In Court this Week: stakes, suspicion and shares
We preview the most significant cases to be heard in court over the next seven days.
In Court this Week: covenants, casinos and cars
After a tumultuous week in British politics that saw Theresa May lose one, win one and gain not very much in the process, we cast our minds ahead to the upcoming cases shaping the nation. At 10.30 this morning, former figure skater and investment banker Mary-Caroline Tillman continues her intense battle with former employer recruitment […]
EXCLUSIVE: In court this week – Brexit, betting and (anti)bodies
Starting today, The Lawyer will be previewing the biggest, most critical cases coming through the English courts on a weekly basis. Today (Monday 14 January) marks the new term in the English courts and this week sees major cases involving Brexit, betting and anti-bodies. But before all of that, the High Court welcomes a new judge to […]
Addleshaws and Fountain Court to defend £100m claim against RBS
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has turned to Addleshaw Goddard and Fountain Court to defend it against a claim which could rise to as much as £100m from a property developer who alleges he was targeted by the bank’s restructuring arm. Developer Oliver Morley alleges that RBS’ Global Restructuring Group (GRG) placed him under […]
In Court This Week: Pinsents, Akin Gump, Fieldfisher and Freshfields
In Court this Week: stakes, suspicion and shares
We preview the most significant cases to be heard in court over the next seven days.
In Court this Week: covenants, casinos and cars
After a tumultuous week in British politics that saw Theresa May lose one, win one and gain not very much in the process, we cast our minds ahead to the upcoming cases shaping the nation. At 10.30 this morning, former figure skater and investment banker Mary-Caroline Tillman continues her intense battle with former employer recruitment […]
EXCLUSIVE: In court this week – Brexit, betting and (anti)bodies
Starting today, The Lawyer will be previewing the biggest, most critical cases coming through the English courts on a weekly basis. Today (Monday 14 January) marks the new term in the English courts and this week sees major cases involving Brexit, betting and anti-bodies. But before all of that, the High Court welcomes a new judge to […]
Addleshaws and Fountain Court to defend £100m claim against RBS
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has turned to Addleshaw Goddard and Fountain Court to defend it against a claim which could rise to as much as £100m from a property developer who alleges he was targeted by the bank’s restructuring arm. Developer Oliver Morley alleges that RBS’ Global Restructuring Group (GRG) placed him under […]
Bird & Bird’s digital focus pays dividends with positive half-year results
Bird & Bird‘s turnover has risen 12 per cent in the first half of the 2018/19 financial year, shooting from €177m last year to €197m. Profit before tax also grew considerably by 15 per cent from to €52m to €59m during the period. The results were released alongside the firm’s LLPs, which showed changes in the firm’s board, led […]
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Penningtons Manches Cooper records modest growth in pre-merger year
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s revenue has risen to nearly £80m while profits have taken a hit, in the firm’s second year as a member of the UK top 50. Over 2018/19, the firm saw slower growth compared to its previous two financial years, when both revenue and profit saw double-digit growth. Revenue rose 4.5 per cent, […]
The speed read: in-house fluidity; US firm office moves; and a poison pen at Doughty Street
Deep into August and the City is quiet as partners take a well-earned break drinking wine in Provence, sunning themselves on a Greek island or, in the case of one out-of-office reply we received this morning, “sailing round Alaska.” Nevertheless, the news does keep coming… The in-house market has rarely been this fluid The repercussions […]
Magic circle and US firms lead on Hasbro £4bn entertainment deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Mayer Brown have advised on US toy maker Hasbro’s £3.3bn ($4bn) acquisition of UK-listed Entertainment One. Canadian media and entertainment company Entertainment One, or eOne, is the owner of film and television titles such as children’s cartoons Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, through its family division. Through its […]
Firms set to lose out as Alibaba postpones its HK capital-raising
The delay in China’s biggest e-commerce company public listing in Hong Kong could see the longstanding advisers for Alibaba lose out on fees for a £16m capital-raising. The Alibaba Group announced early in the week that it would delay its IPO process in Hong Kong due to the protests that have swept the Asian corporate […]
Covington begins search for new London HQ as lease end nears
Covington & Burling is on the hunt for new office space in London as its lease edges closer to an end, The Lawyer understands. According to sources in the market, the US firm has kicked off the search ahead of its lease end in 2021. While no shortlist of potential locations is currently available, the […]
A&O, Linklaters and Weil in line for £12m payout on Cobham’s sale to US PE group
Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Weil Gotshal & Manges are set to scoop nearly £12m for their work on the £4bn takeover of Cobham, one of Britain’s biggest defence and aerospace companies, if the controversial deal goes ahead. US private equity company Advent International offered to buy Cobham, known for its air-to-air refueling technology, at the end […]