Magic circle duo lead on £3bn Informa and UBM merger
Clifford Chance and Linklaters have secured key mandates in Informa’s proposed £3bn acquisition of rival FTSE 250 events company UBM.
Quinn financials: London posts 61% hike in revenue and profit
The London office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has posted a 61 per cent increase in turnover from £44.8m to £71.9m in 2017.
HFW financials: top fee-earner takes home £950,000
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) posted double-digit growth in turnover, profits and partner remuneration in a strong financial performance for the firm.
A&O client Phones 4U wins £200m damages battle against EE
Allen & Overy client Phones 4U does not owe EE £200m in damages resulting from its collapse into administration, the High Court has ruled.
UBO in Slovenia: are you exempted or not?
Polish tax evasion rules – Impact on escrow agreements
To counteract tax evasion, Polish authorities have recently introduced legislation and digital systems allowing tax authorities to analyse banking systems, search for potential fraud, and block suspicious bank accounts. Effective 30 April 2018, the new rules may have an adverse effect on escrow accounts, M&A closings, and real estate transactions in Poland. This client alert […]
Warsaw: Management liability in M&A transactions
By Niall Crowley Increased volatility on financial markets is putting pressure on company management teams when setting valuations in M&A transactions, according to experts gathered at a seminar held by international law firm Wolf Theiss…
New EU regulation: The end of geo-blocking when shopping online
A new EU Regulation, which will take effect on 3 December 2018, provides for borderless online shopping. Traders are obliged to treat online customers equally, regardless of which EU-member state they come from. Geo-blocking will be abolished in many cases. However, digital content protected under copyright law and some other services are not yet affected […]
Bulgaria: Commission recommends amendments to the energy act
On 8 February 2018, the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC”) issued a Decision in a Competition Advocacy proceeding initiated in 2017 for the assessment of conformity with Competition law of the legal framework applicable to heat energy supply legislation. The Competition Advocacy proceeding analyzed the respective sections of the Energy Act (“EA”), the Heat Energy […]
Romania and GDPR: Key proposed measures
On March 14 2018, the Romanian law for implementing measures on EU regulation no.2016/679 on the protection of individual rights regarding the processing of personal data directive GDPR was submitted. The legislative proposal can be reviewed here…
Magic circle duo lead on £3bn Informa and UBM merger
Clifford Chance and Linklaters have secured key mandates in Informa’s proposed £3bn acquisition of rival FTSE 250 events company UBM.
Quinn financials: London posts 61% hike in revenue and profit
The London office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has posted a 61 per cent increase in turnover from £44.8m to £71.9m in 2017.
HFW financials: top fee-earner takes home £950,000
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) posted double-digit growth in turnover, profits and partner remuneration in a strong financial performance for the firm.
A&O client Phones 4U wins £200m damages battle against EE
Allen & Overy client Phones 4U does not owe EE £200m in damages resulting from its collapse into administration, the High Court has ruled.
Philip Rule appears on TV to discuss appeal
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ Philip Rule appeared on BBC Breakfast on 5 January to discuss the legal aspects of the Court of Appeal’s decision to quash a rape conviction in an appeal in which Philip was instructed by the appellant. You can read Philip’s additional comments at:http://www.no5.com/news-and-publications/news/1671-court-of-appeal-quashes-conviction-of-man-accused-of-rape-in-decision-of-r-v-k-2017-ewca-crim-2214/
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The speed read: why KWM still draws in the readers, private equity moves and legal ops innovation
“No-one’s interested in KWM any more,” we’re confidently told by, er… lots of former KWM partners. This comes as news to us, as our analysis of what happened to the trainees who had to be rescued from the smoking ruins of King & Wood Mallesons’ UK operation is our most-read article of the month to […]
WFW reveals half-year results as management duo extend their reign
Watson Farley & Williams has re-elected its co-managing partners for a further five years, with the firm also revealing its half-year results for 2018/19. London-based Chris Lowe and Hamburg’s Lothar Wegener first took up the post in 2014 and will now increase their reign by five years taking them until 2024. Lowe said: “We are energised […]
2018 was dominated by #MeToo: it’s unedifying to see seven City firms trying to pretend it never happened
When Deloitte announced it had fired 20 partners over a four-year period for inappropriate behaviour it was praised on all sides for its open approach. The biggest City law firms, however, are trying to close down the discussion, but The Lawyer isn’t going to collude with them in their efforts to duck the biggest issue […]
Sidley Austin stays loyal to Chicago in partner promotions
Sidley Austin has announced its partner promotions for the New Year, making up 30 partners worldwide. While this is a big increase on the 19 partners elected last year, the firm stayed cautious in London, promoting just one. Lyndsey Laverack will become a partner in the M&A and private equity group in London. She has been […]
Tech start-up gets cash injection from Clifford Chance and Latham
Reynen Court, the platform claiming to be a “one-stop” tech solution for the legal industry, has completed its first series A investment round, attracting cash from two of its biggest law firm backers. The heavyweight firms joined Prins H LLC, an investment vehicle set up by the platform’s founder and CEO Andrew Klein to provide […]
Shearman jumps on infrastructure PE bandwagon with Bakers hires
Baker McKenzie infrastructure PE duo Tim Sheddick and Katie Hicks have joined Shearman & Sterling in London, the latest in a series of moves to US firms in this space. Sheddick has been with Bakers since 1999 and was made a partner in 2006. One of his key clients is Macquarie, which he advised in […]