Privacy and media lawyers have given their take after the Supreme Court ruled this morning (19 May) that an injunction banning the naming of a celebrity involved in a privacy case over an alleged extra-marital affair should remain in place.
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is to launch a global service centre in The Philippines in a move that will affect 170 operational roles, an estimated 5% of its global workforce.
Travers Smith has appointed six lawyers to its partnership in another sizeable promotion round for the City thoroughbred.
Stewarts Law has boosted pay and incentives for junior lawyers, paralegals and business services staff in a bid to maintain and enhance competitive advantages.
Signature Litigation has been instructed by the investment fund of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and his family in a dispute against Credit Suisse for losses over mismanagement of his portfolio in Switzerland, which have led to criminal proceedings against the bank’s fund managers.
RPC has launched a management consultancy business in a bid to ‘help senior in-house lawyers improve their operational efficiency and personal effectiveness.’
As the Panama Papers saga continues to dominate headlines around the world, a host of senior law firm leaders have publicly pledged to tackle bribery, corruption, tax-evasion, money laundering and the financing of international terrorism ahead of the London Anti-Corruption Summit tomorrow.
Dentons will launch an office in Munich this summer in a bid to strengthen its corporate offering with the recruit of three partners from Norton Rose Fulbright.
A pre-trial review of the upcoming $1bn court battle between Goldman Sachs and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has seen the bank lose a key costs argument at London’s High Court.
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a key appointment with tax partner Antoine Colonna d’lstria from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer moving to its Paris office.
