Following a strategic review, Shoosmiths has parted ways with its wealth protection group and sold it to a Midlands-based firm. Rothley Law is acquiring the 41-strong team, led by partners Melissa Maple, Adam Draper and Lucy Taylor. The groups specialise in wealth protection matters, wills and trusts, and Court of Protection. Rothley Law has offices […]
Withers has taken a hit in Hong Kong, after losing its managing partner and a private client partner to Mishcon De Reya. Wei Zhang, the firm’s office head, has spent more than 13 years at Withers. She joined Withers Bergman as an associate in 2010 and was given the nod to partner in 2017. Timothy […]
Charles Russell Speechlys is to launch a new practice that focuses on landing new mandates from global private capital clients, families and their businesses. The firm’s “Private Office” is expected to focus on the private and business aspirations of new and existing clients and how they can service their global assets. Once established, the firm […]
Dentons’ private client team in Scotland is decamping to Shepherd and Wedderburn, with a team of 20 making the move. The group is led by partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham in Glasgow, and includes seven other lawyers. Both Kerr and Graham are legacy Maclay Murray & Spens, which merged with Dentons in 2017. Kerr […]
Capitalising on the hire of three partners last year, Taylor Wessing has recruited 11 further lawyers from BCLP’s private wealth team. The firm has hired the team following the arrival in November of BCLP’s co-leader of the private client team Damian Bloom and partner Simon Phelps. The team includes 11 lawyers comprising consultants, senior counsel, associates […]
Taylor Wessing has hired a two-partner private wealth team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. The team includes the co-leader of the private client team Damian Bloom and partner Simon Phelps. Bloom has been a partner at BCLP since 2005. As part of his practice, he advises individuals and high net worth families on tax and […]
Artists, galleries and agents find innovative new ways of working and pose new challenges for the lawyers who work with them
A focused leadership has created a claimant powerhouse – but how much more can Stewarts diversify its business?
With Harry and Meghan announcing they will step back as senior royals and work to become financially independent, The Lawyer looks back at the royal family’s legal representation. Farrer & Co Farrer & Co has been the royal’s established advisers since the 1930s – Sir Leslie Farrer was the personal adviser to George VI and […]
I often hear commercial dispute resolution practitioners, unlike their personal injury and clinical negligence colleagues, say “Our clients are not interested in ATE Insurance or disbursement funding because they can afford to pay disbursements and bear the opponents costs if the case is unsuccessful”. I have a few things to say about this view.
Currently taking place in the Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, US, and with a celebrity witness line-up and livestream, Johnny Depp v Amber Heard is sure to attract the most column inches of any libel case this year.
The demise of Kids Company and its aftermath has unfortunately overshadowed the pioneering work that charity did for nearly twenty years with some of the most damaged children and young people in our society.
The Shoospeak HR podcast welcomes special guest Pavan Sumal, who explains the options open to Ukrainians looking to flee the current conflict.
The Government have introduced various visa concessions for Ukrainian citizens affected by the conflict. Legal director of immigration Rachel Harvey and Pavan Sumal, associate specialising in immigration law, discuss the routes available and what you can do to assist.
Last month Hulu released its final episode of the television series Pam & Tommy. The biographical miniseries follows the lives of newlyweds Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee during the time that their sex tape was stolen and made available over the internet. The series is based on a 2014 Rolling Stone article that tells the story of the man who stole and distributed the tape. However, just like the sex tape, the show was released without the consent of the titled stars.
In a recent decision, O’Flynn v HSE & Ors [2022] IECA 83, the Court of Appeal considered the interpretation and application of Order 39, Rule 46 of the Rules of the Superior Courts. Order 39, Rule 46 sets out the disclosure rules in High Court personal injury claims, regarding the exchange of expert reports. The decision suggests a novel roadmap to resolve the impasse between the parties in the case.
Alan Moher pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour on 28 February 2022, in a landmark private prosecution brought by his ex-wife, Caroline Moher, in part concerning his refusal to grant her a ‘Get’ (the document effecting a Jewish couple’s religious divorce).
The new Register of Persons Holding a Controlled interest in Land (RCI) will come into force in Scotland on 1 April 2022.
The Supreme Court recently substituted a defamation damages award in an appeal from the Court of Appeal, giving important guidance around the assessment of damages in defamation cases. This article explores the leading judgment of the Supreme Court in this note, together with the proposed changes to Irish defamation laws outlined in the recently published Review of the Defamation Act 2009.
On Jan 1, 2022, O. Reg. 709/21 came into effect. The regulation addresses the significant changes made to the Succession Law Reform Act R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26, and, through the introduction of new streamlined court forms, also endeavours to simplify and improve the probate process in Ontario. The official announcement on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry touts the elimination of 43 forms, the introduction of eight new forms, and the amendment of some 15 other forms.
The Chancellor has pledged to cut the basic rate of income tax by the next general election in 2024. This announcement was not anticipated beforehand. Tax & estate planning Partner James Austen comments on this and the so-called “Tax Plan” outlined.
