Philip Dayle of No5 Chambers was on the winning side in the Supreme Court case R v The Secretary of State for the Home Department. The court dismissed an appeal by the secretary of state for the Home Department that Jamaica should be included on a list of countries where LGBT people are ”in general” not […]
Emma Edhem of No5 Chambers is to attend the Mexican state banquet at the Guildhall in honour of the president of the United Mexican States. The No5 Barrister and deputy head of international law will attend the banquet, given by the Lord Mayor, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Firms including Clifford Chance, CMS Cameron McKenna and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have stepped up to advise on the sale of the Government’s stake in Eurostar. HM Treasury is set to sell its entire 40 per cent stake in Eurostar to a consortium comprising Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and […]
Weil Gotshal & Manges’ UK revenue grew by 9.6 per cent in 2014, from $114m to $125m (£82m). The figures mirror a positive year for the firm globally, which saw its gross revenue boosted by 1.2 per cent to $1.15bn last year (11 March 2014). Weil’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) also grew in […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Benelux Latham & Watkins has elected counsel Héctor Armengod to its partnership as part of nine promotions (3 March 2015). The promotions also include Michel Houdayer in Paris and Javier López Antón in Madrid. Armengod specialises in antitrust law, while Houdayer […]
DLA Piper’s global revenue held steady at $2.48bn (£1.626bn) last year, following a 1.7 per cent growth during the 2013 calendar year. However, the firm’s global net profit rocketed to a record high in 2014, growing by 10.8 per cent from $602m to $667m. The figure marks a turnaround for the firm, which witnessed its […]
Leading members of the Midlands’ legal profession will soon be seen jiving, foxtrotting and quickstepping their way across the dance floor. The No5 Chambers Strictly 9 to 5 fundraiser, in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust, features representatives of the Bar, the Judiciary, solicitors and clerks who have now been paired with their professional […]
Debevoise & Plimpton has posted a 3.2 per cent revenue increase in $710.3m (£466m) in its year-end financial results, as average profit per equity partner rose 3.4 per cent from $2.3m to $2.38m in 2014. Debevoise’s turnover surpassed its 2 per cent boost in 2013 to $688.2m (4 March 2014) while net profit grew 0.12 […]
Thomas Cook’s general counsel Craig Stoehr deliberately avoids getting bogged down in formal tender processes – much preferring to instruct external counsel based on personal relationships. “I find formal panels an absolute waste of time,” he admits, refreshingly. And the approach certainly seems to be effective . Stoehr has helped Thomas Cook to dispose of […]
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray has admitted making a number of mistakes and getting litigation strategy “spectacularly wrong” under cross-examination in the High Court. Gray was cross-examined on Monday and Tuesday this week (2 and 3 March) over allegations that he allowed incorrect dates to be presented to the court on phone transcripts […]
The group of small businesses planning to sue the Royal Bank of Scotland’s global restructuring group (RBS-GRG) has switched its advisers for the second time, with Enyo Law taking over from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Enyo is the third firm instructed by the group, after Clyde & Co stepped down due to conflicts with […]
Russian oligarch Sergei Pugachev has cut ties with his lawyers Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and will now represent himself in an ongoing battle over the liquidation of the bank he ran, Mezhprombank. Fried Frank has been taken off the court records following a Court of Appeal (CoA) decision last week in favour of […]