Almost a week has passed since the Supreme Court’s watershed ruling in favour of Walter Merricks and his unknowing band of claimants which, if you are reading this, probably includes you. By siding against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer client Mastercard, the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict means the green light has been given for Merricks to pursue […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired another magic circle partner to its London ranks, this time taking on the co-leader of Allen & Overy’s antitrust practice. The US firm has hired partner Antonio Bavasso, who will join after a two-decade-long career at Allen & Overy, where he was co-head of the global antitrust practice as […]
Zeno Capucci, general counsel at DocPlanner group, talks to The Lawyer about the benefits and challenges of heading up the legal team of a global business, including striking the right balance between harmonisation and decentralisation and considering the attitudes and cultural viewpoints of local stakeholders. What are the main challenges of being the general counsel […]
By Jack Rodway Innovation for law firms can come in a whole host of different forms. Sometimes it’s achieved through digital transformation. Sometimes it’s the transformation of a company’s culture. Sometimes it sees the traditional partnership model turned completely on its head. In a competitive market in which everybody is trying to shout about their […]
The Royal Court recently handed down judgment in In the matter of CanArgo Limited (in liquidation) [2020] GRC064, bringing to an end an important chapter in a long-running dispute regarding control of the exploration and exploitation of the oil and gas reserves of Georgia.
Disclosure orders granted against former liquidator and directorship services provider.
Contents: 1 Pan-Channel Island developments 1.1 Economic Substance updates: Self-Managed Funds and Fund Vehicles 1.2 Brexit: updated position following the UK leaving the EU 2 Jersey developments 2.1 Guidance on COVID-19 Economic substance concession 2.2 Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Regulations 2020 2.3 Minor amendment to the JFSC’s Outsourcing Policy and Guidance […]
On 6 January 2021 the Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020 (the DPI Law) came into effect, together with the Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Order (the DPI Order) and the Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Regulations (the DPI Regulations).
The Office of Tax Simplification (the OTS) issued its Capital Gains Tax Review – first report Simplifying by Design in November 2020. The report includes a recommendation that capital gains tax (CGT) rates in the UK be more closely aligned with income tax rates.
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF), has issued a communication (the CSSF Communication) to inform investment fund managers (IFMs) of Luxembourg undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds (AIFs), particularly Luxembourg Part II undertakings for collective investment (Part II UCIs) and specialised investment funds (SIF), of a […]
Almost a week has passed since the Supreme Court’s watershed ruling in favour of Walter Merricks and his unknowing band of claimants which, if you are reading this, probably includes you. By siding against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer client Mastercard, the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict means the green light has been given for Merricks to pursue […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired another magic circle partner to its London ranks, this time taking on the co-leader of Allen & Overy’s antitrust practice. The US firm has hired partner Antonio Bavasso, who will join after a two-decade-long career at Allen & Overy, where he was co-head of the global antitrust practice as […]
Zeno Capucci, general counsel at DocPlanner group, talks to The Lawyer about the benefits and challenges of heading up the legal team of a global business, including striking the right balance between harmonisation and decentralisation and considering the attitudes and cultural viewpoints of local stakeholders. What are the main challenges of being the general counsel […]
By Jack Rodway Innovation for law firms can come in a whole host of different forms. Sometimes it’s achieved through digital transformation. Sometimes it’s the transformation of a company’s culture. Sometimes it sees the traditional partnership model turned completely on its head. In a competitive market in which everybody is trying to shout about their […]
Jones Day has promoted a bumper crop of 50 lawyers to partner, a significantly larger round than last year’s total of 34. Two lawyers in London have made the cut; John Crowley in real estate and Laura Pembridge in private equity. Crowley started out his career at Taylor Wessing, while Pembridge had an early stint […]
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Firms must once again turn their attentions towards servicing current clients for a lower cost.
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With Paul Dolman’s hire, Latham is targeting the mid-market PE opportunities.
Start asking hard questions of how the closure of schools is affecting parents in the workforce.
Mayer Brown is the latest firm to rethink its strategy in South East Asia, with its lead partner in Thailand joining a rival US outfit in the country. Local partner in charge Maythawee Sarathai has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth, as Mayer Brown closed its Bangkok operations. The Bangkok office was acquired by Mayer Brown following […]
Clifford Chance was on call for Alter Domus, as it agreed an acquisition deal that takes its assets under administration to $1tr. Clifford Chance supported Alter Domus as it completed the purchase of fellow business Strata Fund Solutions. The deal makes Alter Domus one of the largest private asset servicers for PE and venture capital […]
Telecoms giant BT has called on Simmons & Simmons as it faces a multimillion-pound claim in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim is brought by Justin La Patourel, founder of Collective Action on Landlines (CALL), and Mishcon de Reya’s Rob Murray. The dispute relates to BT allegedly overcharging customers for its landline subscription. In 2017, […]
Clifford Chance is representing the studio behind hit game Fortnite in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) after Epic Games launched legal action against Apple and Google. The dispute concerns the defendants’ decision to remove Fortnite from their respective app stores in August 2020, which has spawned abuse of dominance claims from Epic which now seeks […]
Simmons & Simmons has successfully struck out a fraud claim from a litigant in person who accused the firm of dishonesty and had lodged a complaint to the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). David Hinkel’s claim was dismissed by the High Court on Friday, during which proceedings revealed that the SDT had rejected the appellant’s complaints […]
Slaughter and May advised the Department for Transport on a £600,000 mandate around a financial package to protect freight routes during the Covid-19 pandemic, building on a string of profitable public work mandates. A response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that the firm advised on a £35m financial aid package approved by […]
