TOP IN-HOUSE lawyers from the financial sector are being targeted by a new head-hunting firm set up in the City. Hogarth Davies & Lloyd Executive Search includes a legal division which will seek out heads of department and their deputies. The company says its “fresh” approach to the recruitment of senior in-house lawyers will mirror […]
In May 1994, I was not entirely optimistic about the year ahead. The last quarter of this firm’s 1993/94 year saw us quieter in business terms than we had been for some time – the decline of our reconstruction and insolvency work seemed to herald the end of the recession, but it wasn’t matched by […]
The head of planning and environment at a Staffordshire solicitors’ firm has taken up two influential positions in the world of local government law. Stewart Titchener has been elected legal associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute and admitted to the Law Society’s planning panel. Titchener heads the planning and environment unit at Knight & […]
SOLICITOR advocate Judith Naylor has achieved a major breakthrough in her career after appearing alongside a QC in a murder trial. Naylor, a partner in the Barnsley solicitor advocate firm Orsborn Naylor, was led by QC Jonathan Hall in a murder case in which her partner Brian Orsborn was instructing solicitor. Naylor, who believes she […]
THE Legal Aid Board will be ready to launch a pilot block contracting project for legal aid lawyers in one year and hints that family solicitors may be the first targets. Chief executive Steve Orchard says the board is best placed to launch a pilot scheme for Green Form work along the lines of the […]
Osborne Clarke’s Bristol and London offices have spent the past two months working on the acquisition of 182 petrol retailing sites and depots. The 15-strong legal team, has been working on the takeover of supply contracts to 807 independently owned sites; documenting a complex asset purchase and share purchase agreement; sorting through the pensions and […]
Cyril Dixon reports LOCAL authorities are facing a legal dilemma over the awarding of competitive contracts in the wake of controversial new thinking on the issue of staff pension rights. They have been left confused about whether they can choose a contractor on the basis of its pension scheme. Previously, councils accepted Whitehall’s advice that […]
Town hall union Unison has warned that it will take legal action against Hull Council if it goes ahead with plans to keep chief officers in place after it merges with Humberside. Officials are considering using test cases involving staff from Humberside who would be affected by the proposals. Hull was advised by Anthony Scrivener […]
A LEGAL advice centre is facing the threat of closure after its local council refused a request to increase its maintenance grant. Southall Rights Legal Advice Centre, west London, is complaining that Ealing Council has only provided a £7,000 grant for a service which has annual running costs of £60,000. Kashminder Bhogal, barrister and co-ordinator […]
Linklaters & Paines acted for shareholders in Lloyds
Olswang acted for Advanced Telecommunications Modules in its raising of £7 million by subscription for new shares from US venture capitalists and 3i Group. Brobeck Hale & Dorr acted for the US investors and Booth & Co acted for 3i.
Gouldens advised UK retail conglomerate Storehouse in the negotiation and documentation of £125 million revolving credit and acceptance credit facilities. Clifford Chance acted for Midland Bank and other lending banks.