Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is on call for the Bank of Georgia’s partner company as it defends a Commercial Court claim brought by businessman Roman Pipia. BGEO Group Limited is a company incorporated in the UK that was demerged in May 2018 into the Bank of Georgia and Georgia Capital, which are both listed on the […]
Two of the UK’s largest auditors appear in the courts this week, while the second phase of the Grenfell Tower inquiry also commences. The first dispute on our radar this week will see the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) take on Sports Direct during a two-day hearing in the Court of Appeal, a case that concerns […]
It is an extremely busy week in the courts as a number of big-ticket trials kick off in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang is on hand to defend IBM UK as an insurer sues the technology company for alleged unlawful termination following IBM’s decision to terminate […]
The courts are back in full swing after the Christmas break, with one of the largest cases ever to be heard in the English courts kicking off this week. The most eye-catching dispute concerns an unprecedented case management conference (CMC) in the Commercial Court, with The Danish Customs and Tax Administration v Solo Capital Partners […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is on call for the Bank of Georgia’s partner company as it defends a Commercial Court claim brought by businessman Roman Pipia. BGEO Group Limited is a company incorporated in the UK that was demerged in May 2018 into the Bank of Georgia and Georgia Capital, which are both listed on the […]
Two of the UK’s largest auditors appear in the courts this week, while the second phase of the Grenfell Tower inquiry also commences. The first dispute on our radar this week will see the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) take on Sports Direct during a two-day hearing in the Court of Appeal, a case that concerns […]
It is an extremely busy week in the courts as a number of big-ticket trials kick off in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang is on hand to defend IBM UK as an insurer sues the technology company for alleged unlawful termination following IBM’s decision to terminate […]
The courts are back in full swing after the Christmas break, with one of the largest cases ever to be heard in the English courts kicking off this week. The most eye-catching dispute concerns an unprecedented case management conference (CMC) in the Commercial Court, with The Danish Customs and Tax Administration v Solo Capital Partners […]
As the courts prepare to break for Christmas, there are still important hearings to be heard involving Mishcon de Reya and One Essex Court. Mishcon is acting for Ocado in a one-day application hearing to consider allegations that a Jones Day partner ordered the destruction of documents. Raymond McKeeve is defending allegations of contempt of […]
In October 2018, the journalist and critic of the Saudi Arabian regime Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The international reaction was swift. Dozens of major organisations, including HSBC, Ford and JP Morgan Chase, dropped out of the planned “Davos in the Desert” Saudi investment summit. “We are going […]
It’s a 90-minute train journey to London and two hours from Bristol. At £29 per sq ft, grade A office rents are a third of the average £90 per sq ft City firms pay. And it has an abundance of lawyers. Slowly but steadily, Southampton is slipping into the mid-tier consciousness as a city in […]
Talk of associates losing faith in the partnership track is nowhere to be seen at Addleshaw Goddard, which recently unveiled its largest round to date. The partnership count is currently running at 429 – up 75 per cent from the 245 it housed back in 2019. Those promotions show a firm that is bullish about […]
1 May is a big day for many in the legal industry, not just the thousands of people at Allen & Overy and Shearman who have now combined officially. Scores of lawyers become partners today after a wave of promotions, meaning that also – in the great circle of life – plenty of veterans are […]
The significance of the unstoppable growth of US-headquartered firms in London isn’t solely about jaw-dropping scale, although the size of headcount and revenue at some of these big City beasts is truly head-turning. Notably, several US firms have doubled down on their investment in London of late, and not just Paul Weiss. While the New […]
NatWest’s general counsel – and Linklaters’ former managing partner – Gideon Moore has left the bank after two years, making way for a new chief. Moore has been replaced by NatWest’s litigation general counsel Will Luker. He has worked at the bank since 2003, became litigation general counsel in 2010 and subsequently managed and integrated […]
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has drafted in the former M&A head of Shearman & Sterling’s Italian associate firm to rebuild its transactional capacity in the country. Fabio Fauceglia joins the firm from Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling, bringing with him a team of six lawyers, comprising of counsel Leonardo Pinta and five associates. Fauceglia […]
Clifford Chance has hired a structured finance partner from A&O Shearman after the two firms’ merger last week. Daniel Shurman joins Clifford Chance in London from legacy Allen & Overy, becoming a partner in its derivatives and structured products practice. Emma Matebalavu, global head of financial markets, commented: “Daniel’s appointment is a testament to our commitment to […]
Trainees at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May are among the least likely to use LinkedIn, according to data provided to The Lawyer. Research conducted by TBD Marketing has ranked leading law firms according to how often its trainees use their LinkedIn profiles to write posts ranging from quick career milestones updates to long […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has upped its newly qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries to compete with the US market. NQ salaries have increased from £125,000 to £150,000. There have also been changes to trainee compensation. First-year trainees will see an increase of £6,000 as salaries rise from £50,000 to £56,000. Second-year trainee salaries will increase from £55,000 […]
