably fiddly getting people back,” says Davison, “the biggest challenge is how and when we think they will […]
The Virus Diaries: Covid-19 wasn’t the only obstacle in Dentons’ cigar deal
Nicholas Plant, Dentons Last month saw the sale of Imperial Brands’ premium cigar business, including a number of its most famous Cuban cigars, to two entities backed by private equity investors. Asides from the inevitable challenges brought about by Covid-19, a series of hoops needed to be jumped through to get the deal over the […]
Staggered work times included in Pinsents’ back-to-office plan
Pinsent Masons is set to stagger working hours and break times for employees that are returning to the office, however, encouraging UK staff to work from home still forms the “backbone” of the firm’s response to Covid-19. For the past month, a tailored taskforce has been looking at how Pinsents can reopen its offices on […]
Leaitherland steps down as DWF’s CEO in leadership shake-up
DWF’s longtime leader Andrew Leaitherland is passing on the baton as the firm’s CEO, after leading for more than two decades and taking it from a national entity to a listed business. As part of the change, Leaitherland will also renounce his role as managing the firm’s two LLPs contained within the DWF brand. The […]
TLT leads on Boohoo brand acquisition
TLT and Manchester-based firm Pannone Corporate were the two firms on call as online retailer Boohoo acquired the remaining stake in the PrettyLittleThing brand. Boohoo bought the 34 per cent of women’s clothing brand PrettyLittleThing that it did not already own, valued at up to £323.8m, having acquired a majority 66 per cent stake back […]
MoFo strikes Freshfields again with NY hire
Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has hired another M&A partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in New York, making it the US firm’s second magic circle recruit in two months. This time, MoFo has turned to partner Omar Pringle, who spent almost twelve years at Freshfields. He was promoted to partner in 2017. He specialises in cross-border […]