Law firms Freshfields and HFW criticised by Takeover Panel for breaching rules in Bumi transaction Legal Business · 5 November 2015 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Freshfields HFW In a rare step, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have been publicly criticised by the UK Takeover Panel for breaching its code of conduct when advising on the formation of a multibillion-dollar Indonesian coal group.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryFreshfields and Hengeler take European SpaceX mandates as US IPO taps EU retail investors for first timeLaw firmsWill Lewallen11 Jun 2026‘Dealing with critical events is in our DNA’ – HFW makes the case for quiet expertise in a world of crisesLaw firmsTom Cox8 Jun 2026Five firms ordered in for Uber’s €10bn Delivery Hero bidLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Jun 2026London duo get the nod as Baker McKenzie promotes 47 to partnershipLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Ashurst seals decade of growth as soaring PEP clears £1.5m in final results before Perkins Coie mergerLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Leading UK and US trio advise as easyJet grounds £4.7bn Castlelake approachLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves22 Jun 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025