The Government can be optimistic today about the future of High Speed 2 (HS2) after its case over the valuation of land in Birmingham, acquired via compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), won in the Supreme Court. The Secretary of State for Transport – instructed by DLA Piper – argued that a Court of Appeal judgment erred in […]
This story has been updated from its original version after an error in the court filing system, upon which this story was based, was brought to our attention. Lexlaw Solicitors and Advocates is not suing Knights itself as originally reported. Rather, it is acting for one of the parties suing Knights, Gary and Deborah Eden. […]
The High Court has awarded Thai businessman Nopporn Suppipat more than $850m in compensation after his companies were sold when he went into exile. Suppipat claimed that prominent businessman and Wind Energy Holding (WEH) former manager Nop Narongdej, several individuals, entities and the Siam Commercial Bank had all committed fraud. WEH was founded in 2009 […]
In the last week of judgments this side of summer, the Court of Appeal upheld nominal damages in a libel case after a claimant was found to have lied, a class action was allowed to proceed on an opt-out basis, and Ocado claimed victory in an out-of-court settlement, suspending patent litigation. Exaggerating defamation may see […]
The Government can be optimistic today about the future of High Speed 2 (HS2) after its case over the valuation of land in Birmingham, acquired via compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), won in the Supreme Court. The Secretary of State for Transport – instructed by DLA Piper – argued that a Court of Appeal judgment erred in […]
This story has been updated from its original version after an error in the court filing system, upon which this story was based, was brought to our attention. Lexlaw Solicitors and Advocates is not suing Knights itself as originally reported. Rather, it is acting for one of the parties suing Knights, Gary and Deborah Eden. […]
The High Court has awarded Thai businessman Nopporn Suppipat more than $850m in compensation after his companies were sold when he went into exile. Suppipat claimed that prominent businessman and Wind Energy Holding (WEH) former manager Nop Narongdej, several individuals, entities and the Siam Commercial Bank had all committed fraud. WEH was founded in 2009 […]
In the last week of judgments this side of summer, the Court of Appeal upheld nominal damages in a libel case after a claimant was found to have lied, a class action was allowed to proceed on an opt-out basis, and Ocado claimed victory in an out-of-court settlement, suspending patent litigation. Exaggerating defamation may see […]
The Supreme Court sent shock waves through the litigation market this week, with its ruling in a DAF Trucks appeal causing plenty of uncertainty for lawyers and funders. The Court ruled that the claimants’ litigation funding agreements (LFAs), which are very similar to many in the market, are damages-based agreements (DBAs), even though funders had […]
Today’s the day: will Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling vote to merge, or have efforts by both firms’ management failed to convince the naysayers? Unlike the excitement of a day’s General Election, both sides are being very lawyerly about it and can ponder for two whole weeks. The vote closes on 13 […]
On Halloween 2024, all that remained of SJ Berwin will end, as King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) retreat from the UK, Europe and the Middle East is finalised and its offices in those regions closed. The fate of its people in London, Brussels, Madrid, Milan, Frankfurt and Dubai will be sealed. And that will be […]
The latest mergers in Scotland will be followed by more soon enough
The Lawyer’s first Regional Powerhouse Ranking shows the strength of the UK’s legal market outside London
A period of radical change has descended on the profession, with firms contending with a raft of organisational challenges. Major tax reforms are underway for the 2023/24 year, with many firms expected to issue cash calls to satisfy the income tax bills from HM Revenue & Customs. But this one-off hit is little compared with […]
Axiom Ince has taken another hit this morning, losing a large team to Birketts and over 30 lawyers to Horwich Farrelly (HF). HF has taken the largest cohort yet from the ailing firm, onboarding more than 30 lawyers including nine partners and one associate partner. Partners Stef Johnston, Jarrod Parker, Alison Beesley, Chris Foulkes, Richard […]
This week in The Passport we’re taking a view on how Taylor Wessing might add an important missing piece in its European jigsaw and how a weak Krona has been both a blessing and a curse to Sweden’s biggest players. Taylor Wessing’s big Italian gap The big European news out of Taylor Wessing earlier this […]
Macfarlanes this week pushed the button on its roll-out of generative AI tool HarveyAI, following the largest pilot ever carried out in the history of the firm. Around 15 per cent of Macfarlanes’ fee-earning population across every practice area and all levels of seniority spent time this June using the tool. The results were then […]
Four teams have left Axiom Ince in a day, with the private client and tax group being the latest to switch firms. Nine lawyers from the struggling firm have joined Greenwoods Legal in the London office, led by Ince’s former head of private client and tax Matthew Biles. The departure follows that of Ince tax […]
Partners continue to defect from ailing Axiom Ince, as a 17-strong shipping and insurance team leaves to join the London office of a major European law firm. The team, which includes seven partners from the legacy Ince business, has moved to Norwegian Big Five firm Wikborg Rein. The arrivals will boost the Nordic outfit’s shipping […]
