Focus is a regular newsletter produced by Trinity which we hope our clients and contacts will find useful and of interest. It features news items and articles relevant to the firm’s areas of practice as well as ‘Legalese’, a column which attempts to explain legal jargon and concepts in a user-friendly way. If you have any comments in relation to Focus or suggestions for features, please feel free to contact us.

Trinity News

Introduction Welcome to the April 2012 edition of Focus. In our main article this month we take a look at the impact of the Eurozone crisis on transactions taking place in Africa.  The article was written by our newest Associate, … More

Legalease – guarantees by email?

Under English law, in order to make a guarantee enforceable, it must be in writing and signed by the guarantor (or an authorised signatory on behalf of the guarantor). In its 9th March 2012 judgement, the Court of Appeal confirmed … More

The Eurozone storm in Africa

© 2012 Financier Worldwide Limited. Permission to use this reprint has been granted by the publisher.   The break-up of the eurozone is no longer a taboo topic. Whilst the news headlines at the moment indicate that Greece has accepted … More

Trinity News

Welcome to the January 2012 edition of Focus and Happy New Year from Trinity. We are delighted to welcome to the Trinity team two new members of the team.  Cam Brockie joins us from McDermott Will & Emery where he was … More

Article – Fraudulent misrepresentation / rescinding a share purchase agreement

Fraudulent misrepresentation and rescission of a share purchase agreement The case earlier this year of Erlson Precision Holdings Ltd v Hampson Industries plc highlighted a key issue for sellers in relation to disclosure and the temptation to conceal bad news from a … More

Legalese – the complicated world of sanctions

Libya, Syria, Iran ­ the role of national and international sanctions has serious and profound impacts on project financings in affected countries.  We take a moment to take a very brief overview of the different types of sanctions that are … More

Part 4 of 4: South Africa

Introduction In this special edition of Focus, we finish our look at anti-corruption legislation in Africa. In this fourth and final part of the series, we consider South Africa with the assistance of Bowman Gilfillan in Johannesburg.  South Africa has … More

Introduction

Welcome to the August 2010 edition of Focus. We are enjoying a busy summer at Trinity, working on existing and new transactions in various emerging markets. We are working on three transactions in Ghana and are approaching the closing of … More

Introduction

As we head for the end of 2010, we are pleased to say that activity in the various emerging markets we focus on, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, has increased noticeably. The continued interest in renewable energy has fuelled much of … More

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the February edition of Focus, our first edition of 2011. The 6th of February marked the fifth anniversary of Trinity’s incorporation and I’m glad to say that we had two reasons to celebrate this February. Our first cause … More