Weil Gotshal & Manges is losing a finance partner to Paul Hastings, which has been ramping up its recruitment in this area. The Lawyer understands that Morgan Bale is the latest to make the move, having spent nearly 25 years at Weil. He will join Paul Hastings on 12 December. Bale was given the nod […]
The litigation funding market might not be as strong as it appears on the surface
We’re back with the latest episode of The Lawyer podcast. This week, has the music stopped for leveraged finance? Deputy editor Rachel Moloney joins editor Catrin Griffiths to assess what the recession is doing to all those expensive hires. Litigation editor Christian Smith talks about lawyers’ obligations and the SRA’s new guidance on SLAPPs – […]
Here’s a rundown by litigation reporters Annabel Tinson and Maria Ward-Brennan on the new weekly content on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, which started in October 2022. As Litigation Tracker subscribers already know, on Monday, In court this week comes out, which details some of the most interesting cases hitting the courts that week. On Wednesday, Claim Spotter is released, which looks […]
Iberian firm Cuatrecasas took home the top prize last night at The Lawyer’s European Awards, in a ceremony held at the Hilton Bankside Hotel, which celebrated the very best of the European legal market. The evening reserved special thought for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion of the country earlier this year. Special praise was reserved for […]
Following a contested election, Clifford Chance has elected a new senior partner to succeed Jeroen Ouwehand. The former head of Clifford Chance’s capital markets practice, Adrian Cartwright, has been elected to the role for four years. His term starts in January 2023. Ouwehand has been in the role for four years, but would have been […]
Environmental utility infrastructure company Pennon Group has hired Andrew Garard as its new general counsel (GC) and company secretary. He joins the group from international aerospace and defence engineering company Meggitt, where he has spent the last three years as group GC and director of corporate affairs. Garard began his career in private practice, with […]
Charitable housing association Coastline Housing is suing Capsticks for negligence, seeking £170,540 in damages. The former client, which has called on Stephens Scown to file the claim, alleges that Capsticks “failed to act with a reasonable skill” in connection with the development of 26 affordable homes at a site in Cornwall. Capsticks has called on […]
26 November 13:00 QIA London withdrawal on the cards Significant news broke over the weekend that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country’s sovereign wealth fund valued at around $450bn, is set to review its investment in London. The QIA said that this was due to Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to ban Qatari adverts […]
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Bitcoin back in court as man who claims to be crypto creator appeals case Cryptocurrency is back in the spotlight this week as Tulip Trading, a Seychelles-based company, has appealed a decision in its case against Bitcoin Association. Back in March, Tulip Trading (whose CEO is Craig Wright – the man who claims to be […]
Foot Anstey has been called upon in a dispute involving a software designer who has accused several businesses of stealing a product idea he had developed for the care industry. Software designer Anthony Gifford, the original claimant in the dispute, assigned his claim to Henderson & Jones, a litigation funder specialising in purchasing and pursuing […]
A swathe of claims, brought by Leigh Day and Pogust Goodhead, is piling up against prominent car manufacturers and authorised English dealerships as the fallout over the “dieselgate” emissions scandal continues. In the past week, Leigh Day and Pogust Goodhead have filed 22 claims against brands including BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Mercedes, Nissan, Porsche, Renault, Volvo […]
This week we have seen Pinsent Masons secure a win for a Qatari skeikh and Freeths has good news as a €10m claim against its client Dawsongroup is dropped.
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