National firm McGrigors is being sued for negligence by former client the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). In a High Court claim the ALCS, which collects royalties for authors, said the firm failed to exercise a break clause on the lease of its London offices. According to the claim, which was issued by the […]
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed regulatory firm Capsticks to work on investigations of allegations regarding fitness to practise. The London-based firm, which competed in a beauty parade for the appointment, has placed Daniel Purcell as the relationship partner leading the team working on the exercise. “Working in partnership with the NMC will […]
Shearman & Sterling has hit out at its rivals during a tense $1bn (£489.37m) arbitration between Spanish company Repsol and Algerian state-owned energy group Sonatrach. Shearman global arbitration head Emmanuel Gaillard is leading a three-partner team for Sonatrach, which kicked Repsol and partner Gas Natural off a project to develop a EURO5bn (£3.46bn) Gassi Touil […]
Mayer Brown‘s ally in Spain Ramón & Cajal has been hit by the departure of key real estate partner Fernando Marin to independent firm Rodés & Sala Abogados. The move is a boost to the growing Madrid office of Rodés, which has its headquarters in Barcelona. Rodés Madrid managing partner Julio Veloso said: “He’s really […]
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert’s (BLG) corporate practice has had a major fillip by landing a lead role on a headline £1bn merger. The litigation-heavy firm is advising longstanding client First Milk on its proposed tie-up with Milk Link, which will form one of the UK’s biggest dairy cooperatives. The deal, which is at the due […]
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis (K&L Gates) has won its first AIM instruction for Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Capital Markets since the stock exchange granted Iceland’s largest bank nominated adviser (nomad) status. K&L Gates advised Kaupthing as broker on the AIM listing of vocational training company Melorio, which was advised by DLA Piper. Kaupthing […]
McGrigors has underscored its relationship with retailer Jimmy Choo, advising on the fourth deal for the group in the past four months. The firm, led by real estate partner Suzanne Gill, advised Jimmy Choo on the relocation of its headquarters in the capital, from Chelsea to Kensington. The firm’s relationship with the retailer began in […]
Norton Rose pitch in to Middle East peace process” />Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Norton Rose have advised on a $238m (£116.63m) investment deal that could bring the Middle East peace process one step closer to settlement. The firms, working on a pro bono basis, advised on a framework that will allow US agency Overseas Private […]
Denton Wilde Sapte (DWS) has demonstrated its dedication to Africa by advising on Ghana’s debut sovereign bond. The firm advised the republic on the issuance of $750m (£369.08m) worth of bonds placed in the US, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the development of infrastructure projects in Ghana. The firm’s lead partner […]
Property law firm Forsters has acted for Redevco on the redevelopment and pre-letting of the former C&A and Beatties department store site on Corporation Street in Birmingham. The three pre-lets have a projected end value of £25.5m, with fashion retailer New Look, which has agreed terms to anchor the redevelopment, JJB Sports and Mothercare the […]
Berryman has promoted its head of employment Ginny Hallam to the partnership. Berryman has promoted its head of employment Ginny Hallam to the partnership. Hallam, who is 29 years old, is the youngest lawyer to be made partner at the firm in more than 20 years. Hallam, who joined the Nottingham-based firm as a trainee […]
With a bit of creative editing a job applicant’s CV you can be upgraded from mediocre A-levels to A grades. So what can an employer do to detect those who distort the facts? You were a little lazy at school and not much of a joiner, but never mind: with a bit of creative editing […]