The Forth protocol
Forth Ports’ CEO on success, ethics, and what he wants from his lawyers. By Matt Byrne
With a little help from my firms
Balfour Beatty’s sole in-house lawyer says it’s best to be hands-on when it comes to PFIs
Following fashion
Scottish finance lawyers need to be as agile as their clients, says Michael Watson
Building society
It’s exciting but turbulent times for the construction industry in Scotland. By Lindy Patterson and Michael McAuley
Get IT together
Collaboration is the watchword for IT innovation in Scotland, says John Salmon
Celtic cross
Investment from Irish players is helping to keep the Scottish property sector alive and kicking. By Robin Garret
Scottish power
Scotland is in an enviable position to take advantage of renewable energies such as wave and wind power. Nick Atkins gives the lowdown
Lovells tiff
Just as the Spanish have got the hang of how to pronounce Lovells (previously the whisper in Madrid was “Low Balls are coming, Low Balls are coming”), it seems the City firm may have to change its name. Just in time for its big Spanish launch with Cuatrecasas corporate supremo Jose Maria Balana de Eguia, […]
A&O, Linklaters in double swoop for Clifford Chance partners
Clifford Chance is set for a double partner departure to two rival magic circle firms. Allen & Overy (A&O) is poised to make a rare lateral hire from the real estate department, with the partnership currently voting on the arrival of Robert Porter. Meanwhile, junior banking partner Stephen Lucas is set to quit for Linklaters’ […]
Cadwalader takes axe to UK projects lawyers
US firm Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is making a raft of redundancies in the London project finance group. The cuts, which were announced internally last week, look set to claim at least one partner as well as up to five other lawyers of varying seniority. The news comes as Cadwalader posted record profits in the […]
Commercial Court vies with Law Lords for Government funding
Will Falconer’s £32m Supreme Court dash investment plan for Commercial Court? By Naomi Rovnick
Leader
Poor Patrick Bignon. Just imagine: you emerge from the wreckage of Andersen Legal, you still believe that MDPs have a future and you get steamrollered by Sarbanes-Oxley. And you still keep trying. That takes a lot of optimism. That optimism seems to have been replaced by arctic realism. After Sarbanes-Oxley, the accountancy-tied legal networks were […]