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A rational, just and lawful Legal Services Commission, again
By Amy Mackenzie, Researcher, Harper Macleod LLP The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has again succeeded in a legal action brought by a legal firm which questioned whether its tendering process complied with procurement Regulations and corresponding principles (Parker Rhodes Hickmotts Solicitors v The Legal Services Commission). The claimant law firm raised an action against the [...]
(Continue reading)Council shares legal solutions
Wokingham Borough Council has merged its legal services with Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead as it launched its new Shared Legal Solutions (SLS). Hosted and owned by Wokingham Borough Council, Shared Legal Solutions is the latest project in the council’s programme to transform the way it delivers its legal service. Providing legal services to [...]
(Continue reading)Hogan Lovells hires new partner
Hogan Lovells has expanded its Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation (ACER) team with the hire of partner Paris Anestis. Paris joins with junior associate Dimitris Vallindas. Paris, who was previously a partner in the competition group at Howrey, in Brussels has represented clients in several high profile competition investigations, M&A, state aid and European court [...]
(Continue reading)Nabarro advises on £55m fundraising
Officials at Nabarro have announced that currently, the company is advising existing client Numis Securities Limited on a £55m placing and open offer to raise additional capital for IP Group plc. IP Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and invests in scientific innovation developed in the UK’s leading universities. The [...]
(Continue reading)Second chances for clerical errors?
By Ruth McNaught, Solicitor, Harper Macleod LLP Following on from our recent post titled Electronic Tendering Mishaps, the Legal Services Commission has once again succeeded at the High Court in an application by an unsuccessful tendering law firm for review of its decision not to allow the tenderer to correct a genuine mistake in its [...]
(Continue reading)KPMG advises on £65m acquisition
KPMG has announced that advisors at its Gatwick office have successfully advised German Linder Group on the acquisition of Surrey based Prater Ltd, the UK’s leading building envelope specialist on a deal in which they were sold for an undisclosed sum. With an annual turnover of £65m, Prater Ltd, which is based in based in [...]
(Continue reading)First Minister unveils UK Supreme Court changes
A group of independent specialists in Scots law have been appointed to review the law and practice currently governing the respective jurisdictions of the High Court of Justiciary and the Supreme Court. The group will make such proposals for change as they judge to be appropriate to secure that Scotland’s system of criminal law and [...]
(Continue reading)Scottish Government launches new Cold Case Unit
The Scottish Government has announced plans to create a new unit to assist Procurators Fiscal and the police in the direction of further enquiries in unsolved murders and other serious crimes. Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC said that specialist unit will assist and support Procurators Fiscal and the police in reviewing unsolved crimes from across [...]
(Continue reading)EC welcomes foundation of the European Law Institute
The European Union’s Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has marked the foundation of the European Law Institute as an important contributor to the EU’s wider goal of building a European area of justice. The Institute, an independent non-profit organisation, will help improve legal consistency in Europe by providing practical advice to policymakers and authorities. She said: [...]
(Continue reading)Government rolls out new legal building
A new court building specialising in financial, business and property dispute resolution is set to open for business in the autumn, Government ministers have announced. The Rolls Building will bring under one roof the expertise in the High Court in London of the Chancery Division, the Admiralty and Commercial Court, and the Technology and Construction [...]
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