Winston & Strawn LLP, a leading global law firm, recently announced that two partners have agreed to join its Transportation Finance Practice. Christopher Boresjo and Mark Moody plan to join the firm’s London office in the coming weeks from Simmons & Simmons LLP, where Mr. Boresjo led the firm’s Asset Finance Practice. Messrs. Boresjo and […]
Though it is set to continue trading, British Home Stores (BHS), a UK high street based retailer, has filed for administration and began selling the company this week. Up to 11,000 employees are now at risk of losing their jobs, but BHS has assured that for the time being nobody will be made redundant. The […]
In 2015 the oil industry was hit with an extended period of fluctuation in which crude oil Brent gapped steadily down to below $30 a barrel by the end of the year. By the start of 2016, some companies, namely large anonymous traders, had already benefited significantly behind the scenes. A small number of […]
The scandal covers the leak of vast amounts of information revealing heavy tax haven abuse, money laundering and sanction avoidance. At the heart of the issue is a Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca. The files, leaked by an unknown source to The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), have exposed over 214,000 entities, including companies, trusts […]
Alarmist headlines and panic warnings continue to dominate global media coverage of the economic slowdown in China. The headlines proclaim that 2015 was the worst for growth in 25 years. Words like “crisis”, “turmoil” and “disaster” have almost become synonymous with the country’s financial health. Newspapers like The Express even say that “economists are terrified […]
Chinese investors poured a record $40 billion into Europe and North America in 2015, spending $29 billion, or 73% of the total in just four industries across the two regions: real estate and hospitality; automotive; financial and business services; and information technology. Baker & McKenzie's forthcoming report, "Bird's-Eye View: Chinese Investment into Europe and North […]
International dispute resolution funder Vannin Capital, has this week published the second report in its Funding in Focus series focused on providing insights, case studies and independent opinions on the high growth area of third party litigation funding (“TPLF”) in key global markets and sectors. Capturing the views of a broad range of stakeholders, […]
Running a law office does not only mean winning new clients and providing services but also administrative work which is often laborious and time-consuming. Sometimes, instead of focusing on things really important in their job, lawyers are condemned to many hours of documenting, checking e-mails, contact details management, settlements, and running records concerning their employees.
Leading offshore law firm Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for LEAP Holdings Group Limited (LEAP Holdings) in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 2 September, with gross proceeds of approximately HK$143 million. LEAP Holdings is the third foundations company Appleby has assisted with its HKEx listing […]
GRANTS FOR INNOVATION The trend to keep only electronic documentation, the increasing number of legal regulations or the rising customer requirements cause that the scope of risk and the number of hazards related to the management of a law office are still rising. The owners are aware of that. More and more of them decide […]
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