S Chelvan of No5 Chambers has presented his DSSH (Difference, Stigma, Shame and Harm) model at a conference held in Madrid on how to assess credibility in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum claims. More than 100 delegates from the legal and NGO sector, from Europe, Egypt, Iran, Hong Kong and South Korea, assembled in Madrid […]
Eversheds Saladžius, in co-operation with Eversheds Bitans in Latvia and Eversheds Ots & Co in Estonia, is organising the Baltic International Arbitration Conference. At the event, day-to-day practitioners of international arbitration will reveal to in-house lawyers how knowledge of the practical aspects of international arbitration can help business. The conference will take place on 29 […]
Early conciliation (EC) is now compulsory. Consequently, almost all prospective claimants have to contact ACAS to give them their name and address and that of the prospective respondent before they are able to bring a complaint to an employment tribunal (ET). According to Simon Rice-Birchall, partner at Eversheds, that is where any obligation ends. He […]
Inderpal Singh Sangha, 26, of Walsgrave, who was represented by No5 Chambers’ Talbir Singh, alongside Sandip Singh Rana, 32, of Leicester and Paramdeep Lotay, 33, of London have been acquitted of conspiring together and with others to commit violent disorder. A 40-strong group raided the Moghul Durbar restaurant in Leicester in January last year, and […]
Being the chief information officer (CIO) of a law firm is no piece of cake. So it’s no surprise that the former CIO of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Paul Domnick caught the eye of software and risk management company Litéra. We can imagine the interview. As Freshfields’ CIO he headed up the firm’s IT offering across […]
Shoosmiths has contributed to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Money Advice Trust that will help vulnerable people receive better service. The report, entitled ‘Lending, debt collection and mental health: 10 steps for treating potentially vulnerable customers fairly’, makes practical recommendations on steps that creditors, agents and debt advisers can take […]
Walker Morris has been appointed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) following a successful tender to help deliver quality legal services and savings to the NHS. NHS SBS is a joint venture between the Department of Health and Steria. The organisation provides support services designed for the NHS and currently works in partnership with […]
Collyer Bristow has appointed financial markets and distressed debt specialist Robin Henry and experienced commercial litigator Roger Billins. Henry has joined the firm as a partner and Billins has joined as a consultant. Both lawyers were formerly with Davenport Lyons. The moves are the latest in a string of senior appointments over the past six […]
DLA Piper has advised Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH), a company backed by the Carlyle Group and Palamon Capital Partners, on the acquisition of the Dental Directory group of businesses. IDH is one of the UK’s largest corporate dental services providers. Dental Directory provides a range of dental products and services to dentists across the UK […]
Ben Jones, a tax expert at Eversheds, has commented on news that a EU-wide financial transaction tax (FTT) is set to be effective from 2016. He said: ‘Given that on original conception the FTT was scheduled to commence on 1 January 2014, and that the later proposals under enhanced co-operation were intended for implementation mid-2014, […]
Osborne Clarke, Parabis, RPC and Shepherd & Wedderburn are the latest to reveal increased promotions rounds this year. Osborne Clarke has made up five new partners in its largest domestic promotion round for three years. Last year the firm made up three lawyers to partner, two in Bristol and one in London in its first […]
Karanovic & Nikolic senior partner Patricia Gannon will be chairing a panel on the importance of marketing and networking at a legal conference focused on the legal needs of start-ups. The conference will be hosted by the International Bar Association (IBA) in Istanbul on 15–16 May. The conference — called ‘From Funding to Exit: Legal Issues in the Lifecycle of a […]