This week the High Court ruled that the UK Government unlawfully awarded Covid-19 contracts to a research firm with ties to Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former chief aide. The news was welcomed by 11KBW’s Patrick Halliday, who challenged cabinet minister Michael Gove on behalf of The Good Law Project (GLP), a non-for-profit campaign organisation. […]
Clyde & Co’s North American and Canadian chair has been elected as the firm’s new senior partner, after former leader Peter Hirst stepped down last year. Montréal-based Carolena Gordon has taken the top job, winning the election against UK partners James Cooper and Chris Murray. Gordon is the first partner from outside the UK to […]
Up first is a case relating to the Malaysian state fund to 1MDB that is at the heart of one of the world’s largest corruption scandals worth $3.5bn. The dispute, which will be heard from Wednesday, concerns the settlement of an arbitration by a consent award. The Malaysian parties, which includes the nation’s minister of […]
39 Essex and Fountain Court have added QCs to their ranks, 4 Pump is scouting new talent, and Doughty Street welcomed backs its founding member as an associate tenant. Here are the five biggest moves from May: Nina Goolamali QC, 39 Essex Chambers 39 Essex Chambers added to its sports law team last month by […]
Womble Bond Dickinson and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan lost out to boutique outfit Clintons in the Court of Appeal this week, in a challenge over the terms of a film contract. The dispute centred around the meaning of ‘return’ in one of the many commercial contracts relating to a film called ‘Starbright’. Under the […]
Emma Himsworth QC (Call: 1993) is often found advising big household brands, having built a reputation for acting in trademark, copyright and passing off disputes. Her latest win was for Nike, in which the High Court rejected Puma’s attempts to block its rival from trademarking the term “footware”. Up against Three New Square’s Douglas Campbell QC […]
Clyde & Co is gearing up to elect its next senior partner, with three partners understood to be running for the position. The Lawyer understands that the race is between three partners: James Cooper, Carolena Gordon and Chris Murray. London-based Cooper, who is chair of the firm’s global insurance practice group and head of its […]
Eversheds Sutherland has revealed it is planning to introduce a hybrid working model in the UK, becoming the latest firm to rethink its approach to office life. According to the firm, subject to government guidelines, staff who meet certain criteria can choose to return to the firm’s UK offices from now until 21 June. Each […]
When Fountain Court’s Tetyana Nesterchuk went to Lady Hale for advice on balancing family life with a busy legal career, the-then Supreme Court Justice simply said: “You can’t have it all.” But a quick glance at Nesterchuk’s CV might suggest otherwise. Ukraine-born Nesterchuk has been able to build a broad commercial and public law practice, […]
Law firms need to be aware of the social media influencers that work for them.
The Supreme Court has launched a paid internship for aspiring lawyers from underrepresented communities at the Bar, in which eight participants will observe cases, shadow judicial assistants and discuss legal arguments with justices. The five-day pilot, which is run in partnership with diversity charity Bridging the Bar (BTB), is the first ever work experience programme […]
Greek mythology, the Bible and Shakespeare all make much of the sins of the father being visited on the child. However, for parent companies at least, that may no longer be the case following the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell. At The Lawyer’s latest roundtable, Stephenson Harwood partners Ed Davis […]