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Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP

85 FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC4Y 1AE, ENGLAND
Washington DC, St Louis, San Antonio, Riyadh, New York, Munich and 10 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

Within Financial services, tier 4

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP’s Chris Warren-Smith and Lista Cannon have experience in investigations, both in the UK and US. Warren-Smith’s ‘dedication to clients makes him invaluable’. Melanie Ryan is also recommended.

Dispute resolution

Within Banking litigation: investment and retail, tier 5

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP has an especially strong niche in stockbroking and investment management disputes. Recent work includes acting for a West African provider of investment banking services in a dispute with a Nigerian bank regarding repo and FX transactions worth over $80m. Chris Warren-Smith and Melanie Ryan are recommended.

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation

Within International arbitration, tier 5

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP is praised for ‘timely, sophisticated, and useful advice’. David Howell leads the team, and senior associate James Rogers is ‘fantastically responsive’.

Insurance

Within Insurance and reinsurance litigation, tier 6

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP’s Chris Warren-Smith is recommended for his ‘client-handling skills’, and Melanie Ryan for her ‘sheer commitment and approach’. The firm was retained to advise the London insurance market on its Madoff exposures worldwide, with losses exceeding $1bn. The team is on ACE’s panel, and also represents Novae Syndicates and Brit Insurance.

Within Professional negligence Professional negligence

Projects, energy and natural resources

Within Infrastructure, tier 5

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP acted for International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Asian Development Bank on the restructuring of their respective debt financing in Karachi Electric Supply Company, worth a combined $275m.

Within Oil and gas, tier 6

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP advised trophy client the International Finance Corporation on numerous matters including its acquisition of an equity stake in a Middle East oil and gas company.

Within Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables) , tier 4

Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP advised IFC and Asian Development Bank on the restructuring of a $275m debt financing in Karachi Electric Supply Company. Andrew Hart is very active.

Within Private finance initiative (PFI) , tier 5

In 2010, Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP utilised its London experience to advise on PPP matters in the US: The firm advised Meridiam Infrastructure on The Long Beach Court Building PPP, notable as the first non-transport PPP in California.

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  • New era in UK financial services regulation

    The current recession has brought about significant changes in the UK financial services sector, ranging from a hardening of the public’s attitude towards financial institutions to the partial nationalisation of two of the largest banks in the world (at a cost of billions of pounds). The UK’s first coalition government for 70 years is making its mark on financial services regulation by proposing radical reforms to the current regulatory structure. This article summarises the proposed reforms, the reasons behind them and their likely effect.
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  • HOUSING

    In Nzinga Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 the Court of Appeal clarified that in offering a homeless person with alternative temporary accommodation the local authority is obliged to point that if the offer is refused it has discharged its Part VII duties under the Housing Act 1996.
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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

    Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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  • Immigration update May 2012

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