The EU’s new energy treaty is giving the Balkan states something to aim for with regard to utility companies. By Peter Solt European energy markets in gas and electricity, which have so far been separated by national borders, are currently undergoing profound changes fuelled by recent EU legislation. The entry into force of international treaties […]
Tim Clark has slashed Slaughters’ foreign offices to focus on its best friends strategy. But the relationships are only as strong as the deals that bind them. Slaughter and May” />Tim Clark is possibly the only senior partner who has set out to slash his firm’s international reach. When he first took over on 1 […]
The growth of mixed-use development schemes means lawyers need to broaden their skills, says Moira Myers The problems caused by lack of good-quality, affordable housing in the South East are now so much taken for granted as to be almost no longer newsworthy. The causes, at least as far as the South East is concerned, […]
Should those who exaggerate personal injury claims be forced to forego the aspects of payouts to which they are entitled? By Alejandra Hormaeche
The South West is reducing its carbon footprint by encouraging new developments to be environmentally sustainable. By Richard Guyatt and Paul Collins
Italy’s government is set on liberalising its economy, but some proposed changes are more welcomed than others, says Leah Dunlop
The effects of a sustained period of underdevelopment in Northern Ireland look set to be reversed with a £16bn infrastructure overhaul. Lisa Boyd reports
The Irish government is committed to providing a market-friendly regime for special purpose vehicles. By Conor Hurley and Alan Heuston
Eurotunnel’s French adviser Foucaud Tchekhoff Pochet & Associés has launched its first overseas office in Turkey to take advantage of increased client activity in the region. The Paris boutique has set up a reciprocal arrangement with Istanbul-based Postacioglu Law Office. Name partner Etem Postacioglu has become a partner at Foucaud and head of the firm’s […]
South Africa can look forward to a new era of investment in and security of its energy sector.
The long wait is over. The Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes were finally gazetted and passed into law on 9 February 2007 by the South African government. Jay-Ann Jacobs reports
South Africa’s legal framework is getting a long overdue overhaul with the introduction of a charter aimed at boosting diversity. But it still needs work, says George van Niekerk