Company and commercial

Karanovic & Partners to implement new terms of business

Karanović & Nikolić will change the Terms of Business as of 1 December 2018. For all new engagements executed on 1 December and afterwards, these new Terms of Business will apply. The new Terms of Business will not be available on its website, but will be separately provided to each client. To review any of […]

Gowling WLG has been appointed to Government’s legal panel

By Robert Breedon Gowling WLG has been appointed to the Government’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Wider Public Sector Legal Services agreement (RM3788) to provide a full range of legal services to public bodies in England and Wales. The new framework covers a broad range of legal services including contracts, corporate, data protection, employment, health, infrastructure, […]

Gowling WLG advises Immunocore on collaboration with Genentech to develop cancer drug

By Patrick Duxbury, Jenny Davies International law firm Gowling WLG has acted for leading T Cell Receptor (TCR) biotechnology company, Immunocore, on its transaction with Genentech relating to Immunocore’s developmental cancer drug  IMC-C103C. IMC-C103C is an ImmTAC® molecule targeting tumours that express the protein MAGE-A4 (Melanoma-Associated Antigen A4). Immunocore has partnered with Genentech, a member […]

Karanovic & Partners advises Precision for Medicine on its acquisition of Argint International

Karanovic & Partners advised Precision for Medicine, part of the Precision Medicine Group, on its’ cross-border acquisition of Argint International. The transaction is part of Precision’s global growth plan, and the company’s European footprint now includes offices in Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, Geneva, Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, and Belgrade. The Karanovic & Partners legal team was led […]

TLT recruits dispute resolution partner in NI

TLT has appointed Fergal Maguire, leading dispute resolution lawyer and former director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, as partner in NI. The appointment follows the continued growth and expansion of TLT in NI this year, including the launch of the firm’s employment and corporate offerings in NI with legal director Leeanne Armstrong, partner Andrew Jennings and […]

TLT recruits first non-executive director

TLT has appointed its first non-executive director Jeremy Horner to its Executive Board to advise on strategy development and future growth opportunities. Jeremy is an experienced non-executive director with a portfolio including the UK Patent & Trademark Attorneys, Kilburn & Strode LLP and more recently, with Shoosmiths LLP. Jeremy is also the non-executive chairman of […]

Conyers appoints senior vice-president and head of Conyers FIG (Cayman)

Conyers is pleased to announce the appointment of Jarladth Travers as Senior Vice President and Head of Conyers FIG (Cayman) Limited. “It is a pleasure to welcome Jarladth to the firm”, said Kevin Butler, Partner & Head of the Cayman Islands Office. “His extensive experience and proven ability will significantly strengthen our client services offering […]

Schoenherr establishes a new Healthcare & Life Sciences group

Schoenherr has established a new Healthcare & Life Sciences group to provide more comprehensive advice to clients active in the healthcare sector. Florian Kusznier, corporate/m&a partner and Andreas Natterer, dispute resolution partner and President of the European Food Law Association, will jointly lead the team, building on many years of expertise in this field. The […]

Ogier advises lenders on the development of the Finlaggan gas field

Ogier has advised on the £170 million development of the Finlaggan gas field in the North Sea by Zennor Pathway Limited. An Ogier team led by partner Simon Dinning and senior associate Oliver Richardson has advised on the Jersey law aspects of the financing for the development. The Finlaggan gas field was discovered in 2005 […]

Mewburn Ellis selects Tikit to supply NetDocuments

Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to law and professional services firms, today announced that Legal 500 firm Mewburn Ellis has selected Tikit to supply NetDocuments, the leading secure cloud-based content services platform for law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments. Mewburn Ellis LLP are one of Europe’s premier IP specialist firms with […]

TLT advises Aardman on its sale to its workforce

TLT has advised Oscar winning studio Aardman on the transfer of the company into Employee Ownership, effectively selling the company to its workforce. Founders, David Sproxton and Peter Lord, have transferred the majority of Aardman’s shares into an employee ownership trust, which will hold the shares on behalf of the company’s workforce. The sale aims […]