SJ Berwin acted for Wellington Square Development Company following its successful bid for a £37.4m project to redevelop Stockton-on-Tees town centre. The firm advised on a tranche of financing, planning and lease agreements with retailers situated on the site. Property partner Tom O'Grady acted with a team of three. The Bank of Scotland, which documented the financing agreement, was advised by Kingsford Stacey Blackwell. Addleshaw Booth & Co acted for Stockton Borough Council.
Chambers closures show a healthy bar
Jonathan Hirst QC analyses the reasons behind the recent spate of chambers dissolutions. Jonathan Hirst QC is chairman of the Bar Council. Recent months have seen a steady flow of public announcements reporting chambers’ mergers, dissolutions and new start-ups. Comparisons are made with a supposedly golden age when barristers joined their chambers after pupillage and […]
