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Shoosmiths has advised Workspace Group on entering into a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.The law firm’s energy and infrastructure specialists advised on the agreement that sees Workspace secure around two thirds of its expected electricity demand for the next 10 years ...

Shoosmiths continues to grow its dispute resolution and litigation offering with the appointment of Andrew Whalley as partner.Andrew joins from DWF where he headed up the commercial litigation team in Liverpool. He brings vast experience in dealing with heavyweight contractual and commercial disputes as well as corporate and shareholder disputes, cross-border litigation, regulatory and public law disputes, data breach and professional negligence claims ...

Setbacks in crucial support programs like the Rapid Charging Fund, cuts to electric vehicle (EV) passenger car purchase incentives for most consumers, and a rollback of petrol and diesel phase-out targets have seen the UK drop behind much of Europe in the race to grow EV fleets ...

Shoosmiths has appointed Tom Speller as Director of Shoosmiths EIGHT, the firm’s connected services arm focused on smarter service excellence. This key appointment follows the firm’s recent announcement that it is only one of a handful of law firms worldwide trialling Microsoft’s Copilot and after being named as one of Europe’s most innovative law firms by the FT and is coupled with formalising innovation roles across Shoosmiths ...

Shoosmiths was crowned ‘UK Law Firm of the Year – Large sized firm’ at the British Legal Awards for its stand-out strategy, which is already making an impact in all areas including clients, brand, people and ESG ...

Shoosmiths has advised on the landmark acquisition of the Gracechurch Shopping Centre, a 1m sq ft retail centre in Sutton Coldfield.The law firm acted for SAV Group and BPG on the purchase from M&G, with contracts exchanging earlier this year and the deal completing in November. Shoosmiths advised on various aspects of the transaction, including real estate, litigation, planning and construction matters ...

Experts from Shoosmiths’ corporate team have advised NVM Private Equity on its successful exit from Pareto FM, a leading provider of technical-led facilities management services, to Pictet, the alternative investment arm of the Pictet Group.The law firm acted for the private equity investor and other shareholders of Pareto FM on the deal, which sees NVM sell its stake in the Reading-based business ...

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has today unveiled the contents of the Autumn Statement. Our experts give their views on the measures announced, below ...

Shoosmiths is one of a select group of law firms globally to pilot Microsoft’s new generative AI assistant, ‘Microsoft 365 Copilot’.As part of an exclusive pilot programme, a test group of 300 Shoosmiths’ people – a mix of legal advisers and those in business services – will use the new AI assistant and provide feedback ...

Earlier this week, Rachel Corsie, Scotland Women’s National Team captain met Robin Mitchell, real estate partner at leading law firm Shoosmiths as the Scottish FA and law firm celebrated the impact of their four-year partnership.Statistics from the Scottish FA reveal that since 2019 there has been a marked increase in the number of female coaches enrolling on Level 1 courses across Scotland. In 2022 alone, 622 individuals participated, an increase of almost 200 based on a yearly average ...

Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Luminet Networks Limited including Foresight VCT Plc and Foresight Enterprise VCT Plc on the sale to Telcom Group.Luminet was founded in 2005 and is London’s largest fixed wireless network operator and leading business to business provider, with sustainably led alternative asset manager Foresight Group investing in the business in 2018 ...

Shoosmiths has been recognised as a leading law firm in rankings released by legal directories Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 are widely seen as the leading authorities on law firm benchmarking in practice areas by region or territory. The 2024 UK Guide from Chambers and Partners launched this week with 96 practice areas ranked for Shoosmiths. The firm gained 17 Band 1 rankings, six new rankings and five promotions ...

Shoosmiths has strengthened its dedication to delivering excellent advice to clients through a new partnership with leading litigation intelligence and data analytics platform Solomonic.Solomonic provides an extensive litigation intelligence platform that enables litigation professionals to bring fresh perspectives to clients. The partnership further enhances the expertise within Shoosmiths’ disputes team by providing new access to rich data ...

Shoosmiths has advised Harwood Private Equity on the sale of UK pet food brand Assisi Pet Care Limited, to Chicago based Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”).Assisi, which was established in 2020 and is headquartered in Melton Mowbray, is a leading producer of premium and natural dog and cat foods and treats. It has successfully completed and integrated four acquisitions and operates out of both Poland and the UK selling into a number of European markets ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has bolstered its banking and finance practice in London with two key appointments in a further display of its strategic focus on growing and strengthening its real estate finance offering in the UK.James Spencer and Paul Hynes have both joined from international US law firms as real estate finance partners within Shoosmiths’ banking and finance team and will be based in London ...

LIFE sciences experts at law firm Shoosmiths are set to participate in a major project that has been awarded a share of a new £100m government innovation fund to catalyse health and medical technologies in the West Midlands.Called the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA), the project has received £14 million in funding from the West Midlands Combined Authorities’ Innovation Accelerator, which is part of an Innovate UK funded programme ...

Operating in the current economic climate is tricky. While the Bank of England held interest rates last month, the borrowing landscape remains tight.Pricing with confidence, and aligning sellers’ and buyers’ expectations are just some of the challenges facing the UK’s real estate investment sector. Despite this, Shoosmiths’ real estate investment group has advised on more than £1bn worth of deals so far in 2023 ...

A cohort of students have this week graduated from the final module of the Pathways to Law programme, an initiative which aims to support local students from under-represented backgrounds towards a career in law.The 18-month programme was initiated by Aston University in partnership with law firm Shoosmiths and is supported by Virgin Media O2 and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) ...

Shoosmiths has advised The British Property Federation (BPF) on its merger with The UK PropTech Association (UKPA).The law firm’s corporate M&A specialists led on the deal that unites the BPF’s membership of property owners, investors, developers and advisors with the UKPA’s community of entrepreneurs, solution providers, venture capital investors and proptech firms ...

New analysis has revealed that Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) growth in the UK is falling behind most of Europe, with growth just half of the continental average.The data, analysed for Cornwall Insight and law firm Shoosmiths’s Electric Vehicle Country Attractiveness (EVCA) Index1, shows that over the past year (July 22 – July 23) UK BEV sales growth was one of the slowest across the major European countries at only 31% compared to the impressive 60 ...

LAW firm Shoosmiths has scooped TMT Team of the Year at this year’s Legal Business Awards, a year on from being awarded Law Firm of the Year.Legal Business states the TMT Team of the Year category winner must demonstrate market-leading commercial or regulatory expertise through advice on a specific technology case or transaction. Shoosmiths was awarded the prestigious accolade for its expertise in advising on global Web3 and Metaverse strategies ...

Shoosmiths has now advised on a trio of deals for the administrators of budget home and gardens retailer Wilko, (“wilko”).Administrators PwC confirmed today that The Range has acquired Wilko’s web business and intellectual property rights ...

Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Edge Data Centres Holdings Limited (“Edge”) on the sale of the Edge Group, including its operating business, the Proximity Data Centres Group, to digital infrastructure platform nLighten ...

Shoosmiths has added bench strength to its intellectual property (IP) team with the strategic appointment of new partner, Antony Craggs.Antony, who joins Shoosmiths’ London office from Lewis Silkin, is a highly experienced intellectual property lawyer, primarily focused on patent, trade mark and design litigation ...

LAW firm Shoosmiths has advised Churchill Group on becoming an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).Churchill Group, a leading group of expert businesses within facilities management industries, decided to take the move to become an EOT to ensure it remains true to its founding entrepreneurial ethos and core values, enabling it to grow and evolve for the long-term benefit of employees, customers and their communities ...