Clifford Chance has advised Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) on the sale of 111.8 million shares in Australian Oil and Gas company Woodside. At approximately AU$3.5 billion, the sale represents 100% of Shell's interest in Woodside and 13.28% of the issued capital in Woodside. Rothschild was financial advisor to Shell and UBS and Morgan Stanley […]
You’ve heard it everywhere, 2018 is the year for implementing new technologies and becoming more efficient. But 2018 is also the year of cyber risk, so how do you strike a balance? Paul Taylor, Partner and UK Head of Cyber Security at KPMG discusses with Lawyer Monthly why a shift in thinking is needed in […]
If you are interested in opening a franchise, or have wondered how it all works, this next article will be a must-read. We speak to the writer of ‘Franchising for Dummies’, an expert in everything to do with the franchising industry; Michael Seid offers insights into the legal process behind opening a franchise, how lawyers […]
With renewable energy being a trend in project finance, we speak with Kunihiro Yokoi, a legal expert specialising in project finance in Japan. He discusses aspects investors are often unaware about and overcoming difficulties during contract negotiations. Project finance has turned its focus towards renewable energy over the past few years; how has this […]
Over your years of practice, petroleum products and gas demands change over the years. Much of the oil and gas industry has survived an especially tough few years with weak demand and low prices. Sami Charles, CEO of ANOG says: “It has been difficult to make strategic decisions and plan for the future, although, prices […]
For some, taking over the globe does not necessarily mean world domination. Instead, it means marking their business on every corner of the world; take McDonalds, for example, you will struggle to visit a part of the world that has not at least one of the franchise’s restaurants pitched up. But what are the legal […]
Mark Gardner is a debt recovery and insolvency specialist at national law firm Excello Law, and here he explains for Lawyer Monthly why the recently introduced pre-action debt protocol might have gone a little too far. The government introduced a new pre-action protocol for debt on 1st October 2017. This new protocol, from the Head […]
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