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.
By Paul M. Murphy, Mark McAuley Overview: The United States seems to be raising the bar for International Development Finance with the proposed BUILD Act. Through the proposed creation of a new U.S. Government institution, the International Development Finance Corporation, the US looks to create a new paradigm for the developing world – in direct response to […]
The technology we increasingly rely on every day such as phones, tablets and personal computers are made up of different components. These components and other parts are made using raw materials that can be found in countries all over the world. Materials including aluminium, lithium and cobalt have been listed by the World Bank as […]
By Samuel R Beighton On 18 September 2018, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) announced that Heathrow airport (“Heathrow”) will pay a fine of £1.6 million in relation to an infringement of UK competition law arising from a restriction included within a commercial lease. Importantly, this case marks the first occasion that the CMA […]
By Sandra Lando, Julie Djiezion For several years, there have been calls by some associations, including the Québec Association of Building Inspectors, for oversight of the work done by pre-purchase inspectors. On June 12, 2018, they resulted in the introduction of the Act mainly to improve the quality of buildings, the regulation of divided co‑ownership and the […]
By Glen Jennings, Matthew Doak The time has now arrived. A mechanism is finally in place in Canada that will allow for a better process to resolve criminal offences for corporations. In response to a consultation that ended in November 2017, the federal government introduced legislation amending the Criminal Code to allow for remediation agreements (better known as […]
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.
A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes will not be enforced while his conviction for Libor rigging is reviewed, the Royal Courts of Justice has ruled.
Stephenson Harwood was appointed to defend Hayes in this action in March, following a number of changes in counsel.
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Slaughter and May corporate veteran Nigel Boardman will step down as a partner next April, leaving behind a lustrous and lucrative legacy within the magic circle firm spanning nearly 40 years. When he retires from the partnership as the end of April next year, he will continue at Slaughters as a part-time consultant. Long regarded as […]
Housing set Arden Chambers will merge with public, planning and property set 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square effective from 1 October in the latter’s second merger in just over five years. The new set will take 4-5 Gray’s Inn’s name initially, with Arden Chambers senior practice manager Emily Martin continuing to lead the legacy set’s work […]
Sage’s GC shares how she helps her in-housers develop their leadership skills and what she looks for when hiring talent.
As part of the ongoing dispute that sees Addleshaw Goddard caught up in the insolvency of a string of family-owned caravan parks, Pinsent Masons has been called on to defend big four accountancy firm Deloitte from a professional negligence claim for advice it gave during that same insolvency. In May, The Lawyer reported that City-based Pinsents partners […]
BT group general counsel Sabine Chalmers has written to lawyers at the telecomms business in a bid to curb fears over job losses which have now spread to its legal team. BT CEO Gavin Patterson has been the most high-profile casualty of the business’s recent struggles as he was asked to step down by shareholders […]
There are three things that keep City managing partners awake at night. First, the US firms. Second, tech and New Law. And third, Brexit. This week saw all three issues in the spotlight. The extent of US firms’ growth in London was shown by the unveiled City 50, The Lawyer’s ranking of US and UK […]
