The Court of Appeal’s rulings in a series of recent equal pay cases may force the Government and other employers to rewrite their policy documents. The decision of the Court of Appeal in Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v Bainbridge and Ors (2008) and Surtees and Ors v Middlesbrough Council (2008) (The Lawyer, 29 July) […]
Firms that swooped for individuals previously employed in Heller Ehrman’s London office run a minimal legal risk under Tupe. But the picture for groups of employees isn’t quite so straightforward, warn Ann Bevitt and Suzanne Horne. While relatively small-scale redundancy exercises continue apace across law firms on both a covert and public level, the recent […]
Clintons’ star family lawyer Liz Vernon is to go up against Withers partner Mark Harper in the Ecclestone divorce, set to produce the largest divorce settlement in UK legal history. Clintons’ star family lawyer Liz Vernon (pictured) is to go up against Withers partner Mark Harper in the Ecclestone divorce, set to produce the largest […]
One Brick Court and Russell Jones & Walker have been instructed by 9-12 Bell Yard barrister Constance Briscoe in her defence against libel allegations brought by her mother. Briscoe’s mother Carmen Briscoe-Mitchell has sued her daughter and publishers Hodder & Stoughton for libel over Briscoe’s 2006 memoirs of her childhood called Ugly. Briscoe’s mother said […]
India’s largest law firm by lawyer numbers, FoxMandal Little (FML), has hired a new head of copyright from specialist Indian IP firm Akash Chittranshi & Associates. Rahul Beruar joins FML as a senior associate, and will focus on copyright enforcement, trademarks prosecution, intellectual property rights-related litigation and contracts. Beruar said: “Copyright enforcement is the need […]
Dewey & LeBoeuf has gone head to head with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in a case brought by a Bahraini prince against singer Michael Jackson. Dewey & LeBoeuf has gone head to head with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer over the proceedings brought by a Bahraini prince against singer Michael Jackson. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa, the second […]
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has failed in his attempt to sue Withers for breaching his privacy during divorce proceedings. Withers over top chef’s privacy claims” />Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has failed in his attempt to sue his ex-wife’s lawyers, Withers, for breaching his privacy during divorce proceedings. White alleged that Withers family partner […]
The recent financial crisis has seen Gordon Brown confirm that “the days of big bonuses are over”. With a number of banks either nationalised or partly nationalised, it is clear that the government will be able to influence a number of banks’ remuneration policies. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is also going to have an […]
As employers and trustees face up to the impact of the recent stock market collapse on pension schemes, the role of pensions lawyers in helping them steer a course through choppy financial waters is more vital than ever. By Anthony Arter As the current financial storm continues to rage, employers and trustees are having to […]
Doncaster-based law firm Beresfords Solicitors yesterday denied exploiting sick miners and claimed it acted properly when earning millions of pounds from its clients. As reporter on TheLawyer.com on Monday, the firm’s name partner Jim Beresford and his colleague Douglas Smith have been hauled up in front of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal accused of 11 counts […]
Daily Mail chief Paul Dacre’s speech to the Society of Editors, in which he took Mr Justice Eady to task for his privacy rulings, has laid bare the simmering tensions between certain papers and the judiciary. The sex lives of the rich and famous make for salacious reading, but the juiciest information comes at a […]
Fresh changes to the law appear to have given the Pensions Regulator the power to require contributions in relation to non-insured buyout solutions. By Charles Cameron and Sandeep Maudgil It is difficult now to believe that before 1992 UK defined benefit pension schemes could be set up on the basis that employers could fund them […]