Behind the veil – Can Islamic finance live up to the sales pitch?
‘You can’t be a credible financial centre without having a credible Islamic finance programme,’ says Qudeer Latif, head of Clifford…
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EY grows UK legal capability with hire of BLP’s former finance head Matthew Kellett
EY today (29 April) took further steps to build its UK legal capability with the hire of Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s)…
Senior Clyde & Co ship finance partner Matt Hannaford joins Curtis Davis Garrard with team of three
Senior maritime player Matt Hannaford is leaving Clyde & Co’s transportation finance group with a team of three to join specialist…
‘There are no “diet-coke” partnerships at Freshfields’: Barry O’Brien on a new career at Jefferies
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer former corporate head Barry O’Brien last month (31 March) hung up his Magic Circle boots to move into…
Tom Kilroy re-joins Misys in chief of staff role as financial market speculates over ‘eventual flotation’
After a five month stint at biotechnology company Genus as general counsel (GC), Tom Kilroy has returned to banking software…
Profile: Andrew Whittaker and Kate Cheetham, Lloyds Banking Group
The bank’s group and deputy GCs discuss the split of Lloyds and TSB, and helping Lloyds’ efforts to rebuild trust…
Showing its teeth: SFO charges Barclays trio over Libor as watchdog publishes new deferred prosecution code
In a move emphasising the increasing efforts of the Serious Fraud Office to overhaul its image, the body announced on…
Staying on top – inside the 10 firms aiming to dominate the global offshore market
Offshore jurisdictions have responded proactively to recent global initiatives affecting how they operate. Legal Business assesses recent developments and profiles…
Dentons hires high profile energy partner Charles July and Eversheds’ banking partner Michael Wainwright
Increased optimism within the business sector at the start of 2014 is being reflected in a flurry of lateral hires…
Updated deal watch: Hogan Lovells wins £40bn Student Loans Company debt sell off
Following a six-month tender process the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has appointed Hogan Lovells to advise on the…
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi launches first EMEA panel
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has announced its first-ever panel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with eight…
Hunting titans – the disputes outlook as watchdogs and claimants target banking giants
As banks remain in the crosshairs of regulators and claimants, Legal Business teamed up with Stephenson Harwood to seek the…
Davis Polk bolsters English law practice with hire of Ashurst finance partner Nick Benham
Davis Polk & Wardwell’s aggressive approach to building and developing an English law practice has seen the top 30 global…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in October
Arrow Global IPO Debevoise & Plimpton and Slaughter and May landed roles on Arrow Global’s initial public offering (IPO). Slaughters…
Guest blog – Securities lawyers and sticky contracts: innovation and elite law
I am sure you, like me, have been on the lookout for an elegant, readable, sophisticated and fairly short book…
Deal watch: September sees significant rise in deal activity
Lloyds privatisation Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer led the line in September advising Lloyds Banking Group on the…
Through the maze
Complex and controversial, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive has finally emerged, with huge regulatory implications for global funds. Legal…
Outrageous fortune – how Ireland’s legal elite has stood up to five punishing years of austerity
Bought by the Central Bank in 2012 from lender and toxic loans body the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) for…