Shoosmiths announces 13 new partner promotions

UK law firm has announced 13 new partners in its May promotions round – the biggest number of partner promotions it has made in recent years. The promotions – seven men and six women – cover a wide range of practice areas, including real estate, business advisory and corporate; as well as at eight locations […]

Fortnum & Mason hires its first GC from John Lewis

Fortnum & Mason has appointed John Lewis’s former head of legal, Georgina Service, as its first ever general counsel. The luxury Piccadilly department store, which previously had no in-house counsel, will take on Service at the end of June. It made the decision to recruit a GC to help manage growth in a sustainable and […]

Tim Eyles

Former Taylor Wessing chief resurfaces in new leadership role

Tim Eyles, who was managing partner of Taylor Wessing for nine years, has been named chair of The Risk Advisory Group. In his role, Eyles will be responsible for guiding the expansion of the group with provides corporates and governments with intelligence, investigations and security services. It was set up over 20 years ago and […]