The High Court has ruled Venezuela cannot access $1bn of gold held at the Bank of England, finding that the UK recognises opposition leader Juan Guaidó as its current president. Mr Justice Teare found today that it is the British Government’s prerogative to decide on whom it views as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state. The […]
A Hong Kong partner at Kirkland & Ellis has rejoined his previous firm, Linklaters, after five years. David Irvine, a specialist in the London banking practice, has worked for a long stint in the US firm’s Hong Kong practice. He had first joined the magic circle firm in 2001 as an associate. In 2008, he […]
Redefining the legal team’s role as a result of the pandemic.
Boies Schiller Flexner and Paul Hastings are acting for a group of bondholders as they attempt to block car manufacturer McLaren from raising £275m in emergency funds. Last month, McLaren sought to raise money after the UK Government rejected its request for a £150m loan, hiring JP Morgan to manage the deal. The company sought […]
Bison Bank head of legal Afonso Cardoso de Menezes has spent his career uniting Iberian and Asian markets – now he is building a team around him to satisfy his employer’s global ambitions
Electra Japonas, founder of The Law Boutique, explains why taking a human-centric approach is the way forward; “put your user first and the rest will follow”.
Combating the corona virus places massive restrictions on all of us. Numerous problems can also arise in contractual relationships as a result of the corona crisis.
Slaughter and May head of financial regulation group Jan Putnis talks to The Lawyer’s Catrin Griffiths about resilience in the banking sector and reconciling the potentially conflicting needs of customers and the banks’ balance sheets.
TLT partner Robin Penfold talks about the need for innovation in the retail financial services sector, and seizing the green finance opportunity.
The first virtual roundtable of our In-house Financial Services event, discussing the challenges of conducting business at a distance and the implications for the sector’s in-house lawyers.
Delegates discuss whether the acquisition finance space is converging or diverging
Q&A guide to private acquisitions market practice in Switzerland. The Q&A gives a high level overview of key issues including current major trends, private M&A activity, structuring and documentation in transactions, governing law and arbitration, and reform and future market trends. Following record highs in 2018, the Swiss M&A market remained very busy in 2019, […]