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Browne Jacobson announces appointment of Barrister to its Cardiff office

Browne Jacobson has announced the appointment of Barrister Rebecca Blackwood to its newly opened office in Cardiff

Carey Olsen advises on two schemes of arrangement for London-listed REITs

Carey Olsen has seen an increase in public takeover activity in the first half of 2023, as shown by its completion of two takeovers of Guernsey-incorporated real estate investment trusts (REITs) in recent weeks

Council for Licensed Conveyancers opens consultation as it proposes change to practising fee rates

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has opened a consultation with its regulated community as it proposes changes to its current practice fee rates.

Digital transformation critical to alleviating rising delays in UK courts system

Businesses waiting on average a record 18 months for cases to be heard in Civil Courts, 27% longer than in 2019

Corrs advises lenders on Bain Capital’s A$959 million proposed take-private of Estia Health

Pursued by global sponsor Bain Capital for five months, Estia operates as one of Australia's larger residential aged care providers

CMA takes action against the Co-operative Bank for breaching Part 3 and Article 56 of the Retail Banking Order

CMA finds breaches of Part 3 and Article 56 of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017 and the Co-operative Bank has agreed to take action to prevent a recurrence

Beswicks Legal has announced three new promotions across the firm.

Experienced corporate lawyer Rebekah Jones has been promoted to Senior Associate, while family solicitor Sarah Abbotts and corporate solicitor David Morgan become Associates

Permission granted by the Court of Appeal in tactile paving challenge

Bindmans' client and disability rights campaigner Sarah Leadbetter has been granted permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal in her ongoing legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Transport