In Court this Week: stakes, suspicion and shares
We preview the most significant cases to be heard in court over the next seven days.
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We preview the most significant cases to be heard in court over the next seven days.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Register nowThe Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC), in its recent decision in the matter of M/s Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v State of Uttar Pradesh [(Civil Appeal No 10873 of 2018 along with Civil Appeal No 10874 of 2018)] (Appeals) held that a borrower can prefer an application under Section 17 (1) of the Securitization […]
By Anthony Partridge, Fraser Allister The Cayman Islands’ Formal Validity of Wills (Persons Dying Abroad) Law, 2018 came into effect on 1 February 2019. The law is important to people who own shares in Cayman Islands companies or have interests in Cayman Islands investment funds for example, and offers far greater flexibility for international clients who wish […]
In a legal first, Brexit prevents High Court from clarifying if it has jurisdiction in a human rights claim against the EU. The Kosovo victims of serious human rights abuses from two decades ago bring damages claims against the EU. On 13 February 2019 the High Court in the case of Tomanovic v EU [2019] […]
By James Foster, Courtney Rothery We have authored the inaugural UAE chapter in the annual Guide to Litigation Funding published by Law Business Research (part of the “Getting the Deal Through” series). This is the third edition of the global survey of the law and practice of litigation funding. With the third-party funding of litigation and arbitration […]
By Patrice Benoit, Geneviève Cloutier On February 4, 2019, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released its decision in the matter of Callidus Capital Corporation and al. v. 9354-9186 Québec Inc. (formerly Bluberi Gaming Technologies Inc.). With the increase in third party litigation funding, we are now seeing it being used in the insolvency context and the Court of […]
We preview the most significant cases to be heard in court over the next seven days.
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 […]
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 […]
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 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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Find out moreCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has expanded the reach of its in-house startup accelerator to about 20 countries, expecting to engage 150 startups worldwide by the end of the year. The programme, dubbed CMS EquIP, provides startups and businesses at various stages of development access to potential investors and discounted legal support from the firm’s fee-earners. […]
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is to move from its City home in Dashwood House to 100 Bishopsgate when the building is completed. The firm’s London head Greg Petrick has set out a gauntlet for growth, with the US firm taking enough space for 120 lawyers in the new building. The London headcount is currently at […]
Flybmi has become the latest airline to enter into administration, with the company citing Brexit uncertainty as one of the main reasons for its collapse. DWF is acting for the administrators BDO, with a team led by Leeds-based associate partner Matthew Brown. The airline cancelled all flights over the weekend with immediate effect. DWF is understood to […]
In a move that furthers the UK firm’s reach on the West Coast, Taylor Wessing has entered into a non-exclusive joint relationship agreement with California’s Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. The relationship, which is not exclusive, means Taylor Wessing and Wilson Sonsini can support each other on life sciences and tech deals in particular. Some […]
Former Linklaters marketing head Frank Mellish has agreed to destroy documents shared between him and the firm, in relation to matters he said would expose “the ongoing struggle [the firm] has with women in the workplace”.
After identifying London and New York as key offices for expansion, King & Spalding has revealed that City turnover increased by 12 per cent to over $48m in 2018. King & Spalding’s City figures have been up and down in the last few years, with turnover rising 14 per cent over 2015 only to fall […]
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