Kate Moore, senior legal adviser to the Investors' Compensation Scheme (ICS) for more than six years, has resigned to join the financial services team of Big Six accountancy firm KPMG. Investors in collapsed retirement advisory firm Knight Williams blame Moore for delays in settlement of their compensation claims, according to a report in The Times, 9 january, but ICS denies this was the reason for her departure.
Uria & Menendez looks to build Franco-German link in Brussels
Leading Spanish firm Uria & Menendez is negotiating with the Brussels offices of French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel and Austro-German firm Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Laber to combine their EU law practices in the city. Rodrigo Uria, senior partner, said initial soundings from Gide and Bruckhaus Westrick were positive although the new arrangement would not involve […]