Resident upheaval
Changes to the way non-doms are taxed are part of a Government drive to make the private equity sector pay a ‘fairer share’. But what will this mean in practice?
Arbitration panel bows to football fan pressure
The arbitration panel hearing Leeds United FC’s case against the Football League has confirmed that it deliver an initial decision by 1 May.
OJC reprimands Smith J for misconduct
The Office of Judicial Complaints has found the actions of Mr Justice Peter Smith amounted to misconduct.
Freshfields finance chief quits for life outside law
Freshfields London-based finance chief Perry Noble is retiring from the firm to pursue a career outside the law
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A&O slammed for “shocking” costs
Allen & Overy (A&O) has been slammed by the High Court for racking up almost £5.2m in costs and spending the equivalent of nine man years for a five-day trial. Mr Justice Floyd, in handing down his cost judgment yesterday (17 April), on patent infringement case Research In Motion UK (RIM) v Visto, held there […]
Beachcroft swoops for Eversheds health team
Beachcroft has raided Eversheds for a five-strong health team including sector chief David Weatherburn, who is apparently worth up to £4m of revenues.
Derivatives body appoints Asia counsel
Financial trade organisation International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has hired Jacqueline Mei Lin Low as senior counsel for Asia. Low joins from Singapore bank DBS, where she led the financial markets treasury legal group. As Asia senior counsel at ISDA she will be based in Singapore and give advice on regulatory matters focusing on […]
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Herbies launches hedge fund ‘healthcheck’
Herbert Smith has set up a team that will spend time in-house with hedge fund clients to ensure they do not commit market abuse. The so-called healthcheck, which is being offered for a fixed-fee that is calculated on a case by case basis, is designed to tackle abuses such as insider trading and ‘trash and […]
KKR chooses Akin lobbyist as public affairs chief
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has snared high-profile Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Washington DC lobbyist Ken Mehlman to become its first global head of public affairs. Mehlman, until now a partner at Akin Gump, has joined the private equity giant to work on strengthening relationships with governments, law firms, NGOs and portfolio companies. Having […]
Chadbourne seals PepsiCo Russia acquisition
Chadbourne Parke and Clifford Chance have won places as main legal advisors in soft drinks giant PepsiCo’s $1.46bn (£740m) bid for control of Russia’s leading juice company. Working for Chadbourne on behalf of PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group are Moscow corporate partners Laura Brank and Konstantin Konstantinov. Clifford Chance represented major shareholders at Russia’s JSC […]
Speechly Bircham seals Revlon deal for supermodel Elle Macpherson
Speechly Bircham has picked up the lead role acting for model Elle Macpherson on her deal to become the new face of $1.33bn American cosmetics giant Revlon.
US firms win mandates on airline mega-merger
Four US firms have secured lead mandates on the merger between Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines, which is set to create the world’s largest carrier. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partners Larry Makow and Stephanie Seligman are leading the firm’s team advising Delta, working with a Hunton & Williams team led by partner Hew Pate. […]