Eversheds has appointed Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) real estate tax partner Cathryn Vanderspar as its new London tax head following the departure of Clive Jones. Jones was reported to have left the firm with international real estate head William Naunton to set up a real estate boutique. Both are currently on gardening leave, which is […]
One of the latest developments by Collyer Bristow client Ipsus Developments has been featured on the BBC website. The development comprises flats constructed over a World War II air raid shelter, which still contains the original bunks and first-aid posts. Entrance to the shelter is via a listed drum tower, incorporated within the development.
Legacy Pannone financial director Anthony Clare has been fined £208,600 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following an investigation into mis-selling at insurer Swinton. Clare was finance director at Swinton for six years between 2005 and December 2011. As well as incurring the fine, which was discounted by 30 per cent from £298,100 for early […]
By the time you read this, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will have a new senior partner. The vote for senior partner, which closed at noon today, saw a four-man race reduced to just two, after London head of litigation Tim Parkes and Moscow-based EMEA managing partner Allen Hanen dropped out. This is the second time […]
Documents disclosed yesterday by Leigh Day have revealed “intentional” breach of legal professional privilege (LPP) by Government security services. The documents were disclosed to the firm by MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in response to a claim filed by Leigh Day on behalf of the families of two opponents of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, […]
Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) partners will choose between London-based corporate partner James Palmer and Sydney-based deputy senior partner Mark Crean for the role of senior partner by noon today. Although four men were initially in the race to replace senior partner Jonathan Scott after he announced his early resignation (3 November 2014), sources have told […]
Big moves, mergers and chunky litigation dominated the legal headlines last week, as our top 10 stories reveal. When news broke a few weeks ago that Ashurst’s former senior partner Charlie Geffen was quitting the firm to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, the story made the top 10 for that week. This week our interview […]
Debevoise & Plimpton has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) litigation partner and Asia head Mark Johnson, a leading force in the Freehills merger, to its Hong Kong office. Johnson will join Debevoise as a litigation partner after 20 years at HSF. He was most recently Asia managing partner and was in charge of overseeing the […]
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Latham & Watkins are advising on the IPO of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin America. The offering is expected to raise up to $368m when it floats, which values the San Francisco-based budget airline at $1bn. Branson’s Virgin Group owns a 49 per cent stake in the business, but it controls just […]
Blackstone Chambers silk Michael Fordham QC has failed to gain temporary admission to Singapore’s courts after a judge ruled he did not meet the criteria required for the ad hoc admission of foreign counsel. Fordham had asked the High Court of Singapore for permission to launch a judicial review for retired banker Deepak Sharma into […]
I’d not thought much about Clare Smyth MBE, until Restaurant Gordon Ramsay won the ultimate accolade in The Good Food Guide this year. Ten out of ten. Top marks. But Clare is not a well -known TV chef or cookbook writer and her light has been firmly hidden behind the Ramsay bushel. If you’re wondering […]
Channel Islands firms Mourant Ozannes and Ogier have each hired a senior Jersey funds lawyer from the other firm. Mourant Ozannes has picked up Ogier partner Tim Morgan, while Ogier has hired Mourant Ozannes managing associate Matthew Shaxson as a partner. Morgan makes the move to Mourant Ozannes after over a decade at Ogier. He […]