In-house lawyers from five major newspaper groups and two broadcasters have been refused permission by the Court of Appeal to intervene in the libel case brought by political activist Adam Musa King against the Telegraph Group. Musa King is the first defamation case to consider the use of conditional fee arrangements (CFAs), the ‘no win, […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (Simon Pollock) advised Supercart on its admission to AIM. The float raised £4m for the supermarket trolley company. Lawrence Graham (Hugh Maule) advised the nominated adviser to the float, Charles Stanley & Co. Mundays (Peter Munday) advised Alliance UniChem and retail subsidiary E Moss on the acquisition of WEP Limited and WEP (Fortrose), the retail pharmacy […]
Helen Power on how the authorities backed down from censuring the BBC’s commercial activities
The International Maritime Bureau is about to set up a global panel of law firms to help it fight shipping fraud. Brendan Malkin opens the hatch
In the second of a brand new series looking at key clients, Jodi Bartle asks top in-house construction lawyers for their views on the sector
With a host of law firms currently on the market for a new home, not-for-profit organisation GreenWorks looks set to have a bumper year. The organisation is responsible for removing redundant office equipment and redistributing it to worthy groups in need. Last year, the company redistributed 650 tonnes of furniture from Clifford Chance’s former office […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) has scored real estate developer AIG/Lincoln as a new client, after advising it on the development and pre-sale of a Munich office building to German closed-end fund Sachsenfond. AIG/Lincoln was referred to Frankfurt-based finance partner Peter Hoegen by a contact of Hoegen’s at Hypo Real Estate, the real estate arm of […]
South-east London firm Glazer Delmar has launched a commercial property department with its first hire. Licensed conveyancer Terry King has formerly worked at Nabarro Nath-anson and Memery Crystal. King’s hire comes just six months after the firm took on its first head of employment and commercial, Sue Ziegler. The hires are part of a wider […]
French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has signalled its commitment to the London market this week by securing 12,000sq ft of permanent office space in CityPoint. Gide declined to comment on the details of the deal, but the French firm is believed to have made the most of the favourable market, negotiating a 14-month rent-free period, […]
Neil Toner reports on the new obligations that the Asbestos at Work Regulations impose on landlords and tenants
West End property boutique Portner and Jaskel has launched a specialist property litigation department with the hire of a team from the London office of Morgan Cole. As first reported by The Lawyer on 6 October 2003, Portners took on land-lord and tenant specialist Jonathan Cantor. Since then, the firm has brought on board fellow […]