Herbert Smith Freehills has advised long-standing client EDF Energy on the agreement of the contract to build the UK's first nuclear power plant for a generation – with the development of two European Pressurised Reactors at the Hinkley Point C site in Somerset.
Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Onefinestay on the setting up in Paris of a platform for booking luxury apartments between individuals.
The establishment of a platform in Paris follows on from the group’s successful operations in London and New York. Other potential European capitals are currently being assessed.
In order to ensure its development, Onefinestay was able to raise the funds necessary for such expansion through different investors.
Global law firm Eversheds is advising the Government of Uganda on the procurement of a lead investor and operator for development and operation of the country’s first oil refinery.
The oil refinery will have the capacity of 60,000 barrels per day improving energy security in Uganda and East Africa generally. The prospective investor will be responsible for the development and implementation of the refinery and related downstream infrastructure.
London - Dentons has advised Barclays Bank Plc on the roll-out of two additional payment solutions to its mobile payments app Barclays Pingit; 'buyit' and 'mobile checkout'.
Barclays Pingit, a marketing leading banking app launched by Barclays in 2012, now allows users to purchase directly from merchants using the 'buyit' or 'mobile checkout' features. 'buyit' enables customers to order and pay for goods and services by scanning a QR code, while the 'mobile checkout' feature will allow merchants to integrate Barclays Pingit payments into their own mobile sales paths.
Trowers & Hamlins has transferred the rights to the PPC2000 suite of contracts it authored to a ground-breaking joint venture between the Association of Consultant Architects (ACA) and the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE). This JV aims to place the two organisations at the cutting edge of collaborative procurement.
The media team of international TMT law firm Olswang has advised on a number of films which have been selected for this year's BFI London Film Festival Gala Screenings, including Philomena and The Invisible Woman. The festival runs from 9th to 20th October 2013.
London, UK/Brussels, Belgium - 2 October 2013 – Leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie has advised multi-metals business Nyrstar NV on its strategic off-take and marketing agreement with Noble Group, to market and sell a significant portion of the commodity grade zinc metal produced at its European smelters.
The agreement is a first step in executing a European zinc plan aimed at actively marketing Nyrstar's product and achieving long term value in terms of customers, product mix and geography. The agreement has a term of four years, commencing 1 January 2014.
White & Case LLP has advised Gildemeister AG on aspects of corporate, capital markets and antitrust law as the company strengthens its collaboration with the Japanese machine tool manufacturer Mori Seiki. Gildemeister and Mori Seiki have been cooperating in areas of production, procurement, distribution and research since 2011 and have now increased their cross-shareholdings.
Slaughter and May, working with the in-house team at Premier Oil Exploration and Production Limited ('Premier'), advised Premier on heads of agreement ('Heads of Agreement') with Falkland Oil & Gas Limited ('FOGL') and Rockhopper Exploration (Oil) Limited ('Rockhopper') with respect to a farm-out of Falkland Islands oil and gas exploration licences (the 'Farm-Out'); and related arrangements between Premier and Rockhopper.
Slaughter and May advised Taylor Wimpey plc on the implementation of a pension funding partnership in connection with the merger of the George Wimpey Staff Pension Scheme and the Taylor Woodrow Group Pension & Life Assurance Fund to create a single new pension scheme called the Taylor Wimpey Pension Scheme.