Freshfields joins the fray as Hammerson sets pause button on Intu deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is representing French shopping centre giant Klépierre in its eleventh hour bid for its British rival, Hammerson, The Lawyer can reveal.
Quinn leads for Ukraine’s PrivatBank in $3bn claim against PwC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is advising Ukraine’s largest lender PrivatBank over its $3bn claim against PwC’s Cypriot and Ukraine branches.
Medartis completes IPO and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange
Medartis Holding AG, a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specialized in medical devices for internal surgical bone fixation, completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the SIX Swiss Exchange on 23 March 2018. Based on an opening price of CHF 54.00 the market capitalization of Medartis is CHF 633 Mio. Founded in 1997 by Dr. […]
Khaitan & Co advises QuEST Global Engineering Services on acquisition of Exilant Technologies
Khaitan & Co advised QuEST Global Engineering Services Private Limited (‘’QuEST Global’’) which has successfully acquired 100% stake in Exilant Technologies Private Limited, an advanced technology provider, based out of Bengaluru, India. Established in 1997, QuEST Global provides complete lifecycle product development and production engineering services to companies across US, Europe and APAC through its global offices across […]
UK gender pay: Lessons for Ireland
Privilege perils – reporting with purpose
By Michelle Martin In the recent case of Artisan Glass Studio Limited v The Liffey Trust Limited, Slovak Limited (substituted by Aviva Limited & anor [2018] IEHC 278, which concerned fire damage to property, the High Court considered the relevant factors when deciding on a claim of litigation privilege, as set out below: “(a) Whether litigation […]
AI, used correctly, can help solve some of our most pressing employment law issues
By Darran Brennan The World Economic Forum has defined Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an element of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and something which will change our world and workplaces. This is similar to the changes envisaged during the previous industrial revolutions (let’s not forget the fears of the Luddites) but what is different now […]
Glasgow Rangers Football Club enters legal battle with Sports Direct
By Stephen Keogh Just weeks before the new Scottish football season commences, Glasgow Rangers Football Club (“Rangers”) finds itself prevented by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct Group from selling new replica football jerseys. This is not the first time the parties have fallen out over merchandising rights…
European Court of Justice provides clarity for aircraft carriers operating under wet leases
On 4 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) delivered a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU in the case of Wolfgang Wirth & ors v Thomson Airways Ltd. The CJEU was asked by the Regional Court, Hamburg to provide a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of an “operating air […]
Asset management and investment update
Each month our Asset Management & Investment Funds team write a ‘Legal & Regulatory Update’. Welcome to the July issue. The topics covered in this months edition include: AIFM fined €443,000 by the Central Bank as a result of regulatory breaches of Client Assets, AML/CFT and Fitness & Probity Rules Corporate Governance Code for Investment […]
Freshfields joins the fray as Hammerson sets pause button on Intu deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is representing French shopping centre giant Klépierre in its eleventh hour bid for its British rival, Hammerson, The Lawyer can reveal.
Quinn leads for Ukraine’s PrivatBank in $3bn claim against PwC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is advising Ukraine’s largest lender PrivatBank over its $3bn claim against PwC’s Cypriot and Ukraine branches.
Medartis completes IPO and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange
Medartis Holding AG, a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specialized in medical devices for internal surgical bone fixation, completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the SIX Swiss Exchange on 23 March 2018. Based on an opening price of CHF 54.00 the market capitalization of Medartis is CHF 633 Mio. Founded in 1997 by Dr. […]
Khaitan & Co advises QuEST Global Engineering Services on acquisition of Exilant Technologies
Khaitan & Co advised QuEST Global Engineering Services Private Limited (‘’QuEST Global’’) which has successfully acquired 100% stake in Exilant Technologies Private Limited, an advanced technology provider, based out of Bengaluru, India. Established in 1997, QuEST Global provides complete lifecycle product development and production engineering services to companies across US, Europe and APAC through its global offices across […]
Linklaters and Travers Smith lead in largest UK software buyout this year
Linklaters has advised Hg Capital in its investment in software company The Access Group, while Travers Smith represented its current majority shareholder TA Associates. The deal will see Hg take joint ownership of the London-based technology group alongside TA Associates. Linklaters partner Alex Woodward led for Hg on the corporate side, with managing associates Aneeq Durrani and […]
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Clifford Chance secures victory over Cleary in landmark Google dispute
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton-represented Google has been hit with a record £3.8bn (€4.3bn) fine by the European Union Commission (EC) for breaching EU antitrust rules. This is the second record EC antitrust fine that Google has been hit with in two years, following a £2.1bn (€2.4bn) fine in 2017, both of which were pursued […]
Clydes recruits new CIO to review tech strategy
Clyde & Co has appointed a new chief information officer to spearhead the firm’s data and IT strategy, after the departure of former lead Chris White. White joined Clydes in June 2013, but turned his 18-month initial contract into a full-time role in December 2015 to adequately implement his plans for the firm. He said: “After […]
Clydes leads as Cheesegrater 2 gets go-ahead
Clyde & Co is advising Hong-Kong based developers Lai Sun Development Company in the construction of 100 Leadenhall – a skyscraper that is set to be London’s third tallest tower. Real estate partner Martin Quicke, who specialises in advising property companies and overseas investors from Hong Kong and South east Asia, is leading for Lai […]
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Clifford Chance to streamline use of chambers in litigation shake-up
Clifford Chance is set to reduce the number of chambers it instructs, after an internal survey of its litigation practice revealed it was instructing too many individual sets. The Lawyer understands that senior management at the magic circle firm surveyed the entire practice to better understand the range of sets that were being instructed. A […]
Ince cuts 32 roles in London in latest redundancy consultation
Ince & Co‘s redundancy consultation has resulted in the departure of 32 people and a search to sub-let 22 per cent of the firm’s floor space in its London headquarters. Of those 32, 25 business services staff have now left the firm along with a further seven fee-earners, including one junior salaried partner. There are […]
Mishcon posts 8% rise in turnover as firm breaks £160m
An 8 per cent increase in turnover at Mishcon de Reya last year saw the firm break through the £160m barrier for the first time in its history, posting £161.3m for the 2017/18 financial year. The increase in the firm’s top line means it has now added more than £30m in revenue growth in the […]