Hot 100 career quiz: Hexcel’s regional GC Terra Potter
“The wisest thing anyone ever said to me? ‘You must never assume that the person instructing you has any idea what they’re talking about’.”
The speed read: US firms check City piggy banks; GCs are ready for your pitches; and Links gears up for Silk Street exit
US financials are arriving – and they show for some firms the City is a bumpy ride. The latest financial results show mixed fortunes for US firms in London. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld posted revenue growth of 1 per cent in the City for 2019. The London office’s revenue was $125m last year, […]
No5 barrister leads defence in high-profile case following burglary at F1 heiress’s home
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been instructed to lead the defence in a burglary case following a raid on an heiress’s home in which £50m worth of jewellery is believed to have been stolen. Earl Pinnock is defending a mother and son who have been charged over a burglary at the home of Tamara […]
Prosecution counsel sees rapist jailed
Talbir Singh, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, has successfully prosecuted the case against a violent rapist who also beat up his victim in the attack. Grant Mountford, 28, of Victoria Avenue, Bignall End, was handed a 15-year extended prison sentence after the jury at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court convicted him of rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm […]
Richard Grimshaw successful in appeal
Richard Grimshaw appeared for the Claimant/Respondent in an appeal concerning the refusal by a district judge to grant relief from sanctions to the Defendant/Appellant in a moderately high value and complex clinical negligence case. The Defendant applied for an extension of time to serve a witness statement from a clinician after the deadline for exchanging […]
Hot 100 career quiz: Eversheds’ Konexo chief Graham Richardson
“Whenever I met my CEO he would always ask what I had done this month to go out of my comfort zone? I still assess myself today against his test. It works.”
The speed read: green offices; Skadden refreshes; and Stewarts’ rapid rise
Lateral hiring cranked up a notch this week, while sustainability was also on the agenda. Skadden gets back on the lateral market to fill its openings Skadden this week added one more partner to its London office, meaning it will have 30 partners in Canary Wharf soon (and 31 when Simon Toms joins from Allen […]
Ian Bridge represents motorist cleared of causing death by careless driving
A motorist defended by counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been cleared of charges relating to the deaths of two people in a road traffic accident. PC James Dixon and 91-year-old Gladys Goodwin were fatally injured in Wargrave, Berkshire, in December 2017. Ian Bridge represented Agne Jasulaitiene, 36, from Crowthorne, who was found not guilty […]
QC and barrister at No5 defend man acquitted in gang murder trial
Two advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers defended a man acquitted over a gang-related killing which saw three others found guilty of murder. David Mason QC and Simon Hunka acted for Kyle Kinchen, 19, who was found not guilty of murder following a six-week trial at Warwick Crown Court over the death of Emmanuel Lukenga, 21, […]
Christopher Hopkins and Colin Banham successfully defend Metropolitan Police officers accused of racism, bullying and harassment
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully defended two male Metropolitan Police officers (Officers “A” and “B”) accused of discriminating against another officer (Officer “C”) on grounds of her race, and engaging in behaviour amounting to bullying and harassment of the same officer over a six-month period. The allegations included that officers A and B […]
Hot 100 career quiz: Mishcon partner Susannah Kintish
In the first in our series profiling members of 2020’s Hot 100 we meet Mishcon de Reya’s Susannah Kintish.
The JLD blog | Who Cares Wins: environmental, social and governance 15 years on
In the current environmentally conscious climate, it seems appropriate to describe ESG (environmental, social and governance) responsibilities as the new CSR (corporate social responsibility) – and the primary policy focus for law firms to incorporate into the day-to-day running of their business. This note explores what ESG involves in relation to the environmental piece, how […]