Duck QC, Michael
Michael Duck QC is a member of the following groups at No5 Chambers: crime; criminal fraud and proceeds of crime; police law and discipline; and regulatory. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Bright QC, Chris
Chris Bright QC is a member of two groups at No5 Chambers: clinical negligence and personal injury. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Burrows QC, Michael
Michael Burrows QC is a barrister at No5 Chambers. He is a member of the firm’s criminal law group. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Meyer QC, Lorna
Lorna Meyer QC is head of the family law group at No5 Chambers. She is a member of the family and international human rights groups. This information was sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Pensions News — August 2013
Welcome to DLA Piper’s Pensions News publication in which the law firm reports on recent developments in pensions legislation, guidance and case law, as well as keeping you up to speed with what to look out for in the coming months. This edition brings you the developments from August 2013, including the following: automatic enrolment […]
Employees’ personal data — is their consent sufficient for processing?
Rodoljub Šabić, the commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection in the Republic of Serbia, said on 17 September 2013 that a large number of employees’ personal data is being processed on the basis of their ‘consent’, which may not be considered a valid legal basis taking into account the completely unequal […]
Shoosmiths’ corporate team advises Octopus Investments on Calastone funding
Shoosmiths’ corporate team has advised long-standing client Octopus Investments on its further funding of Calastone, an independent cross-border transaction network for the global funds industry. Calastone secured a total of $18m (£11m) investment from private-equity firm Accel Partners and shareholder Octopus Investments. The funding will be used to accelerate the company’s global growth strategy in […]
Government further strengthens commitment to industrial and provident societies
The UK government maintains its drive to promote industrial and provident societies (IPSs) and staff mutuals with the publication of a recent consultation on IPS reforms. IPSs were introduced as a legal form by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965. This created two types of co-operatively owned societies: co-operative societies (businesses owned and run […]
MoFo ist ein Berliner
Germany has been a key European target for many firms over the years. Since Freshfields moved in via its groundbreaking merger in 2000 with Deringer Tessin Herrmann & Sedemund and Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber, the vast majority of UK and US firms have followed. Germany has been a key European target for many firms over […]
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Herbies kickstarts management elections as joint CEOs announce retirement
Elections are underway at Herbert Smith Freehills as the firm looks for successors to joint CEOs David Willis and Gavin Bell, who are retiring from the firm. The new management will takeover the running of the firm from May 2014. The firm said the its governance body, the Herbert Smith Freehills Global Council, would decide […]
Jones QC, Jonathan
Jonathan Jones QC is a member of a number of groups at No5 Chambers. These groups are industrial disease, personal injury and professional negligence. This information has been sourced from the No5 Chambers website.
Anderson QC, Mark
Mark Anderson QC is a member of a number of groups at No5 Chambers. These groups are: banking, finance and finance regulation; commercial litigation; company and partnership; insolvency; intellectual, property; IT and media; international arbitration and trade; professional negligence; property; and sports and media law. This material has been sourced from the No5 Chambers website.