Two tax partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are under an investigation for their role in “cum-ex” transactions. The criminal investigation into the two unnamed partners relates to their alleged involvement in the advice given to the now-defunct Maple Bank. The bank’s liquidators, CMS Hasch Sigle sued Freshfields in Frankfurt for its advice on so-called ‘cum-ex’-deals. […]
The Supreme Court has granted Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer the right to challenge a Court of Appeal decision in the £14bn Mastercard class action. In April, The Lawyer reported that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan had secured a decisive victory after the appeals court overturned a previous decision. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had previously sided […]
After filing an initial claim in excess of £100m for aggrieved shareholders back in 2016, Stewarts Law now faces another hurdle in the legal battle against Tesco, with the retailer’s lawyers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer understood to have applied for the case to be struck out. The litigation boutique is representing around 125 institutional funds […]
Macfarlanes and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won the top roles on the £1.8bn merger between wealth managers Smith & Williamson and Tilney. Bringing together two of the UK’s longest-established wealth management and professional services businesses, the combined group will be named Tilney Smith & Williamson with an enterprise value of approximately £1.8bn. Smith & Williamson […]
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Two tax partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are under an investigation for their role in “cum-ex” transactions. The criminal investigation into the two unnamed partners relates to their alleged involvement in the advice given to the now-defunct Maple Bank. The bank’s liquidators, CMS Hasch Sigle sued Freshfields in Frankfurt for its advice on so-called ‘cum-ex’-deals. […]
The Supreme Court has granted Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer the right to challenge a Court of Appeal decision in the £14bn Mastercard class action. In April, The Lawyer reported that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan had secured a decisive victory after the appeals court overturned a previous decision. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had previously sided […]
After filing an initial claim in excess of £100m for aggrieved shareholders back in 2016, Stewarts Law now faces another hurdle in the legal battle against Tesco, with the retailer’s lawyers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer understood to have applied for the case to be struck out. The litigation boutique is representing around 125 institutional funds […]
Macfarlanes and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won the top roles on the £1.8bn merger between wealth managers Smith & Williamson and Tilney. Bringing together two of the UK’s longest-established wealth management and professional services businesses, the combined group will be named Tilney Smith & Williamson with an enterprise value of approximately £1.8bn. Smith & Williamson […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is beefing up its Paris office with a new magic circle partner hire from Linklaters, its second lateral in a matter of days. The firm has brought in Linklaters banking and finance partner Marc Perrone, who until now led the firm’s financial services regulation practice in Paris. The banking partner has spent […]
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