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 […]
This week on Spotlight, we check out the aviation disputes team at Morgan Lewis & Bockius as it brings a large number of operator policy claims against insurers in the mammoth Russian aviation litigation, which featured in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2024. The market: Aviation is both an extremely international and consistently high-value industry. An issue […]
The £2bn class action against Facebook and Meta has been given the green light to proceed to trial by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The CAT has granted a collection proceeding order (CPO), which means that the opt-out proceedings, brought on behalf of the UK’s 45 million Facebook users, can now continue to a full […]
Dechert’s involvement in the rescue deal of parcel delivery company Yodel this week can be attributed to the strategic hire of partner Adam Plainer in 2021. Plainer, who joined the firm from Weil Gotshal & Manges, maintained connections with Yodel’s board, leading to the successful introduction of the deal to Dechert. This week’s rescue deal […]
Addleshaw Goddard has snapped up the deputy general counsel at the Bank of England to strengthen its financial services regulation team. Tess Kelly will return to private practice after almost 11 years inhouse. She starts at the firm on 19 February. The move comes after the hire of senior financial regulation partner James Greig. Partners […]