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Net Zero progress: observations from a leading Net Zero legal practice

Ross Fairley shares his observations on the progress and continued challenges concerning the drive towards New Zero, based on the work and projects the team at Burges Salmon has been involved in

Mediation in freefall due to lack of legal aid

Analysis reveals the government’s ambition of encouraging mediation has been fundamentally undermined by its own decision to cut funding for early legal advice for family matters

Two new Partners at IP law firm Mathys & Squire

Leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire has confirmed a round of promotions for equity Partners, Partners, and Managing Associates

Carey Olsen advises on Transocean Aquila's $325 million secured note offering

Carey Olsen's corporate team in the Cayman Islands has advised Transocean Aquila Limited (Transocean Aquila), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Transocean Ltd (NYSE: RIG), on its issuance of US$325 million in aggregate principal amount of secured notes due 2028 (the Notes) to eligible purchasers pursuant to Rule 144A/Regulation S. The issuance closed on 11 October 2023.

Atlantis Japan Growth merge with Nippon Active Value Fund plc

Carey Olsen has advised Atlantis Japan Growth ("AJG") on its merger with Nippon Active Value Fund plc ("NAVF"), where AJG has rolled over its assets into NAVF in exchange for shares

Leigh Day expands its human rights legal department to Manchester

Law firm Leigh Day is expanding its northern operation with a human rights department in Manchester to focus on legal aid work, as part of its aim to help everyone who needs it to find a way to access justice

Commission v United Kingdom – a post-Brexit show of enforcement power by the European Court of Justice

Neil Baylis explains the wider implications of the recent ruling by the European Court of Justice

4PB welcomes two new joiners to Chambers

Simon Rowbotham, formerly of 7BR and Mai-Ling Savage, formerly of Garden Court Chambers, have joined 4PB