MasterCard to appeal £68m Sainsbury’s interchange fee ruling
MasterCard has applied to appeal a ruling that it must pay supermarket giant Sainsbury’s £68.5m in damages, The Lawyer has learned.
New life for former Yorkshire Post site
Residential Real Estate lawyers at Walker Morris have advised the landowner on the sale of the former Yorkshire Post Gateway site on Wellington Street in Leeds City Centre. The landowner, Stirling Investments, has exchanged contracts to deliver a large 18 storey residential building offering 242 apartments aimed at the Private Rented Residential Sector (‘PRS’), along with […]
DLA Piper raises NQ salaries to £70,000
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers
New partner in Paris
Gowling WLG’s Paris office welcomes Alexandra Plain, the newest partner in its real estate team. Admitted to the New York Bar and Paris Bar, Alexandra Plain has extensive knowledge in advising foreign investors, including investment funds, real estate acquisitions and disposals in France and in Europe.
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MasterCard to appeal £68m Sainsbury’s interchange fee ruling
MasterCard has applied to appeal a ruling that it must pay supermarket giant Sainsbury’s £68.5m in damages, The Lawyer has learned.
New life for former Yorkshire Post site
Residential Real Estate lawyers at Walker Morris have advised the landowner on the sale of the former Yorkshire Post Gateway site on Wellington Street in Leeds City Centre. The landowner, Stirling Investments, has exchanged contracts to deliver a large 18 storey residential building offering 242 apartments aimed at the Private Rented Residential Sector (‘PRS’), along with […]
DLA Piper raises NQ salaries to £70,000
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers
New partner in Paris
Gowling WLG’s Paris office welcomes Alexandra Plain, the newest partner in its real estate team. Admitted to the New York Bar and Paris Bar, Alexandra Plain has extensive knowledge in advising foreign investors, including investment funds, real estate acquisitions and disposals in France and in Europe.
Win on behalf of Chief Constable in discrimination claim case
Judgment has been delivered in the widely publicised proceedings against the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police by the former Director of Legal Services, Denise Aubrey, following her dismissal. All Ms Aubrey’s claims were dismissed including her claims for sex discrimination, harassment, victimisation, disability discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal. The case gave rise to widespread publicity in […]
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Men – it’s time for some self-care
The total number of callers to LawCare is up for a sixth successive year.
The DLA Piperisation of DWF
DWF’s board is filled with former DLA Piper leaders.
Slaughters’ property deal is not what it seems
A recent welter of City office moves and lease renegotiations limited Slaughters’ options.
Law firm mergers are dead: discuss
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Come for the rugby, stay for the M&A
Revived interest in Japan from certain law firms may have something to do with the Rugby World Cup.
Revealed: Nearly a quarter of the Top 100 are still using furlough scheme
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 secures investigations duo from White & Case
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 […]
White & Case litigator departs after three years
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 appoints inaugural GC
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 […]
Ashurst to school students in NewLaw uni partnership
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 […]
Magic circle CMO veteran leaves Freshfields after a decade
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 […]
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