On 28 April 2014, Bernard Thorogood from No5 Chambers completed the prosecution of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust at Stafford Crown Court. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave imposed a fine of £200,000 in relation to the events that led to the ‘wholly avoidable and tragic death’ of Gillian Astbury. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said that had the trust been […]
Eversheds has commented on the potential for a new English school-building programme. Michael Conroy Harris, construction expert at the law firm, said: ‘To fund the construction works directly from tax revenues is an “old school” approach. It has the potential to kick-start repairs almost immediately without the additional time taken to line up a more […]
Eversheds has commented on the rejection of the UK’s challenge to the proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). Ben Jones, tax expert at the law firm, said: ‘The court’s rejection of the UK’s challenge was anticipated but, from the details currently available, should not prevent a further challenge being raised by the UK if necessary. ‘Reading […]
Myanmar has just celebrated its new year with the Thingyan festival, when people pour water on one another as part of the cleansing ritual to welcome the new year. In the legal world, Allen & Overy is the latest firm to make a splash in Myanmar, as it becomes the first magic circle firm to […]
Sainsbury’s has added TLT and King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin to its revamped roster in its third panel review. The tender, run by in-house counsel Clare Russell and Paul Jenkinson with procurement officer Phil Sykes, is the third time the supermarket has reviewed its law firm provision. In 2011 it appointed 12 firms to […]
Eversheds has advised Petrojetty Company, an affiliate of Oryx Energies, on a public-private-partnership (PPP) concession for the development and operation of a petroleum jetty at Sierra Leone’s key import and export facility, the Kissy Oil Terminal in Freetown. The agreement grants Petrojetty the right to design, construct and operate a jetty for the import and […]
DLA Piper has announced that the firm has been recognised by the BTI Consulting Group in its newly published 2014 BTI Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms. The law firm’s well-established track record of client service excellence distinguished the firm as one of just three with the best long-term prospects, according to […]
Ladbrokes general counsel and company secretary Jonathan Adelman has left the business, with deputy Annabel Bannerman taking on the top legal role. It is not known if Adelman is moving elsewhere, although according to Linkedin he has already left the FTSE 250 company. The former SJ Berwin solicitor joined the gambling business in 2008 from Hilton […]
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) increased its spend on external lawyers to £10m in 2012/13 from £3m a year earlier, despite its number of in-house legal staff climbing up to 230. Figures disclosed to The Lawyer by the MoD show that external legal spend fell by 66.6 per cent from a previous high of £6m in […]
DLA Piper global co-chief executive Nigel Knowles claims London’s highly regarded status as a litigation centre is under threat in The Lawyer’s new weekly industry leaders column launched today. Knowles is one of several legal thought leaders to be joining The Lawyer by contributing a weekly column outlining their thoughts and opinions on the leading […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the first magic circle firm to enter into Myanmar, with the launch of an office in Yangon. A&O’s Yangon office provides international legal services and will not practise Myanmar law. The new office is managed by Bangkok managing partner Simon Makinson and currently has two associates and two support […]
Three employment law crackers to kick off May: mass allegations of supermarket pay inequality; yet more on Moyes v Manchester United; and does a ‘kick in the butt’ excuse a punch in the mouth? Supermarkets have become an ingrained part of our retail culture – with some shoppers actually enjoying row after row of florescent-lit […]