A review of the legal sector in Wales is to begin next week to determine how the Welsh Government can improve investment and employment in the industry. The review has been commissioned by economy minister Edwina Hart and will be undertaken by former Eversheds partner Kevin Doolan, now a partner of the Møller PSF group […]
South coast firm Coffin Mew has opened an office in Brighton following a pledge to double its annual revenue from £10m to £20m by 2017. The firm plans to achieve this growth through “acquisition, merging with ambitious and exceptional smaller firms and from organic growth”, Coffin Mew managing partner Miles Brown said. In the last […]
Publishing company Springer Nature has named Macmillan Science and Education GC Rachel Jacobs as its new general counsel following the merger of the two companies. Following Macmillan Science and Education’s merger with Springer Science and Business Media, the merged company, Springer Nature, has named Jacobs to head its legal function. Jacobs had been global general […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Benelux Sidley Austin has announced the hire of Jacques Bourgeois as a senior advisor in its Brussels office from WilmerHale, where he was a consultant. Since 2006, Bourgeois has served as the chairman of the Belgian Competition Commission, advising the Belgian […]
Hill Dickinson has announced cuts will be made to its insurance teams across its London, Liverpool and Manchester offices. Around 30 jobs have been put at risk, subject to a 30-day consultation period. The firm has made similar cuts in 2013 and 2014. In a statement Hill Dickinson said: “Following a period of considerable market […]
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher client the Republic of Djibouti has lost its application for permission to seek a new freezing injunction against its citizen Abdourahman Boreh in Singapore. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher client the Republic of Djibouti has lost its application for permission to seek a new freezing injunction against its citizen Abdourahman Boreh in […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and McDermott Will & Emery have advised AstraZeneca and Innate Pharma on their $1.275bn partnership agreement. Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co partner Patrick Duxbury led the team for AstraZeneca alongside partner Luke Kempton, senior associate Jenny Davies and associates Chris Freeth and Alexandra Rychner. They worked with AstraZeneca’s in-house team, […]
Manchester-based firm Pannone Corporate has been appointed to the legal panels of Iceland Foods and NG Bailey. Iceland’s general counsel Duncan Vaughan was a partner at Pannone in 2006 and selected the firm to handle the food retailer’s commercial business. Iceland has over 850 stores and annual sales of £2.7bn. Mwanwhile, West Yorkshire-based NG Bailey is […]
Foot Anstey’s annual revenue has grown by 16 per cent to £32m, with the firm hitting the £30m turnover barrier sooner than expected. The firm’s litigation practice has seen one of the biggest increases, with 30 per cent revenue growth. Meanwhile the commercial, corporate and real estate divisions have grown by 28 per cent, 21 […]
Kingsley Napley has announced an increase in unaudited profit of 7.9 per cent, rising from £8.8m to £9.5m in 2014/15. The Farringdon-based firm also showed continued revenue growth, with turnover increasing from £28.8m in the 2013/14 financial year to £31m in 2014/15. It estimates average revenue per equity partner (PEP) to be £400,000. This is […]
Gateley (Holdings) plc has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering and application for admission of its ordinary shares to trading on AIM. Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is acting as financial adviser, nominated adviser and broker to Gateley. Gateley was established in the 19th century, and has more than 380 fee earners across six […]
Jeremy Cousins QC of 11 Stone Buildings will be speaking on a panel at the University of Oxford’s Obligations Discussion Group panel event in June on the recent Supreme Court case of AIB Group (UK) Plc v Mark Redler & Co Solicitors. Cousins represented the bank in this leading case on a solicitor’s liability for […]