EU targets convicted fraudster in English High Court The European Union represented by the European Research Executive Agency has filed a lawsuit to the English High Court against a convicted fraudster and his company. The executive agency has instructed boutique firm Bexley Beaumont to file a miscellaneous claim against Wind Technologies Ltd and Ehsan Abdi-Jalebi. Back […]
A new funding agreement has been scrutinised by Sony’s lawyers at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, as part of a class action brought against the electrics giant. The opt-out class action was brought in August 2022 by consumer champion Alex Neill on behalf of over 8.9 million UK PlayStation customers, arguing they have paid too much […]
It’s the start of the second week of the Michaelmas term, with many exciting trials in October. You can catch up on what to expect here. Mariana dam disaster dispute heads to the High Court Pogust Goodhead, Slaughter and May and White & Case will appear in the High Court on Tuesday for two days […]
The first in a new feature on The Lawyer‘s Litigation Tracker, we laser in on a litigation team as they attempt to navigate a booming disputes market. This week: Addleshaw Goddard and its growing reputation in the funding community. The market: The litigation funding market has grown hugely in the past 20 years, with the past […]
EU targets convicted fraudster in English High Court The European Union represented by the European Research Executive Agency has filed a lawsuit to the English High Court against a convicted fraudster and his company. The executive agency has instructed boutique firm Bexley Beaumont to file a miscellaneous claim against Wind Technologies Ltd and Ehsan Abdi-Jalebi. Back […]
A new funding agreement has been scrutinised by Sony’s lawyers at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, as part of a class action brought against the electrics giant. The opt-out class action was brought in August 2022 by consumer champion Alex Neill on behalf of over 8.9 million UK PlayStation customers, arguing they have paid too much […]
It’s the start of the second week of the Michaelmas term, with many exciting trials in October. You can catch up on what to expect here. Mariana dam disaster dispute heads to the High Court Pogust Goodhead, Slaughter and May and White & Case will appear in the High Court on Tuesday for two days […]
The first in a new feature on The Lawyer‘s Litigation Tracker, we laser in on a litigation team as they attempt to navigate a booming disputes market. This week: Addleshaw Goddard and its growing reputation in the funding community. The market: The litigation funding market has grown hugely in the past 20 years, with the past […]
Axiom Ince, the firm closed earlier this week by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has told a court hearing that its former boss instructed new counsel just yesterday in a case brought against him. Both sides were in court before Mrs Justice Bacon this morning for an interim applications hearing. Axiom Ince sought the continuation of […]
Journalists aren’t natural champions of PRs, but sometimes we sympathise. Cleaning up the mess of lawyers behaving badly. Calming down those who haven’t been ranked in the latest directory release. Trying to pitch tedious not-quite-scholarly articles to uninterested reporters. Getting asked ‘can we just have a leaflet?’ by people who don’t comprehend the breadth of […]
In-house lawyers are contending with major resourcing issues that is preventing them from doing their job effectively. This is the conclusion of major new research from alternative legal provider, Axiom, which found the in-house market stacked with challenges. In the wake of the Post Office Horizon Public Inquiry, which has put the reputation of the […]
The scene: A US firm boardroom, somewhere not in New York*. Big Cheese (furiously): ‘We’re not growing fast enough. What have you got?’ Smaller Cheese (panicking): Private equity! That’s the thing! Kirkland! Paul Weiss!’ Big Cheese: ‘Do whatever it takes. And do it now.’ Smaller Cheese: ‘Leave it with me. We’ll hire big in London. […]
Some US firms in London tend to get all the headlines, and as you know who they are, we won’t bother namechecking them again. But there are others, a tad more under the radar, that have had a barnstorming year in 2023 and whose time in the limelight is now. Such as Willkie Farr & […]
The latest newly-qualified (NQ) salary rise from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer still managed to raise interest last week, despite the fact enormous pay hikes are the new normal these days and that even £150,000 isn’t unusual any more (as of last week, Quinn’s £180,000 tops the market alongside Gibson Dunn). But it is still significant because […]
A team from Cahill Gordon & Reindel’s finance practice are set to move firms to Latham & Watkins. It is understood that Jonathan Brownson, Joydeep Choudhuri and Prue Criddle are switching across, having joined Cahill during a significant period of growth for the firm. Brownson moved with Jake Keaveny in a much touted move from […]
Linklaters has increased its newly-qualified lawyer salary by £25,000, a fortnight after Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer did the same. The firm has increased its NQ pay from £125,000 to £150,000. Alongside this, trainee salaries have risen by £6,000 across both years to £56,000 and £61,000. Solicitor apprentice pay is now £28,000, growing from £25,000. The firm […]
Three firms have won spots on High Speed Two railway’s (HS2) latest panel worth £4m, replacing Eversheds Sutherland and Fieldfisher. Burges Salmon, Gowling WLG and Sharpe Pritchard have all won spots on the panel, which is for the provision of procurement, commercial and general legal services. Burges Salmon is the only firm to be re-appointed […]
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang saved enough energy to power 33 homes for one year by shutting down some floors in its UK offices last year. The firm shut down one floor in each of its offices in Sheffield, London and Edinburgh every Friday for three months towards the end of last year. This resulted […]
A partner from Mayer Brown’s London office is scheduled to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) later this year over historic allegations related to “know your client” checks. Corporate real estate partner Simon Price is set to appear before the SDT on 11 June for an initial case management hearing. The Lawyer understands that a […]
