Comedian sues Soho Theatre over alleged defamation Comedian Paul Currie has filed a part 7 – defamation claim against London’s Soho Theatre. The Belfast performer attracted headlines in February after a Jewish attendee to his show at the Theatre was allegedly told to “get out” and left after feeling “unsafe” and “threatened.” The theatre subsequently […]
CAT to consider new funding agreement for class action The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will consider a revised funding agreement in the class action brought by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) against a group of truck manufacturers on Thursday (18 July) for one day. Originally, claims were brought by the RHA, represented by Addleshaw Goddard […]
The long-running dispute between business partner adversaries Vladimir Chernukhin, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and Oleg Deripaska, defended by Quillon Law, has finally ended, with Quinn failing to get Deripaska sent to prison for contempt of court. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday (9 July) refused to grant Chernukhin, the former Russian deputy […]
A turbulent election and the upcoming Paris Olympics: there’s plenty of eyes on France this summer. As its people gear up to celebrate la Fête Nationale Française, Bastille Day, this Sunday, we turn our attention to Bredin Prat and the French disputes market. The market: With a seat of the Unified Patents Court (UPC) and […]
Comedian sues Soho Theatre over alleged defamation Comedian Paul Currie has filed a part 7 – defamation claim against London’s Soho Theatre. The Belfast performer attracted headlines in February after a Jewish attendee to his show at the Theatre was allegedly told to “get out” and left after feeling “unsafe” and “threatened.” The theatre subsequently […]
CAT to consider new funding agreement for class action The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will consider a revised funding agreement in the class action brought by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) against a group of truck manufacturers on Thursday (18 July) for one day. Originally, claims were brought by the RHA, represented by Addleshaw Goddard […]
The long-running dispute between business partner adversaries Vladimir Chernukhin, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and Oleg Deripaska, defended by Quillon Law, has finally ended, with Quinn failing to get Deripaska sent to prison for contempt of court. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday (9 July) refused to grant Chernukhin, the former Russian deputy […]
A turbulent election and the upcoming Paris Olympics: there’s plenty of eyes on France this summer. As its people gear up to celebrate la Fête Nationale Française, Bastille Day, this Sunday, we turn our attention to Bredin Prat and the French disputes market. The market: With a seat of the Unified Patents Court (UPC) and […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This week, we break down a brutal costs decision, bring you another example of just how big competition litigation is now, and tell you which judgment of the year’s biggest cases is expected as soon as today. A costs […]
The City’s rush for leveraged finance talent has proven one thing – one partner just isn’t enough. Investments need to account for individual circumstances and performance. Why hire a sole rainmaker who might leave after three years when a team of five guarantees strength in numbers? This was critical in Sidley Austin’s thinking when it […]
And just like that, the Olympics are coming to an end. A bit of a comedown for many, but not for the sports lawyers of Northridge Law. Within the space of two Olympic cycles, the sports boutique has cemented itself as, just possibly, the most heavyweight sports team in the country, hop, skipping and jumping […]
An old-school Lincoln’s Inn firm with royal connections. A media-savvy employment specialist. And a full-service regional outfit with a non-lawyer CEO. The similarities aren’t immediately apparent but Farrer & Co, Lewis Silkin and Birketts all passed £100m in revenue in 2023/24, leaving rivals trailing in their wake. That’s what’s so impressive about these three firms. […]
In recent years, Leeds has become a hotbed for new players in the legal arena. And so the burning question old-timers have been asking is: what are their ambitions and how’s that going to affect us? Well, Gowling WLG appears content with its real estate team from Womble Bond Dickinson and has no major expansion […]
The Lawyer’s UK200 has relatively few truly specialist firms. There are a handful of big litigation, personal injury and insurance beasts, like Stewarts, Digby Brown and Keoghs. Sackers focuses on pensions; Stowe and Vardags on family, but the bottom end of the annual ranking of the UK’s largest firms is dominated by regional independents doing […]
Kirkland & Ellis is poised to hire a financial restructuring duo from German firm Gleiss Lutz, following its launch in Frankfurt this month. Partner Christian Halàsz and counsel Friedrich Schlott, from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf respectively, are understood to be set to join Kirkland. Earlier in the month, the firm hit Latham & Watkins for key […]
Pinsent Masons is trialling a new system where staff working consistently long hours are flagged to senior staff. Through burnout alerts, bosses will receive a notification through a new time-tracking system if their employees are perceived to be overworking. A spokesperson for the firm commented: “We are in the process of trialling new resource management […]
In today’s changing market, both client retention and talent retention are top priorities for law firms globally. During this expert panel session, we will hear from industry experts on leveraging strategic resource management to boost lawyer utilization and equitable access to opportunities, while lowering costs and ensuring DEI goals are met. Discover how real-time insights […]
McCann Fitzgerald has introduced a salary partner tier having been the final all-equity holdout at the top of the Irish legal market. The change was enacted earlier this year and was in operation during the May promotion round, which was also the largest in its history. Promotion numbers almost trebled year-on-year when McCanns announced its […]
Clifford Chance has said it is “heartbroken” at the passing of New York litigator Christopher Morvillo after Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank this week, while DWF has said its former chair Jonathan Bloomer will be “sorely missed”. Clifford Chance partner Morvillo was one of six individuals who went missing after the Bayesian sank this week. Invited aboard […]