HBJ suffers for its artThere is no doubt about the story of the day. Yesterday (4 October) police raided the Glasgow office of HBJ Gateley Wareing to seize a stolen Leonardo Da Vinci painting thought to be worth £30m (see story). 05-Oct-07HBJ suffers for its art There is no doubt about the story of the […]
HBJ Gateley Wareing Glasgow corporate partner Calum Jones has appeared on petition at Dumfries Sheriff Court charged with conspiracy to rob and extort money. The lawyer was arrested by Dumfries and Galloway police yesterday (4 October) in a raid organised to recover a stolen Leonardo da Vinci painting worth £30m. The painting was seized at […]
Former solicitor general Ross Cranston QC of 3 Verulam Buildings and recorder Gerald Barling QC of Brick Court chambers have been appointed to the bench. Both Barling and Cranston are to join the High Court in the Queen’s Bench Division. Barling, who was called to the bar in 1972, took silk in 1991 and was […]
The police raided the Glasgow office of HBJ Gateley Wareing yesterday (4 October) for a £30m stolen Leonardo da Vinci painting and arrested one of the firm’s partners. Glasgow-based corporate partner Calum Jones was taken away by Dumfries and Galloway Police along with three men from Lancashire. The police moved to intercept a meeting at […]
Offshore giant Appleby has expanded its Jersey-based corporate and commercial practice with the appointment of two lawyers. Alastair Drummond, who specialises in property finance and banking law, joins as an advocate from Channel Islands rival Carey Olsen. Meanwhile, Sarah Bolton has relocated from Appleby’s Cayman Islands office. She joins the Jersey office as counsel, focusing […]
JC Flowers has confounded expectations by turning to Herbert Smith for advice on its approach to beleaguered mortgage lender Northern Rock. Corporate partner Anthony Macaulay is reportedly leading the Herbert Smith team for the US private equity house, which is yet to make a concrete offer for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer client Northern Rock, although it […]
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has hit out at the lack of legal integrity in football players’ contracts. Speaking at a conference held by the British Association of Sports and the Law today, Lord Mawhinney said that few clubs and agents have respect for the contracts of their players. “I have lost count of the […]
Dickinson Dees boss steps down” />The long-serving managing partner of Newcastle’s largest firm, Dickinson Dees’ Neil Braithwaite has stepped down. After a lauded 10 year reign Braithwaite has passed the crown to Jonathan Blair, who has been partner with the firm since Braithtwaite’s tenure began. Blair commented: “He’s done it for ten years – poor […]
Mayer Brown has set up a global financial services regulatory and enforcement practice group made up of 50 lawyers across the firm’s London and US offices. Jointly headed by Washington partners Scott Anenberg and Charles Horn and New York partner Michael Butowsky, the group will focus on regulatory, enforcement, litigation and policy matters for financial […]
White & Case has strengthened its New York capital markets practice with the hire of Linklaters partner Adele Hogan. Hogan, who leaves the magic circle firm after two years, joined Linklaters when the firm went on a hiring spree in 2005 in a bid to ramp up its New York capabilities. She was one of […]
Newly-formed Dewey & LeBoeuf has made its first new hires, adding four partners in Washington DC. Donovan Picard and Edward Rowe have joined the arbitration and litigation practice from Hunton & Williams, where they served as partner and counsel respectively. Lawrence Sung has joined the IP practice, having left Nixon Peabody’s partnership earlier this year. […]
Norton Rose set to launch in Tokyo” />Norton Rose is to open an office in Tokyo before Christmas to take advantage of Japanese companies investing in the Middle East. While no launch date has been set, the office will support Japanese-backed projects in the Middle East and will target sponsors and financial institutions. Peter Martyr, […]