A claim led by the Public Law Project over the legality of changes to judicial review regulations has succeeded before the High Court, with the Divisional Court ruling that the amendments will have an adverse impact on legal aid-funded cases. Last April the Government introduced regulations which removed legal aid funding for work done on […]
Schoenherr is assisting Heta Asset Resolution (HETA) in the preparation of the first European resolution pursuant to the European framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions on the basis of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of […]
On 27 February, Tim Jones was an invited speaker at a seminar on international arbitration organised by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Jones spoke on ‘The West Tankers saga – arbitration, anti-suit injunctions and EU law’. On 28 February and 1 March, he acted as chair of arbitration panels in six arbitration moots between teams […]
Bruce Dear, head of London real estate at Eversheds, has commented on news that Balfour Beatty has signed a deal to construct 1,500 homes at East Wick and Sweetwater. He said that the JV is a welcome part of the solution to the UK’s housing crisis, but that we need hundreds more like it if […]
“One trend developing is that of more meaningful supply chain arrangements for companies prepared to invest in capacity and training,” says Robin Johnson, head of diversified industrials at Eversheds. ”This points to underlying confidence throughout the supply chain.”
Mark Anderson QC, David Mitchell, Richard Hignett and Helen Barney, all members of No5 Chambers, have been named in Who’s Who Legal. Mark Anderson QC and David Mitchell , members of No5 Chambers’ commercial group, have both been named as mergers and acquisitions experts. Richard Hignett and Helen Barney, who have jointly and successfully headed the No5 […]
Pinsent Masons has recruited Addleshaw Goddard’s former head of financial services David Heffron to lead its financial regulatory practice. Heffron has been a partner at Addleshaws for 16 years and was head of financial services and insurance until late last year. He will be the first head of financial regulatory at Pinsents, with the firm […]
Latham & Watkins has elected two London-based counsels to its partnership, amounting to just under a quarter of its global total for 2015. Capital markets specialist James Inness and international arbitrator Charles Claypoole joined the firm’s partnership ranks as of 1 March 2015. The pair have been made up as part of a nine-strong promotions […]
Irish firm Mason Hayes & Curran has reported a 25 per cent increase in turnover for 2014, with revenues rising to €60m (£43.7m) from €48m in 2013. Figures supplied for The Lawyer’s upcoming European 100 report shows that the firm added 67 staff on a full-time equivalent basis last year, with headcount rising from 333 FTE […]
While the M&A market has generally been on the up, it’s clear that one group has been given a major boost by the recent activity: offshore firms. According to data compiled by Appleby, deal value for offshore M&A ballooned by 63 per cent last year – from $170bn in 2013 up to $277bn. That means […]
Lloyd’s of London underwriter Marketform has appointed Alastair McKay as its new general counsel. McKay was previously UK general counsel at Aspen Re, which he joined in August 2007. Prior to moving in-house, McKay spent a stint at Baker & McKenzie. In his new role McKay wil report into Marketform’s chief executive officer John O’Neill. O’Neill […]
On 24 February 2015, the Supreme Court panel (Lords Mance, Carnwath and Hughes JSC) granted No5 Chambers’ Philip Rule permission to appeal in R v Docherty (UKSC 2014/0207). Rule presented the appeal to the Court of Appeal that successfully established the application of Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the principle of lex mitior […]