A busy week at the High Court is headlined by Deutsche Bank’s protracted claim against Unitech Global which originally made The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014.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A busy week at the High Court is headlined by Deutsche Bank’s protracted claim against Unitech Global which originally made The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014.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 […]
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McDermott Will & Emery is building up its City restructuring practice with the hire of Proskauer’s European restructuring head. Mark Fennessy joins McDermott as head of restructuring in London with fellow restructuring lawyer Sunay Radia, who joins as a partner. Fennessy spent eight years at Proskauer where he specialised in all areas of contentious and […]
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s City revenue is now within touching distance of the $150m mark, after double-digit growth in the office. The firm has posted a rise of 19 per cent from $125m to $149m in London. Globally turnover was up 6.5 per cent to $1.209bn from $1.135bn. The biggest global jump was in […]
Allen & Overy wants to increase collaboration between its lawyers and participants of incubator Fuse, while also expecting to run a “hybrid model” of working once a new cohort of start-ups are chosen. The incubator of the magic circle firm is set to start taking applications for its fifth cohort, with both emerging and established […]
Two of Irwin Mitchell’s most highly-regarded employment partners are to launch their own firm, adding to the blossoming number of boutiques in the City. Shazia Khan and Emilie Cole will go it alone as ColeKhan LLP from 2 May 2021. The pair had previously worked together at Bindmans before moving to Irwin Mitchell in 2018, […]
Taylor Wessing has amended its eligibility rules to enable staff to take career breaks and sabbaticals sooner than usual, in response to the third national lockdown. The firm has removed its usual two-year continuous service eligibility for people wishing to take up these unpaid options, as firms continue to think of ways to support staff […]
Goodwin is eyeing up Sidley Austin’s private equity grouping again, with a number of associates set to join a partner team led by Christian Iwasko and Erik Dahl, The Lawyer understands. Goodwin is thought to be hiring up to six associates from Sidley’s private equity team after Goodwin brought in a partner group spearheaded by […]
