Linklaters is advising Mondi in its all-share combination acquisition of DS Smith, represented by Slaughter and May. Mondi, the sustainable paper and packaging provider, is set to acquire its smaller counterpart in the international packing industry for over £5bn. Linklaters led from its corporate team with partners Aisling Zarraga and Matthew Hearn, alongside corporate managing […]
Five train operators, five heads of legal: how this all-female team manages the legal functions for the likes of LNER, Northern and Southeastern railways.
One of The Lawyer‘s Top 20 Cases for 2023 has reached a conclusion as two men accused of bribing Saudi officials to secure lucrative commercial contracts for the UK Government have been acquitted. The case concerned £9.7m of allegedly corrupt payments made between 2007 and 2012 to ensure military contracts were awarded to GPT Special Project […]
Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance have lined up for Nationwide’s proposed acquisition of Virgin Money UK. Slaughters partner David Watkins acted for the buyer, Nationwide. Meanwhile Clifford Chance acted for Virgin Money. The team is being led by partners Katherine Moir and David Pudge, with support from employment partners Sonia Gilbert and Chinwe Odimba-Chapman, […]
Welcome to The Hearing, your weekly insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This week, a litigation funding special. After the UK Government announced (again) its intention to overturn the Supreme Court’s July decision on litigation funding in PACCAR, we look at why funders are not totally thrilled about the announcement. Plus, why are some […]
As private practice firms continue to increase NQ pay in a bid to match the competition, magic circle chambers are unmoved. The past year has seen a consistent rise in pupillage awards across the Bar. However, as the quest to attract the best pupils continues and awards reach figures as high as £100,000 in some specialist […]
For Kelly Young, incumbent general counsel and company secretary at Marie Curie, the charity feels more like a corporation than any other entity. Marie Curie is the largest funder of palliative care in the country, and its business lines include 160 shops, 450 doctors, clinical services and licensing intellectual property from garden supplies to stationery. […]
Ashurst has hired a white collar crime and investigations partner from Dechert, as the firm builds out its disputes and investigations offering as part of its firmwide strategy. Making the move is Judith Seddon, who has been at Dechert for two years and was formerly at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance. She specialises in […]
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has followed up on several hires in Leeds with the opening of a new office. Located at Wellington Place, the office has been primarily set up to provide a space for its lawyers when working with clients in Yorkshire. A spokesperson for CMS said in a statement: “We have a […]
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has commenced its case against Dentons in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), accusing the firm of anti-money laundering (AML) failures and claiming it was “nowhere near compliance”. While Dentons did not present its defence today, the Tribunal will cover both sides’ case over the next week and a half. The […]
HSF’s head of ESG for the UK, EMEA and US regions has left the firm after 12 years, joining Kirkland & Ellis as a partner. Rebecca Perlman qualified into corporate with HSF in 2014, making partner in 2022. She had been promoted to co-head of HSF’s sustainable and impact investment team in 2017, becoming its […]
Litigation funders, defendant lawyers and claimant lawyers are divided over Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk KC’s plans to introduce a new law to reverse the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling last July, which ruled many litigation funding agreements (LFAs) unenforceable. The Government said it is also considering options for a wider review of the sector and how third-party litigation […]