Pinsent Masons and Memery Crystal have become familiar faces at the top of Adviser Rankings’ Aim client tables. The duo have been able to count more Aim clients on their books than any other firm for a year now, despite Pinsents decreasing its haul from 56 to 54 over the last quarter. Memery Crystal has […]
Miloš Vučković, senior partner at Karanovic & Nikolic, has participated in and presented at the Third International Conference on Mineral Resources in the Republic of Serbia — A Driving Force of Economic Development, which took place at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade on 1 November 2013. Hosting approximately 300 business and political decision makers, the mining […]
The Co-operative Bank has hired a new general counsel, in the wake of news that the bank will host the UK’s first ever ‘bail-in’ by a consortium of hedge funds (4 November 2013). The hire of a new general counsel for the banking group is a departure from the Co-operative Group’s previously unified legal management, […]
LSLA president Francesca Kaye on the landmark costs battle being fought by Andrew Mitchell MP in a case that is set to define the Jackson reforms The Jackson Reforms presaged a stricter, more procedurally rigid, approach to case management. The mantra “robust but fair” rang out across the court system. The robust but fair approach […]
Bracewell & Giuliani has raided Clifford Chance for energy construction partner Tracy London, marking the US firm’s eighth partner hire this year in London. US energy law specialist Bracewell & Giuliani has been expanding its London office since January, when it took on two energy lawyers including Simmons & Simmons partner Julian Nichol (15 January 2013). The […]
Pinsent Masons has once again taken the top spot in Adviser Rankings’ latest Aim rankings, despite Memery Crystal closing its leadership gap by three clients since July. Pinsents now has a total of 54 Aim clients on its books – a reduction of two on its July figure of 56, and a sharp decline from […]
Judicial review has become an important way for citizens to hold the authorities to account. Over the last few weeks we’ve seen a rash of them; catch up here. Blackstone Chambers and Bond Dickinson lead Sainsbury’s judicial review Herbert Smith Freehills kicked off QASA judicial review after high costs proposal Government bid to reverse ‘back […]
Three partners together with 20 lawyers and staff are moving from DLA Piper’s Sydney office to join Australian firm HWL Ebsworth. All three partners, Jenne Tzavaras, Joanna Apostolopoulos and Ivan Medak, have joined HWL Ebsworth as partners in the firm’s Sydney insurance team. They are joined by a total of 20 other team members. The […]
Ogier is counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in Guernsey and Jersey and provides netting and collateral opinions that are available to members from ISDA’s website and updated on an annual basis. The law firm is often asked to advise on the enforceability of close-out netting and set-off provisions under ISDA and […]
Paula Barrett, data regulation expert at Eversheds, has commented on the workability of EU data protection proposals. Commenting on calls for data protection rules to be incorporated into EU-US trade talks, Barrett said: ‘Given the draft that was approved by the European parliament a week or so ago, putting this on the trade negotiations agenda […]
Eversheds has commented on the forthcoming EU proposal to limit single-use plastic shopping bags, saying it marks a step in the right direction. Michael Grimes, waste regulation expert at Eversheds, said: ‘The debate on controlling the use of single-use shopping bags has been rumbling on for several years. A single Europe-wide approach should be welcomed […]
Eversheds has commented on the latest round of UK construction PMI numbers, which appear to show a recovery taking hold. Michael Conroy Harris, construction expert at Eversheds, said: ‘It is encouraging we’re seeing the strongest figures since the construction industry fell off the cliff with the rest of the UK economy in 2007. ‘The industry […]