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Nabarro puts CMS/Olswang vote off for two weeks as partners review numbers
Nabarro has scheduled its vote on the three-way merger with CMS and Olswang for two weeks’ time as partners review “information packs”.
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Exclusive: Olswang three-way merger imminent
Olswang is on the brink of a “transformational” three-way merger with Nabarro and a mystery third firm, The Lawyer understands. The merger is expected to be announced on Friday.
Nabarro puts CMS/Olswang vote off for two weeks as partners review numbers
Nabarro has scheduled its vote on the three-way merger with CMS and Olswang for two weeks’ time as partners review “information packs”.
Conyers advises AUPU on privatisation and delisting from HKSE
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Cayman Islands law advice to AUPU Group Holding Company Limited in its privatisation by way of a scheme of arrangement between the Company and its scheme shareholders pursuant to a bid by Upwind Holding Company Limited which valued AUPU Group at about US$162 million and its delisting from the Hong […]
Phoenix Group legal boss: How my “four-leaf clover” strategy picks the best adviser
In his nine years at insurance consolidator Phoenix Group legal director Phil Hagan has helped the business complete a number of major corporate deals and steered it through several structural changes.
Nageena Khalique QC on Today programme
Nageena Khalique QC was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today’s programme by John Humphries in the debate with Professor Wade, Consultant Neurologist, about the role of the Court of Protection in cases where the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration is in the best interests of a patient in a permanent vegetative state. Nageena […]
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Taylor Wessing has amended its eligibility rules to enable staff to take career breaks and sabbaticals sooner than usual, in response to the third national lockdown. The firm has removed its usual two-year continuous service eligibility for people wishing to take up these unpaid options, as firms continue to think of ways to support staff […]
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