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This week’s top 15 legal briefings – 29 March 2015
Many of this week’s briefings focused on George Osborne’s pre-election Budget. While the general consensus in the wider world was that it was a ‘boring’ Budget designed not to upset anyone prior to polling day in May, there were of course a number of announcements that have significant implications. Addleshaw Goddard looked at the potential […]
Top 10 stories: 20-26 March 2015
In a week of exclusive news on TheLawyer.com, our scoop revealing that Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson had turned to Quinn Emanuel for advice was the biggest story. Amid the speculation in every corner of the media ahead of the confirmation that the BBC had chosen not to renew presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s contract, after a ‘fracas’ […]
Olswang victorious over Google in CoA ruling on online privacy
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed an attempt by Bristows’ client Google to block British users from pursuing it in the UK courts. In a landmark ruling, the CoA upheld an earlier High Court decision that permitted three users to sue the company in the London courts, rather than in California, where Google is […]
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Cuatrecasas appoints litigation head Jorge Badía as firmwide managing partner
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira has appointed litigation and arbitration head Jorge Badía as its new managing partner, the firm announced today. Badía joined the firm in 1987, was named a partner in 1998 and has been head of litigation and arbitration for eight years. He is also a member of the firm’s board of directors. Badía’s new title […]
Has The Change Happened Yet?
UK firms might lead those in the US when it comes to change, but it’s coming to everyone, like it or not. As reported in The Lawyer Richard Susskind, David Morley, Guy Beringer and David Osborne held an excellent session at the Global Law Summit on the topic of the Future of Law. Having given […]
IP win for Eversheds team
Finland’s JB Eversheds intellectual property team was top-ranked in Chambers Global 2015 Department head Hanna-Maija Elo attracts effusive praise from clients and sources agree Kukka Tommila is a strong choice for trademark prosecution matters. Petteri Häkkänen and Markku Varhela are other notable member of the team
Tribunals judges: to sit alone or not?
Employment Appeal Tribunal president Langstaff has issued guidance to tribunals on when they should consider sitting with or without members when there is a mix of claims before them. Helen Barney of No5 Chambers succeeded in persuading the president that where there is a mix of jurisdictions before the tribunal, consisting of complaints where a judge is […]
Ashurst and Slaughters on call for RBS Coutts sale to UBP
Ashurst and Slaughter and May have advised on the $30bn (£20.8bn) sale of RBS’ private banking and wealth management business Coutts International to Union Bancaire Privée. Ashurst provided cross-border advice to RBS on the deal. Corporate partner Nick Cheshire led the London team, alongside employment partner Crowley Woodford, tax partner Paul Miller and commercial partner […]
Eversheds advises Morgan Sindall and Equitix on new Priority School Building Programme
Eversheds has advised a consortium of Morgan Sindall Investments Ltd and Equitix Ltd to reach financial close on its mandate to deliver 12 new schools in the North West of England through the UK Government’s new Private Finance 2 (PF2) delivery model. The consortium will provide five secondary and seven primary schools, with design and […]
Costain drops Bevan Brittan and Addleshaws from panel after first review in seven years
Construction and engineering company Costain has changed its legal panel of advisers for the first time in seven years, dropping Bevan Brittan and Addleshaw Goddard in favour of Burges Salmon, Clyde & Co and Pinsent Masons. The three-firm panel, which took effect on 1 January, will last three years. Firms will advise the business on […]
House of Commons debate on Poles in the UK: No5 barrister contributes
James Dixon, barrister at No5 Chambers, was recently involved in a pre-election debate on Poles in the UK. The debate was organized by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poland, British Polish Law Association, Polish Professionals in London and hosted by Daniel Kawczynski MP. It was well-attended and generated a lot of lively debate.