The bar is the preserve of tradition in the profession, but increasingly barristers are being forced to compete with their solicitor counterparts. As the bar considers how best to deal with this transformative period, we spoke to four chambers heads about their vision for the future. Brick Court joint head Jonathan Hirst QC – whose […]
Nikoleta Pogiatzi studied law at the University of Southampton, UK. She also completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, London Bloomsbury.
Ioanna Ioannou studied law at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia. She also completed a Master’s degree at the University of Leeds, UK.
The news spilling out of Lloyds Banking Group is coming thick and fast, with changes at the top of the legal hierarchy coming at the same time as the bank’s re-privatisation. On Monday the bank named a new group general counsel with former M&A head Hugh Pugsley stepping into the role. This came less than […]
CMS insurance head Stephen Netherway says litigation funders can lawfully withdraw funding from cases thanks to a recent ruling Litigation funding has become a large and rather lucrative, market in England and Wales. Alongside the Jackson Reforms and the tightening of Legal Aid, litigation funders are at the forefront of options for those pursuing a claim […]
A round of expensive litigation looms for state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which told the High Court that it is going to have to dig deep to defend a potential £4bn group action from former shareholders. The bank reckons that legal bills could top £42m if the case continues to attract claimants. Quinn Emanuel […]
Simmons & Simmons has added Peter Meyer and Alex Brown to its board in its latest round of periodic elections. Meyer is the national practice head of the firm’s German dispute resolution practice, and head of the country’s life sciences sector group. He has been a partner at Simmons & Simmons in Dusseldorf since 2003, […]
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is expected to run up a legal bill of £42m defending shareholder action over its £12bn rights issue, with Quinn Emanuel expected to join the action for Prudential, Standard Life and Legal & General. In a case management conference at the Rolls Building yesterday (17 September 2013), Mr Justice Hildyard was told […]
The last several months have seen a notable uptick in municipal securities actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Enforcement Division. Over that time, the SEC has brought more than half a dozen actions against issuers of municipal securities, ranging from the state of Illinois to the city of Miami. These cases, which have […]
DLA Piper has published its first Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy and Climate Change Group Legal Update. This legal update provides a snapshot of the state of play of renewable energy in the Asia-Pacific, focusing specifically on trends in Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Philippines where there has been recent and remarkable progress. The law […]
Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has successfully defended a professional negligence claim in the High Court brought against it by energy investment company Petrocapital Resources over a share transaction. The case, heard by Exchange Chambers’ Mark Cawson QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge, centred on the alleged failure by Morrison & Foerster partner Edward Lukins […]
The joint head of Brick Court Chambers Nicholas Green QC has been appointed to the High Court bench. Green, a former Bar Council chair, will sit as a judge in the Queen’s Bench Division at the High Court from next month. The appointment was announced yesterday (17 September 2013) following the retirement of Mr Justice Mackay, […]