Lewis Silkin client Lush has won a monumental trademark battle against Amazon at the High Court. Online giant Amazon was slammed for directing consumers to products titled ‘lush’ despite the fact ethical cosmetics company was boycotting the site. The judgment marked a win for Lewis Silkin partner Simon Chapman who instructed Blackstone Chambers Michael Bloch […]
DLA Piper has advised St James’s Place UK and the St James’s Place Property Unit Trust on the purchase of Richmond Riverside from a fund owned by JP Morgan. The purchase price was in excess of £64m. Overlooking the River Thames, Richmond Riverside comprises residential, retail and office space. The team from DLA Piper working […]
The sudden exit of Shell legal chief Peter Rees QC last month left the 750-strong in-house department under the management of HR head Hugh Mitchell. That was until yesterday, when the energy giant named Donny Ching as its new legal chief. Ching joined the corporate in Australia in 1998 and most recently was based in […]
Jones Day has installed its first overarching Asia management role with the appointment of David Carden as partner-in-charge of Asia. Carden rejoins the firm after a three-year stint as the United States’ first Ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). He will be based in Singapore for the new role. Prior to […]
S Chelvan from No5 Chambers — an expert in asylum claims based on sexuality — has commented in The Observer on the ‘humiliation’ faced by gay asylum seekers. A confidential Home Office document leaked to the newspaper reveals how one bisexual asylum seeker was asked a series of ‘lurid’ questions by a Home Office official. In an […]
On 7 February 2014, barrister Rowena Meager from No5 Chambers appeared on the Danny Kelly show on BBC Radio West Midlands. Meager was invited onto the show to answer questions about neighbours’ disputes.
Barrister Alex Stein from No5 Chambers has prosecuted former foundry owner Laurence Brown from Mansfield for exposing workers to lead poisoning. Brown was fined £45,000 at Nottingham Crown Court. Brown admitted failing to ensure the health and welfare of employees between 16 January 2010 and 22 June 2011. Three employees had health problems after working […]
Midlands-based HCB Solicitors incorporated a company called HCB Linder Myers the day after the Manchester-based Linder Myers announced its intention to appoint administrators (7 February). HCB Linder Myers has been listed as a private limited company, registered to a Solihull address, and is listed as active. The move gives an early indication that HCB is […]
HSBC Holdings has hired a Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton partner to lead the global litigation and regulatory affairs group alongside litigation global banking and markets head Guy Nielson following the exit of incumbent Preeta Bansal. Washington-based Cleary partner Shawn Chen joined the bank yesterday (10 February) and will head the group with Nielson, who has […]
Addleshaw Goddard has entered into redundancy talks with two associates in its Manchester-based employment team. A source said that the wider group, which comprises 40 lawyers and eight partners, are not likely to be impacted by the move. The consultation process ends on Thursday (13 February 2014). A spokesperson for the firm said: “We are […]
Lafarge Tarmac has appointed Fiona Penhallurick as its new general counsel and company secretary, following the departure of its former legal head to Travis Perkins last month. Penhallurick joins Lafarge Tarmac from renewable energy company Covanta Energy. Most recently she held the post of managing director, after spending time as the company’s director of legal […]
The High Court has upheld a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) decision to fine a West End firm for misconduct after letting Portsmouth Football Club use its bank account while under winding up proceedings. Mayfair firm Fuglers and its two managing partners were hit with the largest-ever fines imposed by the SDT, for enabling the club […]