HSF client Cuadrilla gets green light to frack in Lancashire
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has successfully dismissed two appeals against its client Cuadrilla over the fracking of two sites in Lancashire.
Conyers names COO
Conyers has named Paul Naylor as Chief Operating Officer. Paul will assume the role on 1 April, succeeding Stephen DeSilva who is set to retire on 31 March, after more than 25 years with the firm. Paul has extensive experience in operational roles. Prior to joining Conyers, he worked at Linklaters for over 10 years, […]
VdA in the M&A spotlight
The mergers and acquisitions Portuguese market has increased significantly in the past year. VdA has contributed to that growth and is highlighted on the Transactional Track Record (TTR) and Mergermarket rankings . On Mergermarket, VdA is one of the top 10 most active Portuguese firms in the mergers and acquisitions market. On the Transactional Track […]
Dean Kershaw Appointed as Circuit Judge in Midland Circuit
Dean Kershaw is to be appointed by the Queen as a Circuit Judge and will be formally known as His Honour Judge Kershaw. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Midland Circuit, based at the Wolverhampton Combined Court, with effect from 15 January 2018.
The short arm of the law
Blog: Application for an inquest into Alfie Evans’ death is without merit
By Bridget Dolan QC R (Allman) v HM Senior Coroner for Liverpool and Wirral The short and desperately tragic life of Alfie Evans, and his parents’ heart-rending fight to have him transferred to Rome for continuation of his life sustaining treatment, has recently been fully played out in the public arena. The public hearings in the […]
The QOCS regime and ‘mixed’ police claims
By Anthony Searle The High Court has held in Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Brown [2018] EWHC 2046 (Admin) that qualified one-way costs shifting (‘QOCS’) protection does not apply automatically in proceedings where a claimant is advancing both a claim for damages for personal injury and a claim other than a claim for damages […]
This was probably suicide: criminal standard of proof no longer required
By Bridget Dolan QC and Debra Powell QC In a roller-coaster judgment the High Court has revolutionised the approach to the conclusion of suicide in the coroner’s courts and has determined that whether the deceased died as a result of suicide is to be determined on the civil standard of proof – on the balance […]
No duty of care owed by employer to employees in civil litigation
In James-Bowen & Ors v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] UKSC 40, the Supreme Court has held that the Commissioner owed no duty to protect the economic and reputational interests of officers whose alleged misconduct formed the subject of a civil claim, which the Commissioner had settled…
The Court of Protection endorses use of the Mental Capacity Act
By Michael Mylonas QC The requirement for written consent in schedule 3 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act has caused difficulties in some notable cases. Last week saw another challenge in which Mrs P needed the consent of her husband who had suffered an irreversible brain injury. She turned to the Mental Capacity Act 2005…
HSF client Cuadrilla gets green light to frack in Lancashire
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has successfully dismissed two appeals against its client Cuadrilla over the fracking of two sites in Lancashire.
Conyers names COO
Conyers has named Paul Naylor as Chief Operating Officer. Paul will assume the role on 1 April, succeeding Stephen DeSilva who is set to retire on 31 March, after more than 25 years with the firm. Paul has extensive experience in operational roles. Prior to joining Conyers, he worked at Linklaters for over 10 years, […]
VdA in the M&A spotlight
The mergers and acquisitions Portuguese market has increased significantly in the past year. VdA has contributed to that growth and is highlighted on the Transactional Track Record (TTR) and Mergermarket rankings . On Mergermarket, VdA is one of the top 10 most active Portuguese firms in the mergers and acquisitions market. On the Transactional Track […]
Dean Kershaw Appointed as Circuit Judge in Midland Circuit
Dean Kershaw is to be appointed by the Queen as a Circuit Judge and will be formally known as His Honour Judge Kershaw. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Midland Circuit, based at the Wolverhampton Combined Court, with effect from 15 January 2018.
Khaitan & Co advise Shima Seiki over agency agreement with Voltas
Khaitan & Co advised Shima Seiki Mfg Limited in relation to agency agreement with Voltas Limited for sale/maintenance of knitting machines in India. N G Khaitan (partner), Sumit Chakraborty (counsel) and Jayantika Ganguly (principal associate) represented the client on the transaction.
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Wave of partners call time on Goodwin Procter
Corporate duo Mark Soundy and Sarah Priestley are leaving Goodwin Procter after a two year stint at the firm, The Lawyer understands, just days after the US firm lost a tax partner to Greenberg Traurig.
The 60 second interview: More efficient use of data will be a game changer
Shoosmiths partner David Jackson talks to The Lawyer ahead of his session at In-house Counsel as Business Partner 2018 in association with EY.
Tchenguiz costs rise to £24m after withdrawing ‘failed’ claim
The withdrawal of Robert Tchenguiz’s accusations against the accountancy firm Grant Thornton and a number of other businesses will cost the property mogul nearly £24m as a result of a High Court judgment passed down yesterday. Mr Justice Robin Knowles ordered Tchenguiz to pay £11.2m to Travers Smith client Jóhannes Jóhannsson of the collapsed Icelandic bank […]
Slaughters M&A: Last of the City big beasts set to bow out alongside Boardman
Weeks after the announcement of Nigel Boardman’s impending retirement next April, it can be revealed that another Slaughter and May stalwart is also due to hang up his boots this year. Corporate M&A partner William Underhill will bow out of the firm this December after 28 years in the firm’s partnership. He joined the firm […]
Bakers picks Florida for third business services centre
Baker McKenzie is set to open its third support centre in Florida as it kickstarts a business services overhaul. The service roles that will be based in Tampa, Florida, include legal services, finance, IT, knowledge management, operations, business development, marketing and communications, and talent. The new office is expected to employ 300 people and will […]
The new European front: Kirkland hires Linklaters duo to launch in Paris
Nearly a year since it hired Freshfields’ David Higgins to bolster its corporate offering in London, Kirkland & Ellis is to bring in two Linklaters partners to spearhead its move into the Paris market.