A winding-up petition hearing involving Truro firm Follett Stock has been adjourned for three weeks following an initial hearing last week. The firm now has a further three weeks to pay its outstanding debts to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) following the court’s decision to adjourn its hearing until October 21 2013. The case was […]
Let’s be realistic: those procurement people aren’t going away, and we need to learn to live with them. The discipline of procurement has engendered remarkable hostility among many lawyers; its first wave was all about process rather than strategic relationships. But peace is breaking out. An increasing number of general counsel are reporting fruitful interactions […]
Scottish firm Brodies has expanded its competition and regualtory team with the appointment of Norton Rose Fulbright partner Rod Lambert. Lambert was one of five UK-based partners at legacy Fulbright & Jaworski who did not join the UK LLP when the US firm merged with Norton Rose earlier this year (10 June 2013). He was […]
Four-borough legal link shows public sector is forward-thinking. Next stop, ABS If a problem shared is a problem halved, local authority legal teams have it about right. In response to the biggest public sector cutbacks in a generation, legal teams at neighbouring authorities are turning to each other for support. But can a problem be […]
David Aitman likely to be adaptable in a changing legal environment How to describe David Aitman? New global managing partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer? Concert-standard pianist? Keen gardener? All true, but none that useful in predicting the change in tone when he takes over from incumbent Ted Burke in 2014. How about “measured”, “thoughtful”, “cerebral”? […]