HBJ Gately Wareing secures shipping merger
HBJ Gatelely Wareing is set to merge with niche shipping and transport firm Holmes Hardingham.
HBJ Gatelely Wareing is set to merge with niche shipping and transport firm Holmes Hardingham.
Media law firm Schillings scored a victory in the Court of Appeal today (7 May), which held that the privacy of client and Harry Potter author JK Rowlings’ five-year-old son had been infringed. Rowling, who used her married name Joanne Murray, and her husband Dr Neil Murray, brought the case as litigation friends on behalf […]
IP firm Rouse Legal has boosted its partnership with the hire of the head of Allen & Overy‘s intellectual property group. Catriona Smith joins Rouse Legal at the start of next week after spending more than 15 years as a partner at A&O. Her practice has focused on UK IP and IT litigation and has […]
Family lawyers have expressed shock at the death of Mark Saunders, who was killed in a shoot out with police last night (6th May) in London’s Chelsea neighbourhood.
Clifford Chance shores up Far East” />Clifford Chance has moved to strengthen its Far East presence with the relocation of London partner Geraint Hughes to Hong Kong and the hire of a Norton Rose partner in Singapore. Energy and infrastructure partner Hughes, who has been qualified in Hong Kong since 1993, has spent time in […]
Simmons & Simmons head of construction Robert Bryan has exited the firm for HBJ Gateley Wareing. Bryan has joined the Midlands firm as an equity partner, launching the London construction practice, which will target both contentious and non-contentious work. HBJ national chairman and head of the London office Bijan Sedghi told the Lawyer that the […]
Magic circle partners gather for New York summit on the crisis in the US and European syndicated loan market.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has elected Stephen Kensell and Andrew Trahair as joint managing partners of its banking practice. The pair was formally voted in on 30 April. Both were originally partners in the firm’s banking practice. Kensell and Trahair take over the position from Christopher Rushton, who is rejoining theprojects team. Michael Duncan will […]
Personal injury (PI) powerhouse Thompsons has taken over eight-partner firm Whittles, which has offices in Leeds and Manchester. Both firms specialise in PI, trade union work and employment rights. Two of Whittles’ three equity partners, Julie Blackburn and Chris Strogen, will join Thompsons’ partnership, while David Towler will work as a consultant.
Browne Jacobson has announced fee income of £35m – its highest yet. The figure grew by 10 per cent from last year’s £31.9m. In the previous year it grew by a modest 6 per cent. In addition to growth in business services and property, there were client wins for the insurance and public sector departments, […]
The City office of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is the latest firm to ramp up its restructuring capabilities.
Ashfords has boosted its Bristol office with the appointment of commercial litigation partner Andrew Baines.