Joe Cohen, Head of Collyer Bristow’s Intellectual Property Team, has been elected Chairman of the Anti-counterfeiting Committee of the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA). The mission of the ECTA Anti-counterfeiting Committee is “to make an effective, substantial and enduring contribution to the pan-European and international efforts to combat counterfeiting and piracy by the sharing of professional […]
The Walker Morris Food & Drink Group will be welcoming Christine Tacon, the UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator as a special guest speaker at the Group’s sector-focussed lunch in Leeds on 23 September. Against the backdrop of ongoing and heightened regulatory focus on supply relationships in the UK grocery sector, Tacon will lead a discussion in […]
Sue Harris, a director in the Walker Morris Construction & Engineering Group, has been elected as Deputy President of the Leeds Law Society. Commenting on the appointment Harris said: “It has been a busy and productive year for the society and the board has continued to work well together to further the aims of the society […]
David Blumenthal, Walker Morris Tax Director, was interviewed by BBC Business Live about the EU plans. The plans in question were on the subject of Corporation Tax, including proposals for a single corporation tax across the EU.
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A growing number of in-house lawyers are preparing to make significant changes to their teams this year based on the availability of alternative legal services suppliers, today’s Business Leadership report has found. Yet in spite of this, there are clear indications that many in-house lawyers remain reluctant to take advantage of new and potentially time-saving […]
With more than a year to go until Linklaters’ managing partner and senior partner positions potentially change hands, the names of likely frontrunners for the top jobs are already beginning to surface. A number of litigation, financial and commercial players are tipped for the global managing partner and senior partners positions, which will be confirmed […]
Cambridge firm Hewitsons will merge with City firm Moorhead James after both partnerships voted in favour of the tie-up earlier in June. The new firm, which launches officially on 1 July, will trade under the name Hewitson Moorhead and have a combined revenue of £16m and offices in Cambridge, London, Northampton and Milton Keynes. Hewitsons […]
Pinsent Masons’ revenue has grown by 12 per cent, from £323m to £362.2m in the 2014/15 financial year. This is the fifth consecutive year the firm has seen revenue increase. In 2013/14 Pinsents’ turnover increased from £309m to £323m (8 July 2014). The results are the first to be announced since John Cleland took up […]
Peter Arnold, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has prosecuted a 73-year-old man found guilty of raping an elderly woman in her home. Peter Rowley was convicted of one charge of rape after a trial at Shrewsbury Crown Court. The court heard that Rowley overpowered the woman in her living room in the sheltered accommodation she […]
Clear trends have emerged from this year’s Business Leadership survey. In-house legal teams confirm they are under increasing pressure to deliver more for less but the drive to embrace innovation remains elusive. Has there been a step change in the legal market in terms of the services that clients are being offered? And if so, […]
Our specialist panel discusses the key issues in risk management, including how it can be used by firms to gain a competitive edge, and the biggest risk-related challenges currently facing firms and clients In association with Q: What are the main challenges firms currently face in terms of risk? Chris Vigrass, […]