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Moves: 23 May 2016
Move of the week Latham & Watkins partner Martin Cotterill has joined Taylor Wessing’s technology, media and communications team. Cotterill worked at Latham for 13 years, in which time he was also...
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My career story: “I qualified and became my firm’s pro bono manager”
Rebecca Naylor was a trainee at Reed Smith until she qualified in March 2016. During the second year of her training contract she was also the firm’s pro bono manager for the Europe, the Middle East...
View ArticlePapal encyclical Laudato Si’: the message for lawyers
May 25 We will discuss this subject with: Prof. Avv. Claudio Consolo, Università di Roma La Sapienza; Prof. Aldo Schiavone, Università di Firenze; Prof. Avv. Alberto Toffoletto, Nctm Studio Legale
View ArticlePoliticians and academics debate EU referendum at Shoosmiths event
Shoosmiths hosted an EU Referendum debate last night to offer clients and contacts different insights into one of the most important decisions the electorate will make in recent times, from esteemed...
View ArticleShepherd and Wedderburn appoints new corporate partner
Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the hire of corporate lawyer, Carl Powlson, who joins the corporate team of the firm’s London office. Carl’s expertise and experience spans both UK and...
View ArticleShepherd and Wedderburn sponsors food and drink event
Shepherd and Wedderburn is again the sponsor of the hotly contested ‘Alcoholic Drink’ category at Scotland’s very own food and drink ‘Oscars’, the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards....
View ArticleEmily Gordon Walker joins Outer Temple Chambers
Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to announce that Emily Gordon Walker has recently joined our Employment team. Emily acts for businesses and individuals alike, her practice covering all statutory...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises ellipse on innovative life assurance product
Gowling WLG’s pensions and benefits team has assisted internet-based group risk insurer, Ellipse, to launch a new Excepted Group Life Assurance product. The team was led by principal associate Kevin...
View ArticleMomentum London, 13-14 July
Aderant’s annual EMEA client conference is back and will take place at the Hilton Tower Hill Hotel in central London on July 13 & 14.
View ArticleDiscussing Guernsey image rights in Florida
Collas Crill IP Director David Evans is presenting at an event at the International Trademark Association (INTA) event in Florida next week, arranged to discuss the Guernsey Image Rights Register. The...
View ArticleTrading update
Gateley trading update for the financial year ended 30 April 2016 Trading in the second half of the year has been strong and the Group’s maiden results, following its admission to AIM in June 2015,...
View ArticleNageena Khalique QC represented ex-partner of Luisa Mendes (deceased) at inquest
The inquest has heard how the police failed to respond to a 999 call on the night that Luisa Mendes called the emergency services alleging that she was a victim of an assault. She was found dead the...
View ArticleHarpreet Singh Sandhu and Simon Hunka prosecute robbery rampage case
A group of men from Birmingham and London who went on a “rampage” of violent robberies and burglaries across the West Midlands have been jailed for more than 100 years collectively. The gang’s multiple...
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Linklaters elects Charlie Jacobs as senior partner
Linklaters has elected M&A star Charlie Jacobs as its new senior partner, replacing Robert Elliott, who has held the role since 2011. Jacobs triumphed after a three-way fight for the role, seeing...
View ArticleThe 60-second interview: Thomson Snell CEO says back-office drive is...
Thomson Snell & Passmore CEO Simon Slater outlines what law firm leaders think about firms strategy to outsource work (and roles) to Warsaw and Manila in The Lawyer‘s 60-second interview on key...
View ArticleHow to plan ahead for maternity leave
There is much a successful lawyer on the cusp of starting a family can do to ensure maternity transition is a success. Careful planning increases the likelihood they will return at the end of their...
View ArticleShepherd and Wedderburn acts for TwoBigEars in sale to Facebook
Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted for the shareholders of TwoBigEars, the Edinburgh-based developer of interactive audio applications and tools for mobile devices, on its sale to Facebook, the online...
View ArticleKaranović & Nikolić advises on Air Serbia aircraft lease
Karanović & Nikolić has advised Jet Airways (India) Limited, together with Dentons UKMEA LLP, in an aircraft leasing transaction that will enable the long-haul trans-Atlantic route between Serbia...
View ArticleTeresa Rosen Peacocke joins Outer Temple Chambers
Teresa Rosen Peacocke has recently joined Outer Temple Chambers. Teresa is an American, called to the English Bar in 1982 and admitted as an attorney in New York in 2004. She practises in London and...
View ArticleShepherd and Wedderburn acts for Spero Oncology in sale to Veristat...
Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted for Spero Oncology Ltd in its recent sale to Veristat International. UK-based Spero Oncology is a Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) specialising in the provision of...
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