Russia/CIS

Mass immigration is unpopular in Britain. Surveys show that the majority of UK citizens – first and second generation immigrants included – favour reducing immigration. It is consistently ranked as one of the most important issues facing the nation during the referendum on EU membership with Britons seemingly as worried about immigration from within the EU as […]

Fladgate LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Russia specialist and dispute resolution partner Eugene Matveichuk, who joins from Osborne Clarke. Eugene specialises in advising entrepreneurs, HNWIs and corporates from Russia and the CIS on their international interests. He is a native Russian speaker with a wealth of experience in handling complex international arbitration, […]

The “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative – or the “new Silk Road” as it is often referred to – is China’s grand vision for the creation of co-ordinated trade routes on both land and sea.  Spanning 65 countries, when completed it would give industry freight access to over 60% of the world’s population and […]

Fladgate is delighted to announce the appointment of immigration partner Sarah Gogan, who joins from Mishcon de Reya LLP. Sarah has more than 15 years’ experience of advising businesses and ultra-high net individuals and their families on a range of immigration matters which often require bespoke solutions. Her work covers investors, entrepreneurs, exceptional applications including […]

A couple of years ago we wrote about Standard listings on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), principally in connection with cash shell or SPAC entities (‘Cash Shells and Standard Listings’). At that time there had been a limited number of such listings, following the deregulation of the UK Listing Authority’s listing […]

Developments relating to litigation and arbitration in London.

Is an agreement to engage in “friendly discussions” before commencing arbitration enforceable? Tiered dispute resolution clauses Tiered dispute resolution clauses, also known as ‘escalation’ clauses, require the parties to undertake one or more forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), typically negotiation and/or mediation, before commencing formal litigation or arbitration proceedings. The idea behind this is […]

On 1 January 2014 the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published new Rules of Mediation (Rules) accompanied by the supplementary Mediation Guidance Notes. The Rules are a revision of the ICC’s Amicable Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rules which had been in force since 1 July 2001. The publication of the new Rules is part of the […]

In the 2013 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that from April 2015, Capital Gains Tax (CGT) will apply to gains made on disposals of residential property in the UK by non UK residents as well as UK residents. The government has since issued a consultation on the subject in which it welcomes views on how […]

This article deals with the rights of a commercial agent on termination of his or her agency under English law and considers the following issues: the definition of a commercial agent under English law; and the four rights of an agent on termination. These rights are: entitlement to unpaid commission; entitlement to minimum notice; entitlement […]

Fladgate LLP has advised Aurora Russia Limited (Aurora), the AIM listed private equity fund focused on Russia, on a buyback by way of a tender offer to return £8.25 million to shareholders. The tender offer is being made by Numis Securities. Fladgate corporate partner Neil Vickers advised Aurora and simultaneously acted on the sale of […]

Fladgate LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of capital markets and resources specialist, Neil Vickers. Neil joins from Dentons, where he has been a partner since 1997. Neil has more than 20 years’ experience specialising in international equity capital markets and public and private mergers and acquisitions. His practice focuses, in particular, on oil […]