Lawyers are nothing if not adaptable. In 2008, Clifford Chance’s glad-handing senior partner Stuart Popham was the token lawyer hauled along by Gordon Brown on a trade junket to China and India. Just two short years later, the chameleonic Popham is returning to the sub-continent on the arm of his new beau – one David […]
Clifford Chance senior partner Stuart Popham is the law firm representative on Prime Minister David Cameron’s India delegation, representing the UK legal and financial professional services community as head of new trade body TheCityUK. Popham will accompany Cameron, chancellor George Osborne and a delegation including more than 50 UK chief executives and 40 other representatives […]
Linklaters could be facing a major tax bill for its India-related work following a Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) decision to apply a retrospective amendment to its Income Tax Act. The ITAT upheld the original view of the tax assessing officer that all of the magic circle firm’s income relating to India dating back […]
Linklaters could be facing up to a major tax bill for its India-related work following a Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) decision to apply a retrospective amendment to its Income Tax Act Linklaters could be facing up to a major tax bill for its India-related work following a Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) […]
Linklaters and Norton Rose are working alongside their Indian best friends to advise on the sale of RBS’s Indian retail and commercial banking business to HSBC. Indian firm Bharucha & Partners advised HSBC on the deal with Norton Rose Hong Kong corporate finance partner Richard Crosby providing international advice. Bharucha co-founding partner Alka Bharucha led […]
Indian companies are increasingly looking to list on the UK markets. Ben Robins and James Ruane explain why Jersey has become the ideal jumping-off point for investors from the subcontinent With some equity markets beginning to thaw, it is likely that we will see an increasing number of IPOs in Europe and elsewhere over […]
Linklaters has named India head Sandeep Katwala as the new managing partner of its Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) practice. Katwala will succeed Stuart Salt who takes over as the magic circle firm’s Asia chief next week. Katwala, a partner since 2000, will continue in his role as the head of the India […]
Offshore firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune is planning a new strategy to focus on IPOs and corporate structures emanating from India. The firm, which will merge with Ozannes in May to become the third-largest offshore firm by partner numbers, is undertaking the strategy following a trip by two of its partners to Mumbai […]
Lower fees and exclusive tie-ups mean US firms could steal a march on their UK counterparts when it comes to gaining a firm footing in the Indian market. Research from RSG Consulting has revealed that while UK firms are still the most visible in India, the amount of US investment in and out of India […]
Ashurst’s India group head has said the firm is looking to Asia to promote its Indian presence after a ruling in the Bombay High Court effectively forced it to shut its New Delhi liaison office.
Herbert Smith and Linklaters have won roles alongside India’s AZB & Partners on Indian company Bharti Airtel’s $10.7bn (£6.8bn) bid for the African business of Kuwaiti telecoms group Zain.
Ashurst, Chadbourne & Parke and White & Case have lost their long-running case in India against the Lawyers’ Collective.