Three former DLA Piper disputes lawyers have left the firm to form a litigation boutique, dubbed Fortuna Law. Based out of Liverpool, the new firm has been founded by DLA Piper’s former office head of litigation, Mark Goodwin. He is joined at the firm by ex-DLA colleagues Catherine Radcliffe, who was a legal director at […]
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has drafted in Simmons & Simmons as it seeks to defend a claim brought by two companies against legacy firm Olswang. The claim is brought against Olswang, which merged with CMS and Nabarro in 2017. Stephenson Harwood has filed the claim on behalf of Intertrust Trustees Limited and First Tower […]
By Tim Harrington Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers was part of the prosecution team in a trial which found a Black Country man guilty of murdering a 34-year-old father. The killer was given a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 26 years. Tim Harrington was involved in the three-week trial of Nabeel Choudhary, […]
This week systemic coaches Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC report on the Mindfulness in Law Group, which is supported by The Law Society.
By P.A. Neena Gupta The Ontario Court of Appeal has a well-earned reputation of being an extremely hard-working and prolific court. The last 12 months have been no exception. This review highlights the decisions that have emphasized or even shifted key principles of employment law. 1. There is a difference between an individual’s rights as […]
By Ursula Johnston, Sean Giles With Brexit negotiations on hold for the UK election, our team looks beyond short-term political uncertainty. We highlight the key international trade risks for your business, and practical tips for maximising opportunities in the medium-long term. Transcript Ursula Johnston: Hi, good morning. I am Ursula Johnston Sean Giles: And I […]
By Anurag (Ragi) Singh Last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Brexit uncertainty was a factor in the firm’s decision to build its first major European factory near Berlin in Germany rather than the UK. After making the announcement at an auto industry awards ceremony, Musk told Auto Express magazine that: “Brexit (uncertainty) made […]
By Jason Coates, Amy Clarke, Suzanne Mortimer The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA), the independent body dedicated to driving up standards in pensions administration, issued the “Guide to Good Practice” (DB Transfers) in July 2019. The Guidance seeks to create a framework that achieves the right balance between member protection and an individual’s statutory right […]
By Roberto Aburto, Cindy Kou Picking up on episode 4’s theme, there are a number of challenges when it comes to how organizations can meaningfully instigate and encourage movement on the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) front. Insufficient education about the benefits of EDI, misinformation about how to successfully implement EDI initiatives, and lack of […]
Three former DLA Piper disputes lawyers have left the firm to form a litigation boutique, dubbed Fortuna Law. Based out of Liverpool, the new firm has been founded by DLA Piper’s former office head of litigation, Mark Goodwin. He is joined at the firm by ex-DLA colleagues Catherine Radcliffe, who was a legal director at […]
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has drafted in Simmons & Simmons as it seeks to defend a claim brought by two companies against legacy firm Olswang. The claim is brought against Olswang, which merged with CMS and Nabarro in 2017. Stephenson Harwood has filed the claim on behalf of Intertrust Trustees Limited and First Tower […]
By Tim Harrington Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers was part of the prosecution team in a trial which found a Black Country man guilty of murdering a 34-year-old father. The killer was given a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 26 years. Tim Harrington was involved in the three-week trial of Nabeel Choudhary, […]
This week systemic coaches Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC report on the Mindfulness in Law Group, which is supported by The Law Society.
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Almost half of all the lawyers at the companies in the current FTSE350 that have a UK-based in-house legal team work in the banking and finance sector, The Lawyer can reveal. According to data compiled for the new FTSE350 report, 40 per cent of the lawyers tracked at in-house teams in the UK work for […]
Firms serious about bagging the best graduate talent should take a look at Clifford Chance A few years back, a bunch of firms set up events for first-year law undergraduates – a group long ignored on the milkround in favour of second and third-years. We predicted what seemed like the obvious conclusion: the war for […]
A pair of US firms have advised on the takeover bid of haulage company Eddie Stobart as its shareholders have approved its rescue by asset manager DBAY Advisors. King & Spalding’s London corporate partners William Charnley and Marcus Young advised Eddie Stobart, which had to secure £55m bailout funding from Douglas Bay Advisors, on the […]
South African firm ENSafrica and Allen & Overy are leading on the business recovery of one of Africa’s largest airlines, South African Airways, saving it from collapse. ENSafrica’s chairman Michael Katz is leading for the airline on behalf of the National Treasury of South Africa, which manages its national economic policy. South African Airways is […]
Jones Day is to shut its doors in Moscow, The Lawyer understands, after setting up in Russia 16 years ago. The decision means the US firm will no longer have a fixed presence in the country, with the closure expected later this year. Jones Day initially entered the Russian legal market back in 2003, with a total […]
Mayer Brown’s managing partner Jeremy Clay is backing a new global innovation plan to trial new technologies.
