The BBC’s Question Time last Thursday (31 March) was graced by the presence of Tom Wheadon, Simmons & Simmons partner and expert on GSM Gateways. Wheadon was an outstanding guest, defending his ‘leader’ Michael Howard’s dismissal of Tory MPs for having an opinion (Howard Flight, what were you thinking?) and somehow holding himself back from […]

North West set Exchange Chambers has hired three new criminal tenants. The three, all junior barristers, bring the number of tenants at Exchange to 82, including 12 silks. Mark Ainsworth, a junior of 13 years’ call, comes from Peel Court Chambers in Manchester, where he has worked for the Crown Prosecution Service. Meanwhile, Louise Whaites […]

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has steered Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) through a competitive tender to win the largest franchise in European rail history. DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has steered Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) through a competitive tender to win the largest franchise in European rail history. It is the first time DLA Piper has been appointed by GNER, […]