No5 Chambers barristers Talbir Singh, Tim Pole and Lynette McClement have appeared in a car theft conspiracy case. Shanwaz Khan and four other men have been handed prison sentences for their involvement. The five men have all been linked to 82 stolen cars, mostly from across the West Midlands. Some of the cars were taken […]
Clarke Willmott has posted revenue growth for the first time since 2007/08 with turnover climbing 9.3 per cent to £36.2m at the latest year-end. The bounce back comes after five years of falling revenues, with average profit per equity partner (PEP) falling to a 10-year low at the end of 2012/13 to £140,000 from £163,000 […]
DLA Piper has been recognised as one of the most active law firms in patent disputes, according to the 2013 Patent Litigation Year in Review published by analytics firm Lex Machina. DLA Piper was ranked second among all US law firms for total patent cases filed 2009–13 and third for open patent cases in 2013. This is […]
Allen & Overy has announced that John Roberti has joined the firm’s global antitrust practice as a partner in the Washington DC office. This appointment is in line with the firm’s goal to have a market-leading global antitrust practice. Prior to the appointment, Roberti was at Mayer Brown and had previously served as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission […]
Blame Gareth Malone. The legal profession’s first ever choral competition, Legal Harmony, is taking place in Southwark Cathedral this week. Competing for the ultimate prize, and raising money for their own charities, are Devonshires, Kingsley Napley, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sidley Austin, Travers Smith, Wragge Lawrence Graham and 23 Essex Street. Read some of the choir […]
Devs Singers were initially formed in 2012 by Eileen Macqueen as part of Devonshires’ corporate social responsibility programme. Eileen is assisted in the running of the choir by Alice Overton – who managed to recruit me at the Introductory drinks even before my first day of work – and Simon Worley who is our deeds […]
After overhauling its European legal advisers last February, e-commerce giant Amazon is now looking inwards. The Seattle-based business is on a mission to beef up its European legal capability, with lawyers from Allen & Overy (A&O), Eversheds and Moneygram the latest to join. Having recently lost a major trademark battle with Lush in the High […]
Bevan Brittan, DAC Beachcroft and Mills & Reeve have won key contracts as part of a new slimmed down NHS Property Services panel, which launched on 1 May. NHS Property Services consolidated its panel in a bid to cut costs by £1m over the next four years and will also make advisors available to sister company […]
Kennedys has called on its fixed-share partners (FSPs) to top up their capital contributions to 30 per cent of their salaries in response to HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) changes to partnership taxation. Kennedys was one of the first of the top 100 firms to launch a consultation with its partners in response to HM […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Benelux NautaDutilh has promoted two new partners and three associate partners. The new partners, litigator Sophie Jacmain and corporate lawyer Nicolas de Crombrugghe are both based in Brussels. Meanwhile associate partner Jaco Belder, a finance specialist, is in the Netherlands. Restructuring […]
For any litigant a seven-year legal battle is going to take its toll. Spare a thought then for former Clarkson Wright & Jakes partner Leslie Seldon who has been at war with his former firm since his forced retirement back in 2006. Yesterday the case stumbled to the end of the legal road with the […]
Eversheds Saladžius has become a legal partner of the International Women’s Association of Vilnius (IWAV). IWAV is a charitable organisation and support group that unites international and local women living in Lithuania. This month, IWAV members will celebrate their 16th anniversary since the foundation of the association. Eversheds Saladžius is to provide pro bono legal […]