The owner of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant Ineos has instructed Slaughter and May in a libel case against Unite the union at London’s High Court. Slaughter and May partner Robert Stern, although not a libel specialist, is a go-to adviser to Ineos having advised the company on a number of deals, including the $9bn (£5.14bn) […]
Three candidates have emerged in the race to succeed David Childs as Clifford Chance managing partner. Hustings are due to begin next month. The contenders for the top job at Clifford Chance have emerged, with global corporate head Matthew Layton, Paris chief Yves Wehrli and new entrant, real estate finance partner Andrew Carnegie, all bidding […]
Mayer Brown has had its fair share of departures in the last few years. However, the management insists that the London office is bouncing back, with laterals in the pipeline and mandates piling up. Read our interview with chairman Paul Theiss for his views. Mayer Brown takes London to its heart Exclusive: Mayer Brown’s City […]
Wilberforce Chambers’ Michael Bloch QC has resigned from the set to join Blackstone Chambers just weeks after senior clerk Declan Redmond announced his exit for Keating Chambers. The move will be a significant boost for Blackstone and will fill a commercial and arbitration gap left by former chambers head Thomas Beazley QC, who quit the […]
Budget airline Monarch has delayed publishing the results of its recent panel review following a revamp which kicked off in February. The British-based airline had originally planned to unveil its new roster last week, however firms pitching for the work have since been told to wait. According to sources Monarch is likely to announce a […]
Damage caused to property by tree roots is a problem often encountered by land owners, occupiers and developers. All too often, damage goes unchecked and unmitigated because the legal principles for establishing liability are not straightforward and because sensitivities can arise, particularly where the properties and parties involved are residential neighbours. In Khan v Harrow Council […]
This week Brecher managing partner Nicky Richmond sampled some fine French dining in London’s West End. Sometimes I am the client. It happens quite rarely in my life as a private practice lawyer. Sometimes I even get taken out to eat by other lawyers. And as I am obviously perceived to be a food fascist, […]
Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Dickson Minto have taken lead roles on the £100m sale of Byron Hamburgers to private equity group Hutton Collins Partners. Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Dickson Minto have taken lead roles on the £100m sale of Byron Hamburgers to private equity group Hutton Collins Partners. The six-year old […]
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a new ‘fast-track’ trademark opposition procedure. The new procedure came into effect on 1 October 2013. The intention is that the new procedure will lower the cost, complexity and duration of opposition proceedings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Opposition rates have remained low, certainly when compared with […]
By Aisling Duffy The Ministry of Justice has been fined £140,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a serious breach of the Seventh Data Protection Principle. Details of all 1,182 prisoners at HMP Cardiff were emailed to the families of three inmates, when an inexperienced booking clerk copied and pasted a detailed spreadsheet into an […]
This week saw the publication of The Lawyer UK200 Annual Report 2013, the culmination of months of research, data gathering and interviews. It’s likely that senior support teams, notably but by no means exclusively finance, will have been poring over the metrics with a tooth comb as fine as those wielded by partners across the […]
Karanovic & Nikolic has hosted a cocktail for more than 100 clients, colleagues, diplomats and other notable members of the business community in Skopje. The event was held in the MKC Club restaurant during the Skopje Jazz Festival. The cocktail staged jazz musician Toni Kitanovski and his band, followed by jazz musician Nicola Conte.