Exclusive: RBS declares war on Cooke Young & Keidan in Libor case
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a legal challenge to have Cooke Young & Keidan (CYK) removed as lawyers to Property Action Group (PAG), which is bringing a major dispute against the...
View ArticlePaul Paxton listed In The Lawyer Hot 100
Today The Lawyer magazine released the results of its Hot 100 Lawyers for 2016. Paul Paxton has been listed for his key role in heading up the most high-profile negligence claim of the last decade...
View ArticleDavina Katz ranked in Lawyer Hot 100
Schillings Partner & Head of Family, Davina Katz, has been ranked in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2016. One of only three Lawyers to be listed in this year’s Private Client category, the accolade...
View ArticleOTC members appointed to attorney general’s C panel of junior counsel
Outer Temple Chambers has announced that Tom Gibson and Nicholas Hill have been appointed to the attorney general’s C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown The appointments are effective as of 29...
View ArticleNespresso sues Espresso Club for Clooney lookalike ad
Barnea & Co’s head of the litigation practice Zohar Lande and Itay Hatam and Gilli Cohen-Arazi from the litigation team are representing Espresso Club, an Israeli corporation, in an IP claim filed...
View ArticleCollyer Bristow helps Coller Capital with Guernsey fund launch
Guernsey firms Carey Olsen and Northern Trust have assisted Coller Capital, the leading global investor in private equity secondaries, on one of Guernsey’s largest fund launches of 2015 with the...
View ArticleHudgell Solicitors raise awareness of Rehab by sponsoring 2016 Parliamentary...
Hudgell Solicitors is helping raise the profile of a charity which champions inclusion for all people with a disability or disadvantage in life – by sponsoring the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race at...
View ArticleNo5’s Mohamed establishes Shropshire Council’s five-year supply of housing
Hashi Mohamed, acting on behalf of Shropshire Council, was successful in helping to uphold the local authority’s decision to refuse a proposal for the erection of up to 125 dwellings. The inquiry...
View ArticleCollyer Bristow partner enters the Hot 100
Stephen Rosen, partner and head of Collyer Bristow’s banking and financial disputes team, has been recognised in this year’s Hot 100 – The Lawyer magazine’s annual review of law firm talent. Stephen...
View ArticleSchillings’ Davina Katz features in The Hot 100
Davina Katz, Schillings’ family law head, has been chosen as one of The Lawyer’s Hot 100. She was featured in the private client section along with two other lawyers. Her entry can be read here.
View ArticleCross-border estate planning for divorce: extent and limitations of ‘firewall...
Christian Hay, head of Collas Crill’s Guernsey dispute resolution practice, will be speaking at the IBC Cross Border Planning for Divorce conference in London on 27 January, looking at the extent and...
View ArticleStewarts to file first Tesco shareholders’ claim over profit restatement
Stewarts Law will file a letter before action to Tesco this week, pushing ahead with plans launched early last year to bring a multimillion-pound claim against the retailer. The litigation boutique is...
View ArticleItaly’s Bonelli Erede hires nine A&O lawyers in City finance boost
Slaughter and May best friend Bonelli Erede Pappalardo has hired Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Italian senior partner Massimiliano Danusso and eight other lawyers in a boost to its City banking...
View ArticleIrwin Mitchell cuts debt as sum owed to creditors rises
Irwin Mitchell halved its bank borrowings last year to move into a net cash position by 30 April 2015, the firm’s accounts have shown. Bank loans and overdrafts in 2014/15 totalled £6.6m, down from...
View ArticleColt GC Saphra replaced by company secretary
Colt general counsel Robin Saphra has left the telecoms company and has been replaced by company secretary Caroline Griffin Pain. Saphra became Colt’s group general counsel in 2005, in which time he...
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Ireland’s Mason Hayes sees revenue soar 20 per cent to €72m
Irish firm Mason Hayes & Curran has reported a 20 per cent revenue rise in 2015 to €72m (£54.5m), up from €60m the previous year. The increase signals a revenue rise of 50 per cent in just two...
View ArticleWeil Gotshal strengthens Bridgepoint ties in Polish deal
Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London office is building on its relationship with private equity house Bridgepoint, working with its Polish counterparts on the acquisition of retailer Smyk. The...
View ArticleSlaughters Hong Kong partner exits for Li & Fung
Slaughter and May Hong Kong corporate partner Laurence Rudge has left the firm to join supply chain manager Li & Fung as deputy general counsel. In his new role Rudge will work closely with Li...
View ArticleFolk2Folk to appoint up to 100 firms for inaugural panel
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Folk2Folk is launching its first legal panel as it seeks to develop a national network of up to 100 law firms. The panel is being run by legal relationship manager Amanda...
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