Making the move from the bar to a law firm can be a culture shock. Many would agree that the decision to change career does not come lightly and without little thought. In the last six months I have made that hard decision and left my career as an immigration barrister and become a partner […]
As a part of the Karanovic & Nikolic cultural series of events, the firm hosted its annual VIP cocktail evening on the festive occasion of the annual Sarajevo Film Festival. Following the cocktail evening, which was attended by more than 60 clients and friends, the group attended the showing of the film Love Island.
Shoosmiths is boosting its north-west real-estate team by bringing two new senior associates as well as a solicitor into its Manchester office. Matthew Forrest joins as a senior associate specialising in real-estate litigation working with retailers, developers, investors, utility and telecoms companies. Forrest was previously an associate with Hill Dickinson. He is recommended in legal directory […]
No5 Chambers has announced that it has been shortlisted for Regional Set of the Year at the 2014 Chambers Bar Awards. The nomination is based on the research conducted by Chambers & Partners for the next edition of Chambers UK. The awards, which highlight the excellence of members of the UK Bar, will be held at the […]
Eversheds partner Zia Ullah has commented on news that fruit and vegetable farmers across the eurozone will be entitled to a payout if they are affected by sanctions on Russia. Ullah said: ‘The subsidies for farmers are the unintended consequences of economic sanctions and are a reminder that with political intervention comes economic impact. ‘This action […]
DLA Piper has announced that Jonathan Haray has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in the Washington DC office. Previously, Haray served as assistant chief litigation counsel for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and deputy chief of the fraud and public corruption section at the US Attorney’s Office in Washington DC. He is […]
You wait all year for a big case to settle then two come at once. The courts have broken up for summer but all the action has been out of court in the past week, with Clyde & Co settling its long-running whistleblowing dispute with a former partner and a Lehman Brothers’ pension row coming […]
Targeted use of digital media is essential for effective law firm marketing. A recent article published by The Lawyer online discusses the contrasting experience of two technology law firm start ups in 1994 and 2014 respectively, in order to demonstrate a major evolution within the legal services market. The access to and cost of the […]
Stewarts Law will launch a tax litigation group in 10 weeks’ time to hone in on the swathe of tax-related cases hitting the courts. The new specialist group will join the litigation firm’s nine specialist areas, which include the most recent groups, international arbitration and employment litigation. The firm has been planning to set up […]
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) has gifted Addleshaw Goddard and Burges Salmon first-time appointments on its revamped legal panel. The two firms will be joined by Aaron & Partners, Eversheds, Geldards, Hughes Griffiths, Hugh James, Linklaters and Slaughter and May – all of which featured on DCWW’s panel last time round. The panel review process, […]
Fortune 500 fertiliser producer Mosaic has promoted associate general counsel Mark Isaacson, three months after former general counsel Richard Mack became the company’s chief financial officer (CFO). Mack was promoted to CFO and executive vice-president of Mosaic in May. Mack was the company’s head of legal for 10 years, and had held the post of senior […]
No5 Chambers’ Court of Protection group will be holding two seminars this autumn, on 23 October in Birmingham and 6 November in London. The seminars will cover a range of relevant issues that arise in the Court of Protection, including practice and procedure and recent cases. Delegates will have an opportunity to hear from leading […]