http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/news.page Eversheds RSS Fri Jan 24 20:00:42 2020 GMT www.eversheds.com/images/Websites/Interface/Logos/logo.gif Eversheds Sutherland reappointed to Welsh Water legal panel Eversheds Sutherland has been reappointed to Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig’s (DCC), or Welsh Water’s, legal panel. Welsh Water is a ‘not-for-profit company’ which has been o... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Tapping_into_new_opportunities 2020-01-24 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Tapping_into_new_opportunities Eversheds Sutherland survey shows majority of employers support Government’s pledge to raise National Living Wage The Government has pledged to raise the national living wage (NLW) to a historical high on 1 April, 2020, affecting many employer... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Calculating_the_effects 2020-01-23 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Calculating_the_effects Eversheds Sutherland Belgium has appointed Benjamin Haberkorn as Corporate M&A Partner, who joins the Brussels office from January 2020. Benjamin Haberkorn has over 20 years' experience, during which time he has built his reputation as a highly... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_Belgium_appoints_Benjamin_Haberkorn 2020-01-22 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_Belgium_appoints_Benjamin_Haberkorn Eversheds Sutherland reappointed to Avis Budget Group’s global legal panel Eversheds Sutherland has been reappointed to the global legal panel of international car rental business, Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Car Rental is a leading global... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Stepping_up_a_gear 2020-01-13 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Stepping_up_a_gear Eversheds Sutherland expands disputes offering in Hong Kong with hire of arbitration partner Eversheds Sutherland has further strengthened its Litigation & Disputes practice with the appointment of Wesley Pang as Partner in the Arbitration team... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/An-enhanced-platform-for-international-arbitration 2019-12-19 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/An-enhanced-platform-for-international-arbitration Eversheds Sutherland appoints fifth Partner into the Construction team Eversheds Sutherland has hired Sarah Maylor as partner within the construction practice, the fifth construction practice partner appointment in the last 18 months. She will join... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Building_a_thriving_construction_practice 2019-12-18 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Building_a_thriving_construction_practice Eversheds Sutherland appoints Alastair Frood as Litigation Partner Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Alastair Frood, as Litigation & Disputes Partner, who joins the global legal practice on 6 January 2020. Alastair has over 20 years’ exp... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Welcoming_a_respected_financial_services_and_commercial_litigator 2019-12-13 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Welcoming_a_respected_financial_services_and_commercial_litigator Eversheds Sutherland and Mills & Reeve appointed as ODEON’s main legal advisors Eversheds Sutherland and Mills & Reeve have been appointed to ODEON Cinemas Group Ltd’s (ODEON) preferred law firms for its UKI business. As part of ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/A_Blockbuster_appointment 2019-12-13 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/A_Blockbuster_appointment Eversheds Sutherland advises Sims Metal Management on the sale of its European compliance scheme operations Eversheds Sutherland has advised Sims Metal Management Limited (Sims) on the agreed €83.5m sale of its European compliance scheme orien... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Bringing_true_mettle_to_complex_multijurisdictional_deals 2019-12-11 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Bringing_true_mettle_to_complex_multijurisdictional_deals Eversheds Sutherland joins the steering committee for Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that it has joined the Green Finance Institute’s steering committee for the Coalition for the E... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/A_sustainable_relationship 2019-12-11 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/A_sustainable_relationship New legal-tech based portal designed to support in-house counsel Konexo, the unique global alternative legal and compliance services provider, today announces the launch of its new legal-tech product: Konexo Hub. Konexo Hub combines leading technolo... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo_launches_its_transformative_Konexo_Hub 2019-12-10 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo_launches_its_transformative_Konexo_Hub Eversheds Sutherland welcomes Partner Simon Lightman to its Technology practice Eversheds Sutherland has bolstered its commercial practice with lateral Partner hire, Simon Lightman. Simon, who joins the global legal practice’s London-based co... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Strengthening_our_Technology_team 2019-12-09 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Strengthening_our_Technology_team According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), between the introduction of pension freedoms in April 2015 and September 2018, over 230,000 members of Defined Benefit (DB) pension plans received advice on whether to transfer their benefits, with... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/new-analysis-from-Eversheds-Sutherland-and-Royal-London 2019-12-04 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/new-analysis-from-Eversheds-Sutherland-and-Royal-London Providing solutions in a challenging environment Eversheds Sutherland has advised the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology – a centre for excellence in environmental science across water, land and air – on its transition to independence fr... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/advising-centre-ecology-hydrology-independence-ukri 2019-12-02 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/advising-centre-ecology-hydrology-independence-ukri The Minister of Finance (Incorporated) and 1MDB’s Commercial Court challenge, which will consider whether an LCIA arbitration was used by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia to help conceal a multi-billion dollar fraud, will now go ahead fo... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_secures_Court_of_Appeal_win_for_Minister_of_Finance 2019-11-26 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_secures_Court_of_Appeal_win_for_Minister_of_Finance Eversheds Sutherland advising Terra Firma on the disposal of brighterkind care home portfolio Eversheds Sutherland is advising Terra Firma, one of Europe’s leading private equity firms, on its proposed disposal of the brighterkind care home po... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising_on_Terra_Firma_s_disposal_of_brighterkind 2019-11-25 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising_on_Terra_Firma_s_disposal_of_brighterkind Eversheds Sutherland has advised Pembroke Investments Limited on its agreed sale of Prepaid Financial Services (Ireland) Limited (PFS), a multi-award winning European provider of white label payments and banking-as-a-service technology, to card solu... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/advises_Pembroke_Investments_on_the_disposal_of_Prepaid_Financial_Services_to_EML 2019-11-13 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/advises_Pembroke_Investments_on_the_disposal_of_Prepaid_Financial_Services_to_EML In-house legal teams face increasing pressures New research has laid bare the pressures in-house legal teams are facing, as the digital revolution begins to take hold in the legal market. The research, commissioned by Konexo, the unique global alte... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo_research_finds_technological_transformation_firmly_on_GCs_agenda 2019-11-12 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo_research_finds_technological_transformation_firmly_on_GCs_agenda Eversheds Sutherland appoints City corporate M&A partner to grow upper mid-market platform Eversheds Sutherland has recruited Giles Dennison, a highly respected corporate partner with over 20 years’ experience, into its London M&A pra... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Building_a_stronger_corporate_platform 2019-11-04 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Building_a_stronger_corporate_platform Eversheds Sutherland advises NOC on its spinout from UKRI Eversheds Sutherland has advised the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) on its spinout from United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI). NOC, which becomes officially independent of UKRI, ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Helping_our_clients_to_reach_new_depths 2019-11-01 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Helping_our_clients_to_reach_new_depths Babar Hayat joins as new Head of Product, Technology Innovation and Transformation Konexo, the unique global alternative legal and compliance services provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Babar Hayat as Head of Product, Technology In... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo_further_bolsters_its_market-leading_technology_credentials 2019-10-29 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo_further_bolsters_its_market-leading_technology_credentials Eversheds Sutherland Russia is delighted to announce the arrival of Alexey Bardin as the new Head of our Russian Energy & Infrastructure practice. Having worked for 22 years at Shell and in International Law firms, Alexey has been involved in so... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/Russia/Strengthening_our_Energy_and_Infrastructure_practice_in_Russia 2019-10-23 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/Russia/Strengthening_our_Energy_and_Infrastructure_practice_in_Russia Eversheds Sutherland advised EuroEyes International Eye Clinic Limited (EuroEyes), a Hamburg-headquartered healthcare company, on its initial public offering and listing of shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). EuroEyes i... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_on_Hong_Kong_IPO_of_leading_German_healthcare_company 2019-10-15 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_on_Hong_Kong_IPO_of_leading_German_healthcare_company Eversheds Sutherland has advised NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) on its acquisition of Catalis Group (Catalis), one of the UK’s leading independent video games companies, in a deal that values the business at £90 million. NorthEdge –... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_NorthEdge_on_acquisition_of_Catalis 2019-10-15 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_NorthEdge_on_acquisition_of_Catalis Eversheds Sutherland has advised West Midland Metro on a new contracts deal with tram manufacturer, CAF worth £83.5 million. The contracts include the supply of the new trams, plus technical support and battery management services agreements,... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_West_Midland_Metro_on_the_purchase_of_21_new_trams 2019-10-15 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_West_Midland_Metro_on_the_purchase_of_21_new_trams Eversheds Sutherland is ranked a Top 75 employer for social mobility Eversheds Sutherland has been ranked as one of the Top 75 employers in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2019. The top 75 UK employers, who have taken the most action to improve s... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Keeping_inclusivity_at_the_core 2019-10-09 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Keeping_inclusivity_at_the_core Eversheds Sutherland has advised longstanding client Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors, on its investment in Nationwide Hire, an aggregator of equipment rental and hire services. Livingbridge&rsquo... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_Livingbridge_on_its_investment_in_Nationwide_Hire 2019-10-09 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_Livingbridge_on_its_investment_in_Nationwide_Hire Eversheds Sutherland appoints Mark Hughes from Slaughter and May to join its Hong Kong disputes practice Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Mark Hughes as Litigation Partner within its Hong Kong office.  Mark joins with a strong reputation for ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Building-a-formidable-litigation-presence-in-Asia 2019-10-09 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Building-a-formidable-litigation-presence-in-Asia Eversheds Sutherland advising Kingspan on the acquisition of Building Solutions Eversheds Sutherland is advising Kingspan Group, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, on its proposed acquisition, from SIG... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising_on_Kingspan_acquisition 2019-10-08 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising_on_Kingspan_acquisition Eversheds Sutherland (International) bolsters its Africa advisory team Eversheds Sutherland’s Africa Group today announces a number of new leadership roles which will support its clients’ needs and drive further growth across the contine... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Strengthening_the_leadership_team_for_legal_services_in_Africa 2019-10-07 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Strengthening_the_leadership_team_for_legal_services_in_Africa Eversheds Sutherland relocates its Ipswich office to a new flexible and functional office space Eversheds Sutherland has successfully completed the move of its Ipswich office to new modern premises, leaving its Franciscan House location after 21 ye... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Investing_in_the_local_area 2019-10-03 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Investing_in_the_local_area Eversheds Sutherland advises Oasthouse Ventures on the world’s first low-carbon greenhouse Eversheds Sutherland has advised Oasthouse Ventures on the development of the world’s first sustainable, low-carbon greenhouse projects. The ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising_on_an_innovative_first_in_the_renewables_sector 2019-10-03 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising_on_an_innovative_first_in_the_renewables_sector Eversheds Sutherland advises Glennmont Partners on the acquisition of a 211MW wind project A cross-practice team from Eversheds Sutherland has advised Glennmont Partners on its acquisition of a 211MW windfarm in Finland, marking its first investment... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_Glennmont_Partners_on_the_acquisition_of_a_211MW_wind_project 2019-10-01 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds_Sutherland_advises_Glennmont_Partners_on_the_acquisition_of_a_211MW_wind_project Eversheds Sutherland collaborates with Harbour Litigation Funding Eversheds Sutherland and Harbour Litigation Funding have entered into a collaboration which offers clients direct access to litigation funding solutions The collaboration offers clien... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds-Sutherland-collaborates-with-Harbour-Litigation-Funding 2019-09-30 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds-Sutherland-collaborates-with-Harbour-Litigation-Funding   Eversheds Sutherland has advised BNP Paribas on its strategic arrangement with Kantox, a Fintech specialising in FX risk management solutions.  The collaboration, which strengthens BNP Paribas’s foreign exchange service offeri... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds-Sutherland-advises-BNP-Paribas-on-its-strategic-partnership_with_Kantox 2019-09-24 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds-Sutherland-advises-BNP-Paribas-on-its-strategic-partnership_with_Kantox Eversheds Sutherland has launched its first targets for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) colleagues to increase ethnic diversity in its UK teams. The targets are: All UK (including partners) – 14% by 2022 (currently 11.85%) UK partner... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds-Sutherland-_International_-targets-increased-ethnic-diversity 2019-09-19 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Eversheds-Sutherland-_International_-targets-increased-ethnic-diversity Eversheds Sutherland advises Peel Group and Liverpool City Council on the sale of a 45% interest in Liverpool Airport Eversheds Sutherland has advised Peel Group (Peel), one of the UK’s leading private real estate investment and infrastructur... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising-on-Liverpool-Airport-Take-off 2019-09-17 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Advising-on-Liverpool-Airport-Take-off Eversheds Sutherland boosts its international arbitration practice with two partner hires in Paris Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Gaëlle Le Quillec and Julien Fouret who join from Betto Seraglini, a boutique legal arbitration practice in Pa... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/france/en/Growing-our-renowned-international-arbitration-team 2019-09-11 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/france/en/Growing-our-renowned-international-arbitration-team Strategic appointment of Brett Aubin as Managing Director for Regulatory Response Konexo, the unique global alternative legal and compliance services provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Aubin as a Managing Director. Brett joins... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo-builds-on-its-challenge-to-the-Big-4 2019-09-09 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Konexo-builds-on-its-challenge-to-the-Big-4 Eversheds Sutherland appoints a new Head of Litigation Technology Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Melina Efstathiou as Head of Litigation Technology to help lead the Litigation Group’s legal pro... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Delivering-excellent-client-service-through-digital-transformation 2019-09-04 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/uk/Delivering-excellent-client-service-through-digital-transformation