Andrew Terry, partner and media expert at Eversheds, has commented following a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that UK vloggers will have to make absolutely clear when they are paid to promote products or services. Terry said: ‘On the face of it, this decision simply reflects the position in all formats, including social […]
Brendan Quinn, the boss of Causeway Retreat Rehab Clinic in Essex, has been struck off the nursing register due to his ‘flagrant disregard’ for the safety of patients. Susan Monaghan, regulatory barrister at No5 Chambers, was instructed by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) as the legal assessor on this case. Despite not being registered […]
Slaughter and May is set to hand out discretionary bonuses to associates, following the firm’s strong performance in 2014. The amount paid to associates has increased on last year, with lawyers at every level seeing an uptick in their bonus (2 December 2013). Associates with up to six months PQE experience will see their bonuses […]
It’s been an era-defining year at Addleshaw Goddard, as today’s analysis explains, but managing partner John Joyce has the potential to turn the firm’s fortunes around by unveiling the right strategy later this week. The Lawyer has explored the firm’s various options. Merger, reducing London service lines, and bulking up the transactional services team are […]
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has taken Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer insurance partner Robert Stirling to join its global financial institutions group. Stirling leaves the largest global sector group at Freshfields where he has advised on takeovers, private equity investments and regulatory matters. The group at Freshfields is headed by partners Sean Pierce and Andrew […]
Accountancy and consulting giant EY is the third of the big four accountants to enter the regulated legal market after being granting an ABS licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The accountancy firm has already appointed three UK partners to its legal services business and plans to recruit a further 30 staff over the […]
King & Wood Mallesons has revamped the management of its Australia corporate practice as Sydney-based M&A and tax head Tim Bednall prepares to transfer to London. Bednall, who will continue to hold the position of global co-ordinator for M&A, will join the firm’s City office in January to fill a hole left by the exit […]
Gide Loyrette Nouel has re-elected its managing and senior partners for a second three-year term along with a new executive board. Managing partner Stéphane Puel and senior partner Baudouin de Moucheron stood together for re-election on a combined slate. They will start their second three-year term in January 2015 with the aim of continuing the firm’s […]
Standard Chartered is understood to have launched a global panel review, with current advisers Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and Linklaters expected to be going for roles. The bank’s last review took place in 2011, led by former Standard Chartered senior legal counsel and panel management lead Ruwan de Soyza. De Soyza has since joined WorldPay as […]
New parenthood – it’s such a magical time, isn’t it? The Lawyer’s Asia editor brought her sprog into the office last week and hardened journalists who have been known to harangue managing partners at great length could be spotted grinning like hyenas and saying things like ‘coochy-coo’. The world is modernising when it comes to […]
McGuireWoods and Stephenson Harwood are advising businessman Vincent Tchenguiz and his family trusts in a £2.2bn lawsuit against Grant Thornton and Kaupthing Bank over their roles in a failed criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Tchenguiz’s lawsuit, which was filed yesterday, is the latest in a long line of litigation battles following his […]
Mishcon de Reya and 1 Hare Court have secured a landmark settlement of £337m for the wife of hedge fund billionaire Sir Chris Hohn, in what is thought to be the largest figure ever awarded by an English court in divorce proceedings. In a judgment yesterday, Mrs Justice Roberts granted Jamie Cooper-Hohn £337m of her husband’s […]