Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s imminent office consolidation will enhance opportunities for the firm’s staff to take advantage of flexible working opportunities, it has emerged. BLP currently operates two offices in London but recently announced that it was relocating its teams in St Magnus House to its larger base at Adelaide House. The move will be […]
Kent County Council is spinning off its legal services team into a separate company in a bid to increase its income stream.
Welcome to MIPIM 2016. The 27th gathering of the world’s leading real estate professionals officially opens this morning in sunny Cannes. Yet again it is set to be an impressive turn out with well over 21,000 people registered to attend the event. Amongst them will be leaders from 89 countries across the world and from every segment of the industry.
Jonathan Berger has found the ideal place to pursue his media work
By Gurprit Mattu The Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA”) published its final rules for the banning of derivatives and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETN’s”) that reference unregulated transferable cryptoassets, such as Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Ripple. The rules apply to firms who are operating from or in the United Kingdom. The ban comes into effect on 6 […]
By Richard Humphreys QC Richard Humphreys QC (instructed by Jones Day) represented DB Symmetry Ltd (the appellant). The dispute was as to whether a planning condition required the developer to dedicate access roads as public highways or whether it merely regulated the physical attributes of the roads. The Court of Appeal held, allowing the appeal from […]
By Manjit S Gill QC, Edward Nicholson Do past or present periods of overstaying mean that a person who has otherwise remained continuously in the UK with leave for 10 years cannot qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under the Long Residence Rule in paragraph 276B of the Immigration Rules? This question is considered […]
By Gurprit Mattu On 31 October 2020, the government ban on repossession hearings comes to an end. Lenders may commence or continue with repossession proceedings if appropriate. When is it appropriate? The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published further guidance on Mortgages and Coronavirus [1] which applies from 16 September 2020. It sets out that firms must continue to […]
By Leanne Buckley-Thomson Introduction Judgment in the case of Girling v East Suffolk Council [2020] 9 WLUK 348 was delivered on 1st October 2020 and it’s certainly one to add to your personal planning case book. The Claimant sought judicial review of the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for replacement facilities in respect of what is […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s imminent office consolidation will enhance opportunities for the firm’s staff to take advantage of flexible working opportunities, it has emerged. BLP currently operates two offices in London but recently announced that it was relocating its teams in St Magnus House to its larger base at Adelaide House. The move will be […]
Kent County Council is spinning off its legal services team into a separate company in a bid to increase its income stream.
Welcome to MIPIM 2016. The 27th gathering of the world’s leading real estate professionals officially opens this morning in sunny Cannes. Yet again it is set to be an impressive turn out with well over 21,000 people registered to attend the event. Amongst them will be leaders from 89 countries across the world and from every segment of the industry.
Jonathan Berger has found the ideal place to pursue his media work
Gowling WLG has advised Ballymore on the development funding from M&G Real Estate of Three Snowhill in Birmingham. Three Snowhill is the largest ever speculative city centre office scheme to be constructed outside London. The £200m scheme will be completed in 2018 and will include 385,000sq ft of offices and 35,000sq ft of retail and […]
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Firms including Trowers & Hamlins and TLT were among those that made claims through the UK Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme last month, according to new data released by HMRC. The data shows that 17 law firms from the top half of The Lawyer’s latest UK200 report were still making claims for furlough at the […]
Paul Hastings has hired two white-collar and investigations partners from White & Case, as US firms look to expand their City teams. The firm has brought in lawyers Jonathan Pickworth and Joanna Dimmock to the London office. They will join from White & Case, where Pickworth led the white-collar crime practice. Pickworth spent more than […]
Another partner from White & Case’s disputes department is leaving, as Steven Baker exits the firm after three years. Baker joined White & Case in 2018 as part of an expansive lateral hiring strategy in the City. In 2018 Baker left Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft to join White & Case alongside international arbitration partner David […]
Shoosmiths has appointed its head of personal advisory as its first general counsel (GC). Richard Follis takes on the inaugural GC role at the 196-partner firm, where he will enhance focus on managing the increasing compliance burden required to support business activity, as well as take on the quality and risk responsibilities that sit with […]
A team of lawyers and technologists from Ashurst’s NewLaw arm is set to take on teaching duties as part of a module launched by the firm with the University of Stirling in Scotland. The firm is working with the university on a strategic partnership aimed at cultivating talent that will be able to populate the […]
The chief marketing officer and executive board member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is leaving the firm after 12 years. The departure of Lucy Murphy, chief marketing and business development officer at the magic circle firm, was announced internally in an email, sources told The Lawyer. Murphy had been in her role since 2015. Sitting on […]
