Kirkland leads in the battle of the smartphones US-based smartphone manufacturer Motorola filed a fresh patents claim against Swedish telecoms company Ericsson last Monday (12 February) as mobile phone disputes continue to dominate the patents space. Motorola is joined as a claimant by its parent company Lenovo, which have sought representation from Kirkland & Ellis. […]
Collective action firm Pogust Goodhead has introduced a “synthetic equity programme” this month that could see partners and associates paid millions over the coming few years. The firm, which launched in 2018, holds a model that shares profits between global managing partner Tom Goodhead and chairman Harris Pogust, who is based in the US. The […]
Lawyers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will have to opt for lower-class travel options, according to the firm’s revised travel policy implemented in 2023. The move comes as part of the magic circle firm’s commitment to a 37 per cent reduction in business travel carbon emissions by 2027. The revised policy emphasises the need for efficiency […]
A debarred defendant has offered to fund the ex-CEO of London Capital & Finance (LCF) Michael Thomson in one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2024 as various asset freezing orders have left him struggling to pay his legal costs. The suit is between LCF and eight defendants allegedly involved in a “Ponzi scheme”, […]
The consortium behind Nord Stream, which runs a network of pipelines under the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany, has moved to sue its insurers Lloyds and Arch Insurance. According to the public filing system, multinational consortium Nord Stream AG has filed a part 7 claim against the insurance duo. Nord Stream is 51 per […]
The return of corporate specialist Patrick Sarch marks a revival in White & Case’s lateral hiring intentions.
One of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024 hit the courts today after it was subject to a three-week delay. The suit is between London Capital & Finance (LCF) and eight defendants alleged to have been involved in a “Ponzi scheme.” LCF collapsed in 2019 following an intervention by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after it […]
Top 20 London Capital & Finance case kicks off After a three-week delay, another of The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2024 is finally going to court today (19 February). The administrators of London Capital & Finance (LCF) are taking eight defendants, including former executives, to what is due to be a 20-week-long trial. An […]
Last year, The Lawyer started analysing practice area efficiency among the biggest UK and US law firms and their teams in the UK. With the help of Practice Analysis, The Lawyer once again highlights the practice area efficiency at firms in the UK. This year we kick off our efficiency analysis by delving deeper into […]
Simmons & Simmons has swooped in to defend Google in what will be the firm’s second class action mandate in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The £7bn lawsuit was filed in September 2023 by the co-founder and CEO of Consumer Voice, Nikki Stopford. Dubbed the “cost of living crisis” class action, Stopford accuses Google of […]
Paul Hastings has hired two disputes partners from Latham & Watkins, including its London head of litigation. Oliver Browne, who has been co-chair of Latham’s London litigation practice since 2018, and Stuart Alford KC, former head of banking fraud at the Serious Fraud Office, are set to join Paul Hastings. Browne leaves Latham after 18 […]
Pogust Goodhead has launched an office in Sydney with a warning to Australian corporations that the firm is “ready to hold them to account”. The claimant law firm, which specialises in social and environmental mass claims, has hired Sydney litigation boutique Crichton & Co’s two partners, Amie Crichton and Joshua Carton. It is also looking […]