Circle Housing Group, the social housing provider for London and the South East, has appointed nine firms including Shoosmiths, Trowers & Hamlins and Weightmans to its new-look panel after a year-long review. Circle received 74 expressions of interest in response to its call in the Official Journal of the European Union last year. A total […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Benelux Dentons has hired the former head of EU competition law at Scottish firm Brodies, Mark Clough QC, to its Brussels office as senior counsel (3 October 2014). Clough headed Brodies’ competition team from 2011 until May this year. Before joining […]
Francois Barker, head of pensions at Eversheds, has commented on news that over-55s will have the flexibility to draw down their pension pots in chunks, under legislation being published by the UK government. He said: ‘These changes are good news for savers, but the pensions industry has a lot of work to do between now […]
It’s just one day until the fifth birthday of the Supreme Court and President Lord Neuberger has listed his five top cases. Barristers from Blackstone Chambers, Matrix Chambers, Landmark and Doughty Street were among the raft of counsel instructed on these seminal cases, such as Michael Prest’s high-profile divorce battle and the HS2 appeal. The full […]
Win two tickets with the Lawyer! Competition code: LAWYER Following a sold out run at the Young Vic, the critically acclaimed The Scottsboro Boys has transferred to the Garrick Theatre for a strictly limited season. Step right up and jump on board for this sensational musical which brings to life the extraordinary true story of […]
No flights to book, no accommodation to haggle over, no eye watering expense claims – yes, MIPIM UK has arrived and instead of the Croisette we have the Hammersmith Road. The UK (and for that read London) is finally attempting an industry conference to attract global investors to the very location that tops their shopping […]
Ogier Corporate Finance has announced that it is the leading sponsor of listings on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE), with a market share of 23.8 per cent of securities listed on the exchange at the end of September 2014 since its inception. Ogier was a founding member when the exchange launched in 1998 and […]
Members of No5 Chambers have represented in an inquiry that involved two local planning authorities, given that the single-pitch gypsy site straddled the administrative boundary of both Stratford-upon-Avon and West Oxfordshire. Peter Goatley represented the councils, while Jack Smyth and Bridget Forster represented the rule 6 residents’ group. The appeal was dismissed outright. The inspector refused […]
A raft of chambers and firms, including the likes of Blackstone and Matrix Chambers and Farrer & Co and Nabarro, have emerged as advisers on Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger’s picks of the most significant cases to have been heard in the court. In a rare interview with The Independent to mark the fifth anniversary of […]
Robin Johnson, partner and manufacturing expert at Eversheds, has commented on the latest eurozone industrial output figures. He said: ‘The figures show the eurozone remains volatile. That said, members of the EU outside the eurozone continue to report stronger numbers. ‘The need to reignite the eurozone via central stimulus is becoming more acute, although there […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s energy specialists have helped RGE Energy UK secure the sale of a 6.4MW solar PV project. The site, in Ceredigion, South Wales, has been acquired jointly by sPower, a renewable energy provider, and Camborne Capital, a UK solar developer. A cross-firm team led by director Gareth Baker advised RGE, a […]
Eversheds Saladžius has been a sponsor of the Lithuanian National Football Federation for five years. The sponsorship role undertaken is said to demonstrate a patriotic gesture as well as paying tribute to national football ambitions. Last week, the Lithuanian national football team played two UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying games, against Estonia and Slovenia. Before the […]