Eversheds_office.jpg” alt=”Eversheds hit with second negligence claim” />Eversheds is heading for an £850,000 High Court showdown after being sued by two of its former clients in a negligence claim. The news comes after the firm was hit by a £20m lawsuit by Nationwide Building Society after the financial lender found itself the victim of a […]
Representative action from consumer group Which? for wronged football-shirt customers has only signed up 130 individuals, The Lawyer understands. Consumer group Which?’s landmark representative action that promised to seek redress for “hundreds of thousands” of wronged football-shirt customers has only signed up 130 individuals, The Lawyer understands. The on-going case sees Which? sue retailer JJB […]
Linklaters raids Freshfields for Düsseldorf launch” />Linklaters has carried out a daring raid on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to open an office in Düsseldorf. Two of Freshfields’ most renowned corporate partners in Germany have moved over to their magic circle rival to open Linklaters’ 31st international office and its fifth German operation, reported local magazine Juve […]
Mayer Brown” />Mayer Brown has dealt a major blow to Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG), poaching a three-partner team led by commercial litigation head Clare Canning. Canning is set to join Mayer Brown along with partners Simon Willis and Matthew Lawson in the coming weeks. Julian Randall, currently a litigation partner at BLG, will step […]
A raft of 15 barristers packed the Old Bailey today prepared to fight the case of champion jockey Kieren Fallon and five others who have been accused of race-fixing. A raft of 15 barristers packed the Old Bailey today (26 September) prepared to fight the case of champion jockey Kieren Fallon and five others who […]
Eversheds.jpg” alt=”Eversheds sued by Nationwide Building Society” />Eversheds is being sued by Nationwide Building Society for more than £20m after the financial lender found itself the victim of a mortgage fraud. Nationwide alleges that Eversheds did not give sound advice when the building society was considering whether or not to lend Saleem Arshid and his […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made two promotions in its US competition practice, making up a pair of its Washington DC-based associates to counsel. The move sees Thomas Ensign and Bruce McCulloch become counsel at the magic circle firm. The role of counsel was introduced at the beginning of the year for senior associates. They are […]
Slaughter and May is the latest City firm to be enlisted into the saga of Northern Rock. The top 10 firm is representing the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on their advice to the beleaguered mortgage lender, which has turned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. It is also understood that Cerberus is one of […]
The OFT yesterday (24 September) promised to push through measures that would make it easier for individuals and smaller businesses to seek compensation from anti-competitive groups. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday (24 September) promised to push through measures that would make it easier for individuals and smaller businesses to seek compensation from anti-competitive […]
For the West Midlands, and Birmingham in particular, a great deal hangs on the outcome of the Government’s deliberations on the planning gain supplement. For the West Midlands in general, and Birmingham in particular because of its massive Eastside development project, a great deal hangs on the outcome of the Government’s deliberations on the introduction […]
Double-glazing magnate Brian Kennedy has offered the services of his in-house legal chief Edward Smethurst to the parents of missing Madeleine McCann. Kennedy’s offer comes as he confirmed that he is providing financial assistance and has offered to pay for former BBC reporter Clarence Mitchell to act as Gerry and Kate McCann’s official spokesman. Kennedy, […]
Simmons & Simmons has pledged to focus on organic growth in its London communications and outsourcing group following the loss of two-fifths of its London partner capability in a matter of months. The most recent exit was that of Peter Brudenall, who left to join the London office of Hunton & Williams last week (17 […]