And there goes another Scottish independent. McClure Naismith’s decision to call in the administrators in August was the third sad ending of its kind, following Semple Fraser in 2013 and Tods Murray, bought by Shepherd & Wedderburn in 2014.
Virginia Cooper’s colossal battle for 145 UK local authorities that lost money during the Icelandic bank meltdown won her the accolade of Hot 100 in 2012.
Commercial law director of the Government Legal Department Wendy Hardaker combines heading up a 115-strong team across six teams with being a long-distance commuter and carer.
Move of the week Pinsent Masons ’ head of real estate litigation Stuart Wortley has joined Eversheds as a partner in London. Wortley, who was at Pinsents for 19 years, has experience advising clients in complex, high-value property disputes and is a former chairman of the Property Litigation Association. His appointment brings Eversheds’ UK real […]
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Fear of social media-borne reputational damage, cost considerations and judicial pressure are all boosting the uptake of alternative dispute resolution.
Hit hard by the 2008 crisis, Austria’s businesses and law firms have found a variety of ways to adapt to the changed environment.
As GC of one of the ‘big four’ supermarkets, Nick Grant is on the frontline of efforts to help Sainsbury’s see off the competition – a task that has got tougher since the discounters arrived. Agile working is his latest weapon.