Asides from developing their practices, another priority for the 101 barristers who made silk this year will be inspiring the next generation of advocate stars. Following on from last week’s interview, we spoke to some of the new QCs about the advice they’d give to those looking for a career at the Bar. Victoria Windle […]
A former arbitration partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has joined 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) Barristers as a junior tenant. Patrick Heneghan left the partnership at Skadden in 2015 to assist Sir William Blackburne in his appellate role in relation to complaints concerning the Global Restructuring Group at RBS. He will now join […]
The High Court has condemned Fieldfisher for its restricted disclosure of WhatsApp messages in PrivatBank’s long-running battle against two Ukrainian oligarchs. Mr Justice Trower found “there has been or may have been a failure adequately to comply with an order for extended disclosure” due to the narrow approach adopted by billionaire Igor Valeryevich Kolomoisky and […]
There were plenty of moves at the Bar last month, with Twenty Essex gaining two new additions and two leaving Temple Garden Chambers. Stuart Catchpole QC (Silk: 2002), Atkin Chambers Stuart Catchpole joined Atkin Chambers after almost 34 years at 39 Essex Chambers. Most of Catchpole’s practice focuses on litigation, arbitration and mediations in the […]
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of CIS General Insurance, awarding damages of over £80m in a dispute with technology giant IBM. The dispute relates to a failed IT project, purchased by CIS from IBM. In 2017, following delays, IBM purported to terminate the contract after a failure by CIS to pay an […]