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A busy week at the High Court is headlined by Deutsche Bank’s protracted claim against Unitech Global which originally made The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014. The case kicked off as a Libor dispute and was expected to set precedents over whether companies can avoid paying back debts based on manipulated rates. Deutsche Bank’s […]
This week’s headline case sees Leigh Day turn to Brick Court Chambers on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) amid mounting political tensions between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia in one of The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases of 2019. Leigh Day partner Rosa Curling is instructing Brick Court silk Martin Chamberlain QC and […]
A complex insurance case leads the way in this week’s court hearings with Hogan Lovells instructing 3 Verulam Buildings for reinsurance business Awbury Technical Solutions. The dispute arises from a structured finance deal Awbury had looked to complete with finance company Karson Management. During the course of the deal, Awbury and Karson entered into a […]
This week, Hewlett-Packard begins its battle against two of Autonomy’s former directors, while the Ministry of Defence prepares to defend itself in a medical negligence case brought by a serviceman’s family. The first major case starting today is Autonomy & Ors v Lynch and Hussein. Sitting in the Chancery Division, this case will run for […]
A busy week at the High Court is headlined by Deutsche Bank’s protracted claim against Unitech Global which originally made The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014. The case kicked off as a Libor dispute and was expected to set precedents over whether companies can avoid paying back debts based on manipulated rates. Deutsche Bank’s […]
This week’s headline case sees Leigh Day turn to Brick Court Chambers on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) amid mounting political tensions between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia in one of The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases of 2019. Leigh Day partner Rosa Curling is instructing Brick Court silk Martin Chamberlain QC and […]
A complex insurance case leads the way in this week’s court hearings with Hogan Lovells instructing 3 Verulam Buildings for reinsurance business Awbury Technical Solutions. The dispute arises from a structured finance deal Awbury had looked to complete with finance company Karson Management. During the course of the deal, Awbury and Karson entered into a […]
This week, Hewlett-Packard begins its battle against two of Autonomy’s former directors, while the Ministry of Defence prepares to defend itself in a medical negligence case brought by a serviceman’s family. The first major case starting today is Autonomy & Ors v Lynch and Hussein. Sitting in the Chancery Division, this case will run for […]
Ashurst has launched a graduate scheme within its New Law legal operations division, Ashurst Advance. The firm has named the scheme the Ashurst Advance Pathway Programme, or Pathway. Graduates selected for it will have the opportunity to train in areas such as legal operations, legal project management, legal technology and legal process improvement. The Pathway […]
The question remains as to whether becoming publicly listed is a significant benefit for firms
More and more Independent firms are actively looking a merger or acquisition
Activity levels in the High Court returned to normal levels in 2021 and that’s a positive sign for litigators’ resilience
Innovation projects need long-term investment to avoid becoming vanity projects
US connections with Macfarlanes and other UK firms prove to be crucial in dealmaking
The arrival of a three-strong PE team from Vinson & Elkins comes at a moment of readjustment for Sidley’s London office.
The following is a table of mergers and acquisitions made by law firms over the years.
Phillip Morris’ assistant general counsel for trademarks, copyright and design will be standing down at the end of Feburary after working more than nine years at the company. Barry Gerber joined Phillip Morris in 2012 and is responsible for leading the team’s trademarks, copyright and design. He also oversees the clearance, registration and enforcement work […]
Dentons has lost a corporate partner duo to Eversheds Sutherland, including its former global chair of its insurance group. Martin Mankabady has made the move from Dentons to Eversheds along with fellow partner Adriana Cotter. Mankabady, who led Dentons’ insurance group, had been at the firm for over six years, having joined from Clyde & […]
Kirkland & Ellis is strengthening the secondaries element of its London investment funds practice with the hire of a partner from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Partner Aleksander Bakic has joined Kirkland after three years at Akin Gump. He was previously at O’Melveny & Myers and advises private equity fund sponsors across multiple alternative […]
Tesco Bank has promoted from within, ahead of the departure of its legal director and company secretary. Michael Mustard is set to leave his role in February this year, with Fiona Burden, the bank’s current head of legal, taking the helm. Mustard has spent more than seven years in the business after joining in 2014. […]
The first pass rates of the Solicitors Qualification Exam (SQE) have been revealed. The students who sat the first-ever SQE1 exam in November received their results yesterday, with just over half – 53 per cent – receiving the good news that they had passed. Some 1,090 candidates, including 27 solicitor apprentices, took the exam across […]
