Press releases

Ioanna Vitta to present at the Cyprus Shipping Chamber on Bills of Lading & Letters of Indemnity

13 Feb 18 Contributor: Ioanna Vitta

Thomas Cooper Shipping Partner, Ioanna Vitta will be presenting at the Cyprus Shipping Chamber…

Celso de Azevedo to speak at Infoline’s Cyber Insurance 2018 Conference

12 Feb 18 Contributor: Celso de Azevedo

Celso de Azevedo will be speaking at Infoline’s Cyber Insurance 2018 Conference…

Client Choice Awards 2018

08 Feb 18 Contributor: Ioanna Vitta

Congratulations to Ioanna Vitta who has been named the winner…

Frosty reception to lifting of Winter Olympics drug bans

01 Feb 18 Contributors: James Severn, Alex Brooks

A little more than a week prior to the start of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”)…

The direct action of the effective carrier against the sender in case of non-payment of freight – the sender as new guarantor of the payment

31 Jan 18 Contributor: Maria Vidal

On 24 November 2017 the Spanish Supreme Court issued judgment no. 644/17 in a case relating to a road transport contract…

Thomas Cooper act in transfer of Lois Diony to Bristol City

25 Jan 18 Contributor: James Severn

James Severn, partner and joint head of the Thomas Cooper sports team…

Case Law Update: Reasonable Endeavours

15 Jan 18 Contributor: James Severn

It is not uncommon for a party to undertake in a contract that it will use its “reasonable endeavours” to procure a particular outcome…

A guide to the FIFA rules on the international transfer of minors

02 Jan 18 Contributors: James Severn, William Wilson

The January transfer window is now upon us. Managers and clubs will be working hard to make improvements to their squads…

Transfer requests and signing-on fees in the premier league and football league

19 Dec 17 Contributor: James Severn

Signing-on fees are a well-known part of the football landscape and are a feature of many domestic and international transfers…

Juan Alegre & Bernardo Ruiz Lima selected for the Spanish Best Lawyers List 2018

13 Dec 17 Contributors: Juan Alegre, Bernardo Ruiz Lima

Thomas Cooper partners, Juan Alegre and Bernardo Ruiz Lima have been selected…