By Charles Crow Charles Crow considers how claimants can move their cases between the tribunal and the court without getting caught by the doctrine of estoppel. It is not uncommon (due to the short limitation period and/or clients taking advice post-issuing an ET1) for the penny to drop that the issued discrimination (personal injury) and/or […]
By Louise Corfield Louise Corfield looks at what happens when decisions to terminate an employee overlap with a mutual separation. It is well known that an employment contract can be brought to an end in a number of ways: by dismissal by the employer; notice given by the employee or an employee’s acceptance of a […]
No5 Chambers has announced that Mark Anderson QC has been authorised to sit as a deputy High Court judge, chancery division.
By Russell Holland On 1 October 2013, the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 will be celebrating their second birthday. In terms of case law, the regulations have not, as yet, featured significantly in a reported case. However, matters could change, with the TUC making a complaint against the government for failing to properly implement the regulations. […]
Ashurst’s London litigation partner Ben Tidswell will run for the newly created chairman position, alongside current senior partner Charlie Geffen, as the firm readies for the Australian merger vote. Ashurst Australia, formerly Blake Dawson, has also put forward its candidate for the chairman position, which will replace the senior partner position as the top managerial […]
DLA Piper has published the 23 September issue of its Health Alert publication, which focuses on judgments, legislations and reports in the health sector. If you are registered and logged in to the site, click on the link below to read the DLA Piper briefing. If not, please register or sign in with your details below.
By Pattie Walsh, Chris Lin and Ying Wang After the new PRC exit-entry law came into force on 1 July 2013, the State Council issued a new regulation on the administration of foreigners’ exit and entry on 12 July 2013 to clarify the rules relating to exit and entry, stay and residence and the employment […]
DLA Piper’s London real-estate team has advised luxury fashion brand Valentino SpA on negotiations with its landlord to take a new long-term lease of its London store and offices. The DLA Piper team was led by partner Paul Jayson (London) with assistance from Kate Etherden (associate, London), Earle Brady (legal director, Liverpool) and Roos Van […]
Allen & Overy has advised JP Morgan Securities in connection with the capital increase of MorphoSys, raising gross proceeds of approximately €84m (£71m) in a private placement via an accelerated book-building procedure. MorphoSys has issued 1,514,066 new shares from authorised capital to international institutional investors at a price of €55.76 per share. The offering represents approximately […]
Gary Bell QC is a member of the crime and criminal fraud and proceeds groups at No5 Chambers. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Mark Heywood QC is a member of the three groups at No5 Chambers: crime; criminal fraud and proceeds of crime; and regulatory. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Adrian Keeling QC is head of the police law and discipline group at No5 Chambers. He is also a member of the following groups: coronial law; crime; criminal fraud and proceeds of crime; regulatory; and sports law. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.