Loyens & Loeff, attorneys at law, tax advisers and civil law notaries, has become the Legal Partner of the Blockchaingers. The Blockchaingers, powered by DutchChain, is the largest open blockchain innovation programme in the world. Furthermore it hosts the Blockchaingers Hackathon 2018, the second edition of the largest blockchain hackathon in the world. Martijn Schoonewille, […]
Legal and commercial specialists are offering different definitions of Building Information Model (BIM) Level 2, according to The Winfield Rock Report, developed in association with the UK BIM Alliance. Launched at the BIM Show Live on Wednesday 28 February 2018, the report was conducted by BIM legal specialists May Winfield, Senior Legal Counsel at ENGIE Services Ltd and Gowling WLG senior […]
White & Case has replaced traditional phone conversations with internal videoconferencing in a push to increase connectivity around its London office, The Lawyer has learned.
Over 85 per cent of lawyers who have witnessed or suffered sexual harassment did not report it, data gathered by The Lawyer reveals. The survey, which collected 1,000 responses from the legal industry, shows that over a third of lawyers have witnessed sexual harassment in the workplace. Almost half (49.1 per cent) of survey respondents […]
The Property Alliance Group (PAG) has had its appeal against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) dismissed in the protracted £30m Libor battle
International law firm Gowling WLG has advised client Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital) on the acquisition of M J Wilson Group Limited (MJ Wilson), the leading independent UK distributor of process instrumentation and control products. The transaction was led by Corporate, Finance and Tax partner Ian Piggin, Jade MacDonald and Stephen Bowman with support […]
To deal with growing client demand Tikit expands its sales team with the appointment of former IT Lab employee Craig Dootson. Craig has vast experience of the IT industry having worked across multiple areas including licensing, thin client technology, cloud hosting and Office 365.
Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, advised by Rantum Capital, has acquired from Argos Soditic Funds the majority of BMF Group AG, the world’s third-largest ropeway manufacturer with more than 320 employees in Switzerland. Vischer advised Cedarlake and Rantum. The team led by partner Dr. Robert Bernet comprised Dr. Peter Kühn, Sebastian Flückiger, Ruben Masar, Aron […]
By Ian Chapman-Curry Key Points Calculating pension loss can be complex, especially where the employee was in a defined benefit pension scheme. The Employment Tribunal service published a 2003 guidance note which suggested two methods for approximating pension loss without the need for actuarial advice, but this guidance has now been withdrawn. During April and […]
Ogier has provided Luxembourg advice to Echo Energy plc (Echo Energy) on the raising of £20m through an issue of bonds listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Euro MTF Market. Echo Energy plc is a London listed Latin American focused mid-cap oil and gas company pursuing a high value piped onshore gas strategy across South […]
Loyens & Loeff, attorneys at law, tax advisers and civil law notaries, has become the Legal Partner of the Blockchaingers. The Blockchaingers, powered by DutchChain, is the largest open blockchain innovation programme in the world. Furthermore it hosts the Blockchaingers Hackathon 2018, the second edition of the largest blockchain hackathon in the world. Martijn Schoonewille, […]
Legal and commercial specialists are offering different definitions of Building Information Model (BIM) Level 2, according to The Winfield Rock Report, developed in association with the UK BIM Alliance. Launched at the BIM Show Live on Wednesday 28 February 2018, the report was conducted by BIM legal specialists May Winfield, Senior Legal Counsel at ENGIE Services Ltd and Gowling WLG senior […]
White & Case has replaced traditional phone conversations with internal videoconferencing in a push to increase connectivity around its London office, The Lawyer has learned.
Over 85 per cent of lawyers who have witnessed or suffered sexual harassment did not report it, data gathered by The Lawyer reveals. The survey, which collected 1,000 responses from the legal industry, shows that over a third of lawyers have witnessed sexual harassment in the workplace. Almost half (49.1 per cent) of survey respondents […]
Valiant Bank Ltd. has acquired a stake in the start-up company AgentSelly Ltd. and made additional capital available to its further growth. AgentSelly Ltd. operates the platform www.agentselly.ch through which homeowners can efficiently sell their properties. To date, the company had operated a similar platform under the URL www.fidesso.ch. Together, the three founders of AgentSelly Ltd. remain the […]
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating whether a formal inquiry should be launched into Dentons’ handling of a discrimination case.
Clifford Chance global head of corporate Guy Norman has been reappointed to a second term in the role, effective from 1 May.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Sullivan & Cromwell have teamed up to advise FTSE 250 engineering company Weir on its billion-dollar acquisition of US provider Esco.
Clyde & Co has made up 12 associates to equity partner, swelling the firm’s partnership numbers to over 400 for the first time in its history.
Exclusive research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed the most common names for male and female partners in the UK’s largest firms.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has developed a new online platform in the wake of impending derivatives regulations.