Denton Wilde Sapte has advised the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) on a 15-year shipbuilding deal with BVT Surface Fleet. Under the partnership agreement BVT is expected to design and build frigates while committing to cost savings estimated to reach at least £350m over the length of the agreement. In return it will be guaranteed […]
A raft of City firms is lining up to advise on the proposed takeover of transport company National Express. Ashurst_150.jpg” /> Steven Fox Ashurst is sole adviser to National Express and corporate partner Steven Fox is understood to be assisting alongside transport partner Lee McDonald. The Ashurst team had a key role assisting National Express […]
The House of Lords marked its last day of existence yesterday by handing Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG) a victory when it struck out a multi-million pound claim against its client Moore Stephens. The eagerly awaited judgment in Stone & Rolls (in liquidation) v Moore Stephens (auditors) was handed down by Lord Phillips of Worth […]
London corporate partner Ed Braham has been appointed as global head of corporate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Ed Braham In a surprise appointment, Braham takes over from Germany-based Andreas Fabritius, who has been in the role since 2003. London corporate chief Mark Rawlinson and financial institutions head Will Lawes had also been hotly tipped for […]
Media boutique Lee & Thompson and 5 Raymond Buildings have secured libel damages for Peter Andre in a case against People newspaper. Andre (pictured) turned to Lee & Thompson partner Mike Brookes, who instructed David Sherborne at 5 Raymond Buildings, for the case, which was heard in the High Court in front of Mr Justice […]
Clifford Chance and Farrer & Co have advised on the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) successful bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. England saw off competition from South Africa and Italy to stage the tournament for the first time in nearly two decades. Clifford Chance head of media Daniel Sandelson and associate […]
How many defamation judges does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one, because that’s all there is on the bench. Mr Justice Eady has attracted plenty of attention over the last couple of years for his role in developing privacy law. Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has led the charge against him, calling his […]
If there’s one thing that defendant and claimant defamation lawyers agree on, it’s that more judges are needed to oversee large scale defamation cases. Mr Justice Eady is the man most commonly associated with these trials, but he is becoming an increasingly more controversial figure. Last week Eady J was criticised for seeking to exclude […]
McGrigors and Erskine Chambers have helped the Iraqi government recover millions of dollars tied up in a UK trust for nearly 20 years. The $48m (£29.2m) fund was left over from the construction of an oil pipeline in the country that was completed in 1990. But the UK arm of Iraqi bank Rafidain was put […]
Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hengeler Mueller have picked up lead roles advising on the merger of German car companies Volkswagen (VW) and Porsche. Wolfgang Richter Clifford Chance, led by Frankfurt partners Wolfgang Richter and Johannes Perlitt, is advising its long-standing client VW. The instruction comes after Richter last year advised the company on […]
Linklaters’ hire of ex-Clifford Chance partner Kolja von Bismarck has transformed the German restructuring market at a stroke. Von Bismarck is probably best known for his high-profile work on the GM restructuring, which he landed entirely on his own, benefiting from the fact that Gleiss Lutz was conflicted out. “Clifford Chance probably wouldn’t have got […]
UK firms’ corporate patronage is not as appealing as some might suppose, says Kian Ganz Despite best friendships being the talk of Indian towns, very few Indian firms have actually taken the leap to forge such relations. International firms’ lack of enthusiasm is certainly not the problem, but the dowry they bring to the table […]