7 Jan 2013
The Lawyer
Merrill Lynch v Comune di Firenze; UBS v Comune di Firenze; Dexia Crediop v Comune di Firenze
(1) Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd v Comune di Firenze; (2) UBS Ltd v Comune di Firenze; (3) Dexia Crediop SpA v Comune di Firenze
AADB v Deloitte
The Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board v (1) Deloitte LLP and Maghsoud Einollahi
Ali Dizaei v Metropolitan Police & Ors
Ali Dizaei v Metropolitan Police Service & Ors
Another year of major litigation
Welcome to our first print edition of The Lawyer for 2013: and as always, we kick off the year with our pick of the top cases.
AstraZeneca Insurance v XL Insurance & Ace Bermuda Insurance
AstraZeneca Insurance Company Ltd v XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd and Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd
Bang to human rights
Government’s plan to introduce a UK Bill of Rights could have hit a wall
Brachers
Tim Robinson was promoted from head of practice management to chief operating officer at Brachers in May 2012, having joined the firm in 2006. Robinson is a qualified chartered secretary and spent six years in the TV and video production industry, another year in the private further education sector and a further 24 in the legal market. He has worked at Cartwright Cunningham Haselgrove, Williams Davies Meltzer, Simons Muirhead & Burton, Dawsons and Heald Mellows.
CF Partners v Barclays & Tricorona
CF Partners (UK) LLP v Barclays Bank plc & Tricorona AB
Changing Romania
Romania’s political feuding is not helping the economy, as a much-needed IMF loan hangs in the balance
Cohen & Stephen (Liquidators of Rangers FC) & Ors v Collyer Bristow
Cohen & Stephen (The Liquidators of Rangers FC) & Ors v Collyer Bristow
Constantin Medien v Bernie Ecclestone & Ors
Constantin Medien v (1) Bernie Ecclestone, (2) Stephen Mullens, (3) Bambino Holdings Ltd, (4) Gerhard Gribkowsky
Continental Capital Markets v GFI Holdings & Ors
Continental Capital Markets SA v GFI Holdings Ltd & Ors
Freshfields' trip
Latest M&A data puts Freshfields ahead of Linklaters on the global stage
GDF Suez v Teesside Power Holdings& Ors
GDF Suez International Holdings BV and GdF International SAS v Teesside Power Holdings, Western Power Investments, South Wales TPL Investments, Cargill Financial Markets, ELQ Investors
Graisley Properties & Ors v Barclays Bank
Graisley Properties Ltd & Ors v Barclays Bank plc
Harbinger Capital v Independent Valuer of Northern Rock; HM Treasury
Harbinger Capital Partners v (1) Andrew Caldwell (as the Independent Valuer of Northern Rock plc); (2) HM Treasury
Interflora v Marks and Spencer; Flowers Direct Online
(1) Interflora, Inc (2) Interflora British Unit v (1) Marks and Spencer plc (2) Flowers Direct Online Ltd
Inventing a reason to be cheerful
As far as business is concerned, the EU-wide patent system may not be the boon it’s cracked up to be
IP IPCom v HTC and IPCom v Nokia
IPCom v HTC and IPCom v Nokia
Law helps Brazil to grow up
Jersey ruling is a welcome step towards tackling the blight of corruption in Brazilian politics
Lessened by letter of the law?
Law school sends letter to prospective vacation scheme firms marking out 2:2 students
London Underground v Freshfields; Herbert Smith
London Underground Ltd v (1) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; (2) Herbert Smith
Madoff Securities v Stephen Raven & Ors
Madoff Securities International Ltd v (1) Stephen Ernest John Raven; (2) Leon Flax; (3) Christopher Dale; (4) Philip John Toop; (5) Malcolm Stevenson; (6) Peter Madoff; (7) Mark Madoff; (8) Andrew Madoff; (9) Sonja Kohn; (10) Erko Incorporated; and (11) Tecno Development & Research Ltd
Manmohan Varma v Mittal
Manmohan Varma v Mr Lakshimi Mittal
Monckton silk seals victory for Iceland in Icesave compensation case
Monckton Chambers’ Tim Ward QC won the day for Iceland as the Court of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) this week cleared the country’s government of breaking European banking laws by failing to guarantee minimum levels of compensation for UK and Dutch customers of defunct bank Icesave.
Moves: 7 January 2013
Paul Reddy
Ndiku Mutua & Ors v Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ndiku Mutua & Ors v Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
Opening the route to Burma
Foreign investors are looking keenly at the Burmese market but the legal infrastructure still needs some work
Patent by numbers
A single patent court system for Europe and the high-profile ‘phone wars’ are putting IP at the heart of clients’ business strategies
Prepare for 2013 with client help
Tough markets mean firms need to be more in tune with their clients and their needs in order to survive
R (UK Uncut Legal Action Ltd) v HMRC
R (UK Uncut Legal Action Ltd) v HMRC
Steppe ladder
A fascination with Russia since the 1990s has paid off for Jeffrey McGhie, now group GC at Russian telecoms giant VimpelCom
The Top 20 Cases 2013
This promises to be a bumper season in the courts, so here’s our selection of the bust-ups to watch
Thomas Hicks; George Gillett & Ors v Martin Broughton & Ors
(1) Thomas Hicks; (2) George Gillett; (3) Kop Football (Cayman) Ltd; (4) Kop Football (Holdings) Ltd; (5) Kop Football Ltd v The Royal Bank Of Scotland plc and (1) Kop Football (Cayman) Ltd; (2) Thomas Hicks; (3) George Gillett; (4) UKSV Holdings Company Ltd; (5) NESV I LLC; (6) Kop Football Ltd; (7) Kop Football (Holdings) Ltd and (8) Kop Investment LLC v (1) Martin Broughton; (2) Christian Purslow & Ian Ayre
Tiger eyes reform
Singapore’s legal leaders outline 2013 initiatives to further liberalise the market
Torre Asset Funding v RBS
Torre Asset Funding v RBS
