Broad & Bright honourably listed on 2018 International Financial Law Review. Broad & Bright was listed respectively as fist and third tier in the field of competition law and anti-corruption, and corporate and M&A, and recommended in the field of banking and finance.
NousCom, an oncology company developing neoantigen based cancer vaccines, announced the completion of a €42m Series B financing. The round involved a syndicate of leading transatlantic life sciences investors led by new investors Abingworth with participation from 5AM Ventures and the existing investors LSP and Versant Ventures. VISCHER acted as counsel to NousCom. The team […]
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said it will challenge the decision to clear Leigh Day of misconduct claims over allegations it pursued false claims of torture and murder of Iraqi civilians by British troops.
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided BVI and Cayman Islands legal advice to Takbo Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) in connection with its HK$69 million initial public offering (“IPO”) of 100,000,000 Shares on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Stock code: 8436). Takbo Group Holdings Limited, designs, develops, manufactures and […]
By D. Lynne Watt Given the popularity of our annual SCC Year in Review article, we thought we would provide a midyear update to check in on what the Court has been doing so far this year and what we can expect for the balance of the year…
By David Aylen and Elizaveta Osipchuk When reputable social media platforms are involved, rights holders should contact the social media company first and ask it to remove the account. Fortunately, such companies usually collaborate with brand owners as much as possible and take swift measures to block infringing content (usually within three to five days). However, […]
By Meldir Erbulekova On July 29 2017 the Law on Amendments to the Law on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information (Federal Law 276 FZ) was adopted. The new law provides for the regulation of VPNs and other technologies (known as ‘anonymisers’) that allow users to surf the Internet anonymously. The new legal framework […]
By Maria Aronikova On October 5 2017 the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) officially announced that expedited examination will be available for all applications. Rospatent had abrogated its former expedited examination practice in 2012. Since then, patent law has allowed accelerated examination through the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) system…
By Connie Cliff and Martin Chitty Treatment of “sleepin” shifts for national minimum wage (NMW) purposes is an area that can often cause confusion. Where a worker is required to work a number of sleepin night shifts at the employer’s premises, and be available in case of an emergency, does the full night shift constitute ‘working’ […]
Broad & Bright honourably listed on 2018 International Financial Law Review. Broad & Bright was listed respectively as fist and third tier in the field of competition law and anti-corruption, and corporate and M&A, and recommended in the field of banking and finance.
NousCom, an oncology company developing neoantigen based cancer vaccines, announced the completion of a €42m Series B financing. The round involved a syndicate of leading transatlantic life sciences investors led by new investors Abingworth with participation from 5AM Ventures and the existing investors LSP and Versant Ventures. VISCHER acted as counsel to NousCom. The team […]
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said it will challenge the decision to clear Leigh Day of misconduct claims over allegations it pursued false claims of torture and murder of Iraqi civilians by British troops.
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided BVI and Cayman Islands legal advice to Takbo Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) in connection with its HK$69 million initial public offering (“IPO”) of 100,000,000 Shares on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Stock code: 8436). Takbo Group Holdings Limited, designs, develops, manufactures and […]
Metro Bank has kickstarted the first stage of its panel process, putting the roles of 14 firms under review, The Lawyer can reveal.
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are set to pick up nearly £45m in fees for their work in the high-profile bidding war for Sky between Comcast and 21st Century Fox. The figures are printed in a formal offer document published by Comcast, which yesterday revealed it would be scrapping its […]
TalkTalk’s Nadia Hoosen is the breakdown cover provider’s new general counsel
Dechert has hired its first lateral partner in Dubai for over 18 months, after taking on two real estate lawyers from its US rival King & Spalding. King & Spalding partner Stephen Kelly is joining Dechert. He will be joined by counsel Sarah Mahood who joins as a national partner. Prior to King & Spalding, […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner Nick Segal is switching private practice for the Bar, taking on a new role at Erskine Chambers. Segal is set to join the chambers as a barrister in September, after he has been successfully admitted to the Bar. Segal joined Freshfields in 2006 on his return to the UK from […]
DAC Beachcroft has posted a strong set of results for the 2017/18 financial year, showing double-digit growth in turnover and profit as well as posting a record-high in profit per equity partner (PEP) of £530,000. An 11 per cent increase in turnover from 2016/17 saw the firm rise from £207m to £230m, while a 21 per […]
Ashurst has cut 54 secretarial roles in its London office, after the firm decided to scrap the position of executive assistants (EAs) in favour of a new role called “practice executive”. The firm revealed in May that 80 roles were at risk as part of the shift, with practice executives set to cover a broader line […]
