They were essential for the construction of canals and railways and the development of utilities, but for a long time private bills have been overlooked. However, in the last few years local authorities and other bodies have been turning again to this form of legislation and Private Bills are making a comeback. What are private […]
CMS Cameron McKenna has appointed recent hire Adam Mycyk to run its new office in Ukraine, which opened officially yesterday (6 March). While the firm has been operating in Kiev since last September, corporate partner Mycyk, who was lured from Chadbourne & Park last August, was named local managing partner at the office launch. Camerons […]
Details of what is expected to be the biggest divorce settlement in history may be made public, Mr Justice Bennett has warned Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. Until now all details surrounding the divorce case have been kept strictly confidential, with Bennett J, the presiding judge, issuing warnings to both sides to keep quiet […]
Davis Polk & Wardwell and White & Case have landed plum roles on the $19bn (£9.62bn) Visa IPO, the largest ever in US history. Davis Polk head of capital markets Richard Sandler and New York-based partner Joe Hall are leading the team advising the underwriters on the deal, which will offer 447.2 million shares priced […]
Halliwells has launched a redundancy consultation process across its London-based corporate team, as a result of the group lagging behind budget. It is understood that seven or eight solicitors and support staff could be without a job as a result of the review that will close in early March. Head of corporate Julian Lewis has […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Weil Gotshal & Manges have snared key roles on the leveraged buy-out of Getty Images by private equity house Hellman & Friedman. Weil Gotshal Silicon Valley managing partner Craig Adas advised long-standing client Getty Images on the $2.4bn (£1.22bn) transaction. Davis Polk & Wardwell partner Dan Kelly advised founder and […]
Addleshaw Goddard is expected to move into new offices at MiltonGate in the City as early as next year.
City IP boutique Bristows has recruited a three-partner disputes team from the London office of US firm Howrey. Former Howrey partners Geoffrey Gauci, James Irvine and Charles Pugh join Bristows as partners on 1 March. Bristows joint managing partner Paul Walsh told The Lawyer: “We want to build on our excellence in IP and build […]
Total cost of case to exceed £10m as Al fayed’s silks bill £575 an hour Barrister fees for the core team of counsel on the Diana inquest will reach almost £5m, with the total cost of the case set to top £10m. The £10m figure for counsel fees is a conservative estimate that includes last […]
Insurers have declared that underwriting non-European lawyers looking to run competition cases in the EU would be almost untenable due to the Akzo Nobel ruling. Insurers have declared that underwriting non-European lawyers looking to run competition cases in the EU would be almost untenable due to the Akzo Nobel ruling. The assertion follows news of […]
Irwin Mitchell aiming for £150m turnover” /> Irwin Mitchell managing partner Howard Culley has been re-elected in his 20th year in office and is predicting a 35 per cent rise in turnover to £150m by the end of the financial year. Culley said growth had been bolstered by the merger with Scottish firm Golds in […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s role on the Northern Rock saga has been marginalised after the mortgage lender passed into public hands last week. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s role on the Northern Rock saga has been marginalised after the mortgage lender passed into public hands last week. Freshfields, whose oldest client the Bank of England had to turn […]