The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Gedling BC v Timmins. This is a green belt policy case that casts some doubt, but reaches no definitive conclusion, on earlier decisions that said development that is not inappropriate in the green belt is confined to the descriptions in paragraphs 89 and 90 of the Framework. […]
Slater & Gordon is in negotiations to buy an operating division of Aim-listed legal services provider Quindell, understood to be its legal services arm. Earlier this month, Quindell said it was in “exclusive negotiations” with an unnamed party over the possible sale of an operating division of the group. Yesterday it confirmed in a stock […]
The partner who manages Linklaters’ relationship with private equity house Carlyle Group in Asia has left the firm to take up partnership at White & Case. Peggy Wang, who was promoted into Linklaters’ partnership in 2011 (11 April 2011), will join the US firm’s Hong Kong office in April. A private equity specialist, Wang has […]
Barclays’ managing director of litigation and investigations Jonathan Peddie is leaving his role at the end of February after nine years. Peddie was also global head of the recently formed financial crime legal team, which was formed following an overhaul of the bank’s legal function in June 2014. He became managing director of Barclays’ ligitation […]
What do you do when one of your staff exercises their right to free speech online? That’s the dilemma which has faced Clifford Chance since trainee Aysh Chaudhry posted a YouTube video expressing Islamist views. While Clifford Chance is balancing on the ethical high wire, desperate not to lose its footing, we reveal today that […]
The launch of Cooley’s UK office has been rumoured for months. Last week The Lawyer broke the news that the West Coast tech firm – whose clients include Facebook and LinkedIn – had finally inked the deal on its London launch. It is starting up with 55 lawyers drawn from MoFo and Edwards Wildman. Nothing […]
As 2014 ends and a new year begins, it is natural to reflect on the past and prepare for the future. From conversations with a wide range of lawyers, I suspect that for many, their future plans will involve exploring ways to work differently, with freelance lawyering an increasingly popular option. It’s important prospective freelancers […]
After the announcement of the merger between Dentons and Chinese firm Dacheng, the two firms’ management speak about the opportunities for the future – and why they believe the tie-up is ground-breaking. Dentons global chair Joe Andrew recalls being in London as a young lawyer in 1986 and witnessing the “once-in-a-lifetime” passage of Halley’s Comet […]
Nicky Richmond might be in love with Claridges, but she is slightly less enamoured with its restaurant. I am in love with Claridges. I think you get to an age where you just can’t resist. It’s all that Art Deco glamour, the attentive staff and the flattering lighting. What’s not so utterly fabulous, darling is […]
No5 Chambers barrister Timothy Jones has successfully represented a gypsy in fight to live on her own land. The High Court quashed the secretary of state’s move to decide Romani gypsy Charmaine Moore’s planning appeal himself. Jones, who represented Moore at the judicial review in the High Court, said afterwards that the secretary of state’s actions […]
Developer Rainier Properties Ltd has secured permission at appeal for 135 new homes on a parkland site at the edge of the village of Burbage in Leicestershire. The company sought permission from the council in 2013, but this was refused. Rainier took advice from Chris Young of No5 Chambers and appealed by way of public […]
Shakespeares chief executive Paul Wilson has stepped down from his role after nearly nine years at the helm of the acquisitive Midlands-based firm. Wilson joined Shakepeares in 2006 when turnover was £10m with a team of less than 200 (6 March 2006). The firm’s chief client officer Andy Raynor, who joined last year in a […]