The BBC has put its scheduled panel review on hold this month because of budget cuts and the Government threat to abolish the licence fee. The review, which was scheduled for this month, may belatedly go forward at the end of the year or even at the start of 2016. This provides a lease of […]
Lloyds Bank has hired JP Morgan Europe, Middle East and Africa litigation head and ex-Ashurst partner Wilson Thorburn as its new acting head of litigation. The appointment sees Thorburn step into the role vacated by Michael Hartridge earlier this summer. It is not yet known if Hartridge has a new role lined up. Thorburn, who […]
Riverview Law entered the market in a blaze of publicity. Growth has been rapid and now the legal service provider is banking on the use of artifical intelligence to put it ahead of the competition. Since its launch in 2012 Riverview Law has not been known to do things quietly. The company entered the market […]
Stephenson Harwood’s top of equity has broken through the £1m barrier for the first time, jumping 43 per cent from £808,000 in 2013/14. While the top of equity rose to £1.16m, the bottom also increased to £402,000 from £281,000, representing the same growth of 43 per cent. The firm’s chief executive officer Sharon White told […]
DLA Piper has announced Philip Butler has been appointed as its new global co-chair of banking and finance. The position was created following the introduction of DLA’s new global strategy on Wednesday (9 September), which will see the firm focus on seven key sectors. As a global co-chair Butler will run DLA’s European banking and finance […]
Hogan Lovells has made an application to the High Court on behalf of its client, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) to decide who has control of the fund’s assets in the UK. The assets form part of Libya’s $67bn sovereign wealth fund, which is administered by the LIA – a body marred by internal conflict […]
Standard Life has hired Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) deputy general counsel Rushad Abadan as its new legal chief, replacing interim head David Burns. Abadan will join in early 2016. He has been deputy general counsel at RBS for almost 10 years. Prior to that he was a solicitor at legacy Dundas & Wilson before […]
Skadden and Clifford Chance client General Electric (GE) looks set to acquire Alstom’s energy businesses for €8.5bn (£6.2bn), with the target turning to Hogan Lovells for advice. Earlier this week, the European Commission (EC) and Department of Justice approved GE’s purchase meaning the company can complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2015. GE […]
Addleshaw Goddard has officially launched its contract lawyer offering under the name AG Integrate, joining rivals such as Allen & Overy (A&O) and Pinsent Masons with the service. The new service will provide self-employed lawyers to clients for use with discrete projects or when specialist advice is required. Addleshaws will also use the AG Integrate’s […]
The BBC has put its scheduled panel review on hold due to a raft of external pressures on its legal team including a reduced budget, proposed cuts to services and the Government threat to abolish the licence fee. The review, which would have kicked off with assistant general counsel Peter Ranyard laying out the terms […]
US firm Alston & Bird has launched an office in Beijing, its first location in Asia and second overseas. The office mainly targets outbound work from China, assisting Chinese companies with cross-border legal matters primarily in the United States. A significant focus of the office will be advising Chinese companies on US intellectual property law […]
DLA Piper has announced its new global business strategy will focus on seven key sectors and create a new banking and financial co-head position in London. The seven key sectors have been designated so due to a range of criteria including profitability, size, importance for the firm, type of client base and the sector’s potential […]