The managing partner of Williams Davies Meltzer, a firm that specialises in professional indemnity, liability claims and insurance work, has written to Law Society president Tony Girling claiming he has learned from specialist PI brokers that his firm could obtain equivalent PI cover to that offered by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund at about one third […]
When the Scandinavian Law Alliance was launched seven years ago, bringing together some of the best legal names in the region – Sweden’s Advokatfirman Vinge, Denmark’s Kromann & Munter and Norway’s Thomessen Krefting Greve Lund – the question of Scandinavian legal cooperation was put squarely on the agenda. Because of the trio’s grand ambitions, which […]
Insurance lawyer John Dunt (pictured right) has been appointed senior partner at Clyde & Co’s Guildford office. Dunt succeeds Robert Chapman, who helped found the Guildford office 26 years ago and recently retired. Initially a marine and marine insurance practice, the office has expanded its company commercial work in recent years and now employs 60 […]
London firm Olswang has strengthened its existing intellectual property team with the recruitment of Andrew Inglis, head of Nabarro Nathanson’s IP team, and Paul Stevens, a member of his team. They will both be partners at Olswang. Julia Palca, head of litigation at Olswang, said: “The addition of Andrew and Paul and their expertise in […]
The Ministry of Defence has appointed 15 law firms to a panel from which it will choose practices in the next five years to handle its PFI projects. Dibb Lupton Alsop is the first firm to be assigned a job from the panel, which also includes Herbert Smith. Dibbs will act for the MoD in […]
Lawyers are hoping the education private finance initiative (PFI) blockage will be freed up with the first signing of a further education project this month. Robert Pirrie, head of the PFI unit at Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens, believes the deal he helped structure for Falkirk College will act as a blueprint for other […]
In-house lawyer Suzanne Chase represented building materials retailer Wickes in its sale and lease back of two stores to Guardian Nominees, advised by Slaughter and May. Guernsey firm Wedlake Bell McKean acted for Henderson Real Estate Strategy, which sold the freehold of one of the stores to Wickes before Wickes sold it on.
Born in London on 11 April 1948, John Hendy QC is now a barrister at Old Square Chambers. What was your first job? Butcher’s delivery boy, aged 15. What was your first ever salary as a lawyer? £30 for failing to get a cabbie off a passing-a-red-light charge at East Ham Magistrates Court. What would […]
May I reply to Guinness Mahon & Co’s defence of its scheme (The Lawyer, 7 January)? It is trite to say any solicitor is liable for the advice he gives a client. This includes advice on whether one loan is better than another. Secured loans are on offer at less than 8 per cent. The […]
Lovell White Durrant’s Chicago and London offices combined to help a reinsurance client win the first round of a mammoth battle with the liquidators of General Electric’s insurance company, Emlico. Emlico, set up by General Electric solely to handle GE’s insurance, moved from Massachusetts to Bermuda in 1995 shortly before it went into liquidation owing […]
Halifax lawyer Michael Gledhill has helped persuade the government to do a U-turn on its plans to close a tax loophole that would have cost his client millions of pounds. Gledhill, senior partner at eight-partner firm Finn Gledhill, acts for members of a family who last October received millions of pounds on the maturity of […]
A SURPRISINGLY large number of lawyers have experience of acting for clients with Aids and HIV, according to the preliminary findings of a nationwide survey of lawyers. Out of the 400 practitioners who have so far responded to EU-sponsored survey, 150 said they have acted for clients with HIV or Aids and many more said […]