In-House News
Nikko AM names chief legal officer ahead of Tokyo IPO
Asia-based fund management group Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has unveiled a new legal head as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO) in Tokyo.
A&O financial institutions chief to take top legal job at Co-op
Allen & Overy (A&O) financial institutions head Alistair Asher is to take the top legal job at the Co-operative Group, starting as group general counsel on 1 July.
Misys chief Kilroy exits for biotech company Genus video
Misys general counsel Tom Kilroy is leaving the software company to join listed biotechnology company Genus next month.
DAC Beachcroft, Weightmans among winners in West Yorkshire joint panel
Kirklees Council has announced the results of a panel review that will support five West Yorkshire councils, appointing 23 firms including Weightmans, DAC Beachcroft and Freeth Cartwright to 10 sub-panels.
NHSLA unveils revamped £400m panel
Berryman Lace Mawer (BLM) has secured new mandates for the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), which today named a new lineup for its £400m clinical negligence and non-clinical negligence legal panels as well as its new regulatory, health and disciplinary panel.
Panel Reviews
DAC Beachcroft, Weightmans among winners in West Yorkshire joint panel
Kirklees Council has announced the results of a panel review that will support five West Yorkshire councils, appointing 23 firms including Weightmans, DAC Beachcroft and Freeth Cartwright to 10 sub-panels.
Lloyds advisers still in limbo over customer-pay panel review
Lloyds Banking Group has still not informed its external advisers about the timescale for its customer-pay panel review, after partners at law firms originally expected the process to kick off earlier this year.
Kingsley Napley and Simmons winners on expanded SRA litigation panel
Kingsley Napley and Simmons & Simmons have won new spots on the SRA’s expanded litigation and legal advice panel, but Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has left the roster.
NHSLA unveils revamped £400m panel
Berryman Lace Mawer (BLM) has secured new mandates for the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), which today named a new lineup for its £400m clinical negligence and non-clinical negligence legal panels as well as its new regulatory, health and disciplinary panel.
Royal Dutch Shell unveils new look panel
Baker & McKenzie, CMS Cameron McKenna and Debevoise & Plimpton are amongst the new firms appointed to Royal Dutch Shell’s revamped legal panel, which consists of more than 150 firms.
In-House Insider
Panel beaters
While half the City enjoys some time off for half-term and Halloween, the world of in-house is not so quiet.
Mind the gap
In London moaning about the tube is a daily past time for most commuters, despite the 150 years of loyal service that the system has given the city. But have those commuters ever untangled their head from the nearest armpit and asked fellow commuters: what of its legal team?

