Olswang’s former CEO David Stewart, who stepped down from his role at the start of October mid-way through his second three-year term, has left the firm. No further details of the reasons behind Stewart’s departure or his future plans have so far emerged. Similarly it remains unclear who will be taking over from Stewart at […]
Stephenson Harwood has taken a lead role advising the developer of a long-awaited $2.5bn (£1.55bn) real estate and tourism development project in Oman. A development agreement was signed on 2 October between Oman’s Ministry of Tourism and the developer Omagine LLC, 60 per cent of which is owned by New York-based Omagine Inc. Dubai-based Stephenson […]
This morning the World Economic Forum published its latest gender gap report, which makes sobering reading if you’re British – the UK has dropped out of the world’s top 20 for equality. The UK has done particularly badly in its ranking for equality among professional and technical workers, where it is ranked a lowly 66th […]
Sports Direct has agreed to rewrite contracts relating to zero-hours staff as part of an out-of-court settlement in a dispute brought by Leigh Day on behalf of a former zero-hours employee. Leigh Day launched a claim on behalf of Croydon employee Zahera Gabriel-Abraham, with the financial backing of lobbying group 38 Degrees in August (7 […]
Clyde & Co has picked up three partners from Australian firm Sparke Helmore in Brisbane to open its fourth office in the country. Clydes’ Brisbane office will be led by former Sparkes partner Matthew Pokarier, who is joining the firm with insurance partners Maxine Tills and Jacinta Long. It is not yet known whether the […]
A corporate team from Walker Morris has advised Endless on the acquisition and merger of office2office with Vasanta Group Holdings by way of a newly incorporated company, EVO Business Supplies. The acquisition of office2office was implemented by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act and valued office2office’s entire […]
DLA Piper has been named ‘Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year’ by Who’s Who Legal for the firm’s commitment to maintaining a leading pro-bono practice and for providing phenomenal work in 2013. In 2013, DLA Piper handled 207,000 hours of pro-bono work for charities, individuals, social enterprises and United Nations and non-governmental agencies — more than any […]
In Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 2014/0059, the Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal to the appellant. Abid Mahmood from No5 Chambers has been instructed to appear on behalf of the appellant at the Supreme Court. There are many other cases that rely on the result of this case and there have […]
The home secretary has laid before parliament the report of John Vine CBE QPM, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, on ‘An investigation into the Home Office’s Handling of Asylum Claims Made on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation’. The report fully endorses the DSSH (Difference, Stigma, Shame and Harm) model created in 2011 […]
Global firm Baker & McKenzie, which has long had a presence in the Australasian markets, is capitalising on awareness of its brand with further growth in its Australian practice. Earlier this year a report from legal research company Acritas found that Bakers along with King & Wood Mallesons had the strongest law firm brand in […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the latest firm to aim for an improvement in the number of women making partner. The firm’s announcement yesterday (27 October 2014) of a 30 per cent female partnership target by 2018 is an ambitious one. Currently, just 19 per cent of its partners are women when counted on […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macfarlanes and Forsters are among the firms to advise on the rescue of the Monarch Group by investment firm Greybull Capital. The struggling travel business, which has been owned by the Mantegazza family for 46 years, has been acquired by turnaround specialist Greybull Capital for a nominal sum. Greybull will pump £125m […]