A gay man has won equal pensions rights in a landmark Supreme Court ruling July 12, 2017 The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling giving the husband of a gay man the same pension rights as a wife would receive. John Walker, 66, challenged a Court of Appeal decision to support his former employer Innospec. The chemicals firm said it willrefuse to pay his pension to his husband because Walker’s employment [...]
Law firm Ashurst launches Ashurst Advance to boost its research and development and innovation March 22, 2016 Law firm Ashurst has today launched Ashurst Advance, a new team which will be focused on developing legal services innovations for clients. In particular, Ashurst Advance will be performing research and development (R&D) activities and examining how lawyers can improve client service through factors like better use of technology and more efficient processes. "What is really [...]
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposes to clear the way for London Saudi Aramco listing with new rules July 13, 2017 The UK’s financial watchdog has proposed new rules to make it easier for sovereign state-owned companies like oil giant Saudi Aramco to list their shares in London. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today launched a consultation on a new premium listing category that will exempt certain companies from rules on related party transactions and controlling [...]
Michael Spencer’s Nex Group (formerly known as Icap) plans to ditch Broadgate for Spitalfields Market April 19, 2017 Michael Spencer’s Nex Group is plotting a move from Broadgate to Spitalfields Market. The company formerly known as Icap said it was in advanced negotiations with Ashurst regarding leasing 115,000 square feet of office space in the London Fruit and Wool Exchange for its new UK headquarters. Read more: Icap charity day: Here are some [...]
Ashurst: Oil and gas firms gear up for wave of M&A activity as oil prices stabilise May 25, 2016 Oil and gas firms are gearing up for a wave of mergers and acquisitions activity which will sweep across the world this year. The industry expects deal volumes to swell by 50 per cent year-on-year in 2016, rising substantially on a three to five year horizon, according to a report released today by City law firm [...]
City Moves for 28 November 2016 | Who’s switching jobs November 28, 2016 Ashurst International law firm Ashurst has appointed Jan Gooze-Zijl as chief financial and operations officer and he will join the firm in February 2017. Jan joins from multichannel broadcaster UKTV where he is chief financial and operations officer, responsible for all financial decision-making and all technical and operational aspects of the organisation. Prior to UKTV, [...]
Ranked: City law firms with the most staff fleeing to Ireland after the Brexit vote December 6, 2016 It's been revealed there was a huge jump in the number of English solicitors registering to work in Ireland after the Brexit vote – the figure jumped more than 10 times between 2015 and 2016. Yes, according to figures released last night by the Law Society of Ireland, the number of English solicitors registering to [...]
Law firm Ashurst begins search for new managing partner after James Collis announces he will be returning to the finance practice in May January 28, 2016 Law firm Ashurst has today revealed that it has started the selection process for its next managing partner, as its current managing partner will step down when his term ends. James Collis, who is coming to the end of his four-year term, has announced that he will be returning to the firm's finance practice once his stint ends [...]
Watchdog moves to quash misleading rankings in investment banking October 18, 2016 The City watchdog has today proposed putting an end to misleading league tables used by banks looking to woo clients. Publishing its final findings from its investment and corporate banking market study, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) noted it was not uncommon for banks to use league tables in pitches which inflated their performance, and added it [...]
“A slippery slope to privatisation”: Network Rail shake-up draws mixed reactions December 6, 2016 Chris Grayling's plans to shake-up Network Rail's monopoly on track maintenance have already caused quite the stir. Service operators will be given a role in managing the tracks and Grayling wants the firms operating services to form a joint management team with bosses from state-owned Network Rail. He said on BBC's Today programme that he [...]