Revealed: Slaughters pocketed £1.2m as Carillion neared liquidation
Slaughter and May pocketed £1.2m from Carillion in the days leading up to the contractor’s collapse, while a score of legal advisers also picked up fees.
Slaughter and May pocketed £1.2m from Carillion in the days leading up to the contractor’s collapse, while a score of legal advisers also picked up fees.
Slaughter and May is facing questions from the UK Government over the demise of Carillion and the role played by its former directors.
Clifford Chance has acquired Carillion Advice Services (CAS), the paralegal and managed legal services arm of the troubled contractor.
A host of firms have worked on the deal which saw the now-defunct public contractor Carillion sell its UK power framework business to J Murphy & Sons.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Matthew Lawson is advising KPMG as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) investigates the audits of Carillion’s financial statements, The Lawyer can reveal.
Nearly 100 in-house legal jobs have been left in the lurch after Carillion’s collapse last weekend.
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has turned to Mayer Brown to advise it on the liquidation of Carillion, The Lawyer understands.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Eversheds Sutherland are among the firms poised to advise on the future of the HS2 line following Carillion’s collapse, The Lawyer understands.
Slaughter and May and Carillion go back as far as 2001, two years into the company’s rebirth and demerger from its building materials-focused partner.
Two firms have won the top roles on the liquidation of Carillion after talks to save the company failed at the weekend.