DLA Piper is facing a multimillion-pound negligence claim from a cruise ship operator after allegations that partners provided substandard legal advice. In a High Court claim brought by Premier Cruises Limited (PCL), which is represented by maritime boutique Tatham & Co, court documents contain allegations relating to Moscow-based partner Philip Lamzin and London partner Linos […]
A costs judgment has revealed that Allen & Overy and RPC’s legal fees are likely to total £3m in the ongoing dispute between Rangers Football Club and Mike Ashley-owned Sports Direct. The Scottish club, which sits top of the Scottish Premier League, is facing a potential bill worth millions over the termination of a sports […]
Private equity buyers Bain Capital and Cinven called on Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for counsel as they bought a division of Swiss life sciences business Lonza. Kirkland took the lead on M&A aspects of the transaction, with a team led by partners Adrian Maguire, Rory Mullarkey, Jacob Traff and Dan Clarke. Freshfields meanwhile […]
Two Allen & Overy (A&O) associates have joined the London office of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, rejoining a team of partners that left the magic circle firm for the US rival last year. The associates in question are A&O’s Prudence Criddle and Warren Newton, who are joining as partners. The two serve banking and institutional […]
DLA Piper is facing a multimillion-pound negligence claim from a cruise ship operator after allegations that partners provided substandard legal advice. In a High Court claim brought by Premier Cruises Limited (PCL), which is represented by maritime boutique Tatham & Co, court documents contain allegations relating to Moscow-based partner Philip Lamzin and London partner Linos […]
A costs judgment has revealed that Allen & Overy and RPC’s legal fees are likely to total £3m in the ongoing dispute between Rangers Football Club and Mike Ashley-owned Sports Direct. The Scottish club, which sits top of the Scottish Premier League, is facing a potential bill worth millions over the termination of a sports […]
Private equity buyers Bain Capital and Cinven called on Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for counsel as they bought a division of Swiss life sciences business Lonza. Kirkland took the lead on M&A aspects of the transaction, with a team led by partners Adrian Maguire, Rory Mullarkey, Jacob Traff and Dan Clarke. Freshfields meanwhile […]
Two Allen & Overy (A&O) associates have joined the London office of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, rejoining a team of partners that left the magic circle firm for the US rival last year. The associates in question are A&O’s Prudence Criddle and Warren Newton, who are joining as partners. The two serve banking and institutional […]
Baker McKenzie will be taking significantly less space in its new London office at 280 Bishopsgate than it originally planned as a direct result of the pandemic, The Lawyer can reveal. Last July, Bakers confirmed it would be relocating its London office to 280 Bishopsgate from 100 New Bridge Street, where it currently occupies around […]
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RPC is named counsel on each one of the 10 privacy-related claims brought against the Mirror since 2018.
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The High Court has rejected PCP Capital’s claim against Barclays in a highly-anticipated judgment from Mr Justice Waksman, which ruled that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s client is not entitled to the damages it sought. In a mammoth ruling handed down today, Waksman J concluded that PCP’s claim should be dismissed despite finding that Barclays […]
PwC legal head Ed Stacey is to stand down from his role, handing over the reins to partner Teresa Owusu-Adjei. As UK head of legal, Owusu-Adjei will lead 400 lawyers and other legal professionals. She has been with the accountancy firm since 1995, and a financial services partner since 2008 Stacey was appointed head of […]
Latham & Watkins has added another partner to its expanding restructuring and finance groups in London, with Bruce Bell joining from Linklaters. Bell was promoted to partner at Linklaters in 2005, having moved across as an associate from Wilde Sapte in 2000. In Latham’s restructuring group, he will be reunited with fellow Linklaters alumni such […]
Shoosmiths‘ chief operating officer and board member is to leave the business after little more than a year in the newly-created position. Ben Bennett was hired in late 2019 as the firm’s first COO. Reporting to chief executive officer Simon Boss, he came in to support strategic growth and drive operational improvements. As part of […]
Taylor Wessing has brought in a real estate team from Greenberg Traurig, just months after the arrival of an 11-strong private wealth group from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. In March, the firm will beef up the structured component of its real estate sector group with the hire of a four-lawyer team led by partner Michael […]
Osborne Clarke is predicting a gradual shift to new charging systems as part of a five-year client strategy disclosed to The Lawyer by its management. The firm’s leadership has conducted a review exercise internally dubbed ‘3D’. It is anchored on the three main elements at the heart of the firm’s future direction: legal skills, sectors […]
