Neill Blundell, partner and head of fraud at Eversheds, has commented on news that a China rail official has been given a death sentence for corruption. He said: ‘China is continuing to take tough action against those officials who have been involved in bribery and corruption. It is a further warning to those companies operating […]
At a recent Court of Appeal hearing, it was agreed that the best way forward, as regards Unison’s challenge to the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees, would be for Unison to bring fresh judicial review proceedings at which it would be able to rely on the claims statistics produced over the last 12 months. […]
Gateley’s Nottingham office is set to move on a long-term lease to centrally located Park View House, which is prominently positioned at 58 The Ropewalk. The move, scheduled for early December, will allow the operation to continue its growth plans within Nottingham’s professional quarter. John Proctor of FHP acted for Gateley on the deal, while […]
Tempted as I am to finish the line of that song, it would not be entirely accurate. If the official website is to be believed, there was something for everyone. In the Why Attend? section, four groups were targeted. Investors, who could discover new investment opportunities and keep abreast of market trends; developers, to showcase […]
Last Friday evening saw the launch of Women in Law London (WILL), a new network aiming to empower female associates as they ascend the career ladder. This week The Lawyer explores the issue in-depth with a look at female promotion rates across the top 20. Read the full analysis here. The network has been masterminded […]
Jones Day has represented US medical tech company Steris Corporation in a deal to acquire Synergy Health in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately £1.2bn. Nine partners in London and three in the US led Jones Day’s London legal team in the acquisition for Steris. In London, M&A partners John Phillips, Liz […]
Bird & Bird is to merge with its Australian alliance partner Truman Hoyle a year and a half after signing a co-operation agreement with the TMT firm. The deal, which is due to go live on 3 November, will gift Bird & Bird eight partners in Sydney, with Truman Hoyle managing partner Shane Barber taking […]
National Grid UK general counsel and company secretary Karen Clayton has left the network in the midst of a full-scale panel review due to be finalised in April 2015. Clayton left the company in mid-September and group general counsel Alison Kay is understood to have taken over her responsibilities while the National Grid seeks a new […]
Magic circle firms have released their salary figures for trainees and associates in 2014/15, but the increases are not enough to match the power of US firms’ wallets. The winter of salary freezes is well and truly over. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was the last magic circle firm to thaw out its stagnated associate and trainee […]
Today (22 October) will see well over 100 of the UK legal market’s leaders converge on The Brewery in the City of London for the second annual The Lawyer Management conference. The theme of the day is Delivering Legal Services Differently, a topic that will see law firm and operational group leaders from across the […]
Specsavers has triumphed in a five-year trademark battle which went all the way to the European Court of Justice, having switched from Eversheds and Blackstone Chambers’ silk Michael Bloch QC to HGF Law and 8 New Square’s James Mellor. In a Court of Appeal (CoA) hearing last week the high-street giant brought an end to […]
The number of law firms having to take office space at rates that exceed the top of the London market has risen 7 per cent, according to new research. An annual report from property services provider Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) quotes prime rent in the city at £60 per square foot, excluding space in towers […]