Donald Stewart of Pinsent Curtis, London, advised Firestone Diamonds, a UK-based diamond mining company, in its acquisition of exploration rights over a property on the Atlantic Coast of Namaqualand, South Africa. Sonnenburg Hoffman and Galombik’s Lawrence Hellman acted on the South African side.

Finers acted for Ocean Village Holdings in the sale of Canute’s Pavillion, a leisure and retail property in Southampton for £4.5m. Melvyn Orton led the team. Simon Taylor of Edge Ellison acted for Wilson Bowden Properties, the purchaser of the lease.