A record number of barristers have been made up to silk this year, with 113 QC appointments announced this morning (12 January).
If Freshfields doesn’t pick off other magic circle lawyers, lockstep reform will be a waste
This year was filled with drama: high-profile mergers, hires and collapses set the scene for some interesting (and challenging) coverage from The Lawyer. And they are all here, in the top 10 most-read stories of the entire year.
We are pleased to announce that our employees Alexandre Both, Michael Cartier, Michael Feit, Hubertus Hillerström and Olivier Sigg, who have been with us for many years, have been appointed as partners in our firm, effective from 1 January, 2018.
By Jürg Schneider, Christophe Gösken On 2 February 2019 the Federal Supreme Court ruled that internet access providers are not liable for third-party websites and portals that make movies available for illegal downloading or streaming. Further, internet access providers are not obliged to monitor or block access to such websites and portals. Facts The case […]
By Jürg Schneider, Christophe Gösken On 31 January 2019 the Federal Council announced its intention to create a cybersecurity competence centre to provide a one-stop national point of contact for all cybersecurity issues. The plan is a response to requests from Parliament and the business community and is a step towards implementing Switzerland’s national strategy for […]
By Thomas Müller, Hugh Reeves Back in 2017, people still mostly only thought about bitcoin when they heard the term blockchain. In fact, bitcoin (an intrinsic or native token which does not carry any embedded right against an issuer) was simply the first application of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Only one year after its […]
By Maurus Winzap, Fabienne Limacher The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) has relaxed its practice under which bonds that are issued by foreign resident issuers, but guaranteed by their Swiss resident parent company, are requalified as domestic issuances which trigger Swiss withholding tax on interest payments. In Switzerland, interests on bonds are subject to withholding […]
By Jürg Schneider, Annemarie Lagger In June 2018 the Federal Council issued a preliminary draft of the new Electronic Media Act (EMA), which aims to ensure that media content continues to meet high journalistic standards following profound changes in media use over the past decade. The pre-draft EMA will replace the current Federal Act on […]
A record number of barristers have been made up to silk this year, with 113 QC appointments announced this morning (12 January).
If Freshfields doesn’t pick off other magic circle lawyers, lockstep reform will be a waste
This year was filled with drama: high-profile mergers, hires and collapses set the scene for some interesting (and challenging) coverage from The Lawyer. And they are all here, in the top 10 most-read stories of the entire year.
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Last Thursday night The Lawyer welcomed past and present members of the Hot 100 to a party at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel to celebrate their achievements. The Hot 100 2019, in association with AlixPartners and LexisNexis,was revealed on 29 January and recognises the standout lawyers in the UK over the past year – the […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hengeler Mueller are the lead firms advising Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank on their proposed merger. The Lawyer understands that Freshfields is working with Deutsche Bank, a longstanding client of the firm. City-based Sundeep Kapila is the firm’s global relationship partner for the bank, while partner Gunnar Schuster is believed to hold […]
A quartet of firms have won top roles on the £1bn sale of four of the Grange Hotel’s London leases, while Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance took the lead on financing matters. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), Hogan Lovells, Brown Rudnick and Gowling WLG all advised on the sale of the buildings to Queensgate […]
Bird & Bird has re-elected CEO David Kerr for another three-year stint in the position, meaning that by the end of this term he will have been in charge for 26 years. Kerr was elected unopposed, with the tech partner having held the position since 1996. The stint easily makes Kerr one of the longest-serving […]
Data from The Lawyer UK 200 highlights the diversity of the leading firms’ approach to workspace
Dechert has appointed a new partner to its London management team, after the departure of Miriam Gonzalez and appointment of Camille Abousleiman to the Lebanese government. Corporate and private equity partner Chris Field is to join employment partner Jason Butwick and finance partner Gus Black on the committee, with Black taking up the helm as […]
