Legal
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Lynch’s extradition fate in Home Secretary’s hands
Cambridge tech entrepreneur Dr Mike Lynch is continuing to fight a bid by US lawmakers to extradite him on allegations of fraud in the $11 billion... Read More
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Ashtons Legal acquires Steeles Law
Ashtons Legal has acquired Norfolk-based law firm Steeles Law. The deal will increase the size of the Ashtons Legal team to 400 people... Read More
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Essex lawyers act for global cold storage firm on £65.7m deal
Essex law firm Birkett Long acted for Nichirei Holding Holland B.V. (NHH) on a £65.7 million deal to acquire all the issued shares of Norish (N. I.)... Read More
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BDB Pitmans backs new generation of Torchbearers
Law firm BDB Pitmans is sponsoring an updated series on serial entrepreneurs under Business Weekly’s Cambridge Torchbearers brand. The online and... Read More
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Birketts advises Stowen Group on sale to Star Windco
Law firm Birketts’ Corporate team has advised East Anglian energy project manager Stowen Group on its sale to on-shore wind turbine leader, Star... Read More
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Employment lawyers’ case loads are works of art
No fewer than 15 law firms make the top two tiers for Employment work in East Anglia, according to The new Legal 500 Guide. The Covid pandemic has... Read More
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Calder’s team dominates for IT and Telecoms work
Mills & Reeve is stand-alone top for IT and Telecoms work in the region with Birketts and Taylor Vinters bracketed in second. Ashtons... Read More
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Injection of global quality by Cambridge biotechnology lawyers
For Biotechnology, a clear Cambridge stronghold, two firms stand in the No.1 position in The latest Legal 500 Guide – Goodwin and Taylor Wessing,... Read More
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Litigation with migration as lawyers show a sure touch
Birketts, Mills & Reeve and Taylor Vinters are joint top for Commercial Litigation work in Cambridge while Ashtons Legal, HCR Hewitsons and Howes... Read More
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The Legal 500 Guide: East Anglia Intellectual Property VIPs lauded
For Intellectual Property work in East Anglia – more crucial than ever as the local technology and life sciences clusters become increasingly... Read More
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East Anglia’s legal eagles soar past Covid to reach fresh heights
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the cream of East Anglia’s law firms have managed to boost revenues, bolster their top teams and help legions of... Read More
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New legal powerhouse to support entrepreneurs and tech ecosystem
Cambridge law firm Taylor Vinters has joined forces with global legal icon Mishcon de Reya to form a new venture designed to help entrepreneurs... Read More
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HCR Hewitsons moves to 50/60 Station Road in Cambridge
HCR Hewitsons has completed a new base for its Cambridge team, drawing together staff from its Compass House and Shakespeare House offices into 50/60... Read More
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Mills & Reeve fine tunes Aria acquisition and backs French group deal
Law firm Mills & Reeve is working alongside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to advise CVC Capital Partners VIII – managed by CVC Capital Partners... Read More
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Birketts helps Freedman Electronics Group founder to buy WWII Spitfire
East Anglia law firm Birketts has advised on the purchase of one of the few remaining airworthy WWII Spitfires in the UK. It has been bought by... Read More
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Law firm acts on historic £2.2bn coastguard contract
Law firm Mills & Reeve is acting for the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) on the procurement of the UK second-generation search and rescue... Read More
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On the Waterfront: Birketts centre stage for theatre company Gecko
Law firm Birketts has provided support to internationally acclaimed physical theatre company, Gecko – assisting with the registration of the company... Read More
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Ashtons Legal assists Ryan Insurance in sale to Seventeen Group
A multidisciplinary team from Ashtons Legal have recently assisted leading local insurance broker, Ryan Insurance (Ryan’s) and its chairman Tim Ryan... Read More
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Ashtons helps Stelios’ property group raise growth funding
East of England law firm Ashtons Legal has advised easyProperty on an £800k fundraise to secure finances for its future growth. easyProperty... Read More
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Hewitsons and HCR merging to create £65m legal powerhouse
Hewitsons is set to merge with Harrison Clark Rickerbys to create a combined law firm of around 780 people and a £65 million turnover. HCR today... Read More