Forsters defeats professional negligence suit over Siberian oil deal
Forsters has successfully defended a £70m professional negligence claim taken against it by businessman Rupert Galliers-Pratt at London’s High Court.
Dismissed: Junior doctors lose High Court challenge to new contracts
Junior doctors have suffered a major blow after the High Court yesterday (28 September) rejected a judicial review challenging the legality of a controversial new contract, handing a win to health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Law Society weighs in on Senior Managers Regime, warns of conflict risk to in-house privilege
Already a contentious issue among financial companies pledging to tackle poor working cultures, the Senior Managers Regime, which holds executives responsible for failings in financial institutions, could pose a risk of conflict to in-house lawyers, their employers and legal professional privilege, warns the Law Society.
Top silk Howard QC to co-lead Brick Court as Hirst QC steps down
Brick Court Chambers‘ Mark Howard QC has been appointed to co-head the set with Helen Davies QC, as incumbent Jonathan Hirst QC prepares to step down.
Vinter is coming: Covington boosts projects offering as former BG GC returns to private practice
Covington & Burling has landed a heavyweight in-house veteran to boost its London project finance offering with the arrival of BG Group’s former general counsel, Graham Vinter, to chair and supervise the expansion of the practice.
Preparing for the worst: legal costs spike as FTSE 100 sets aside £31bn
With corporate counsel consistently burdened by onerous cost constraints levied by their executive, the pressure to deliver efficiencies in-house may prove greater than ever. Newly-released data shows FTSE 100 companies have set aside £31.3bn in the last year for legal provisions, a rise of 22% from £26.5bn the year before.
Revolving doors: White & Case, Winston & Strawn, Fieldfisher and Bond Dickinson bolster ranks
Although last week saw several partner departures from a select few LB 100 players, namely Ashurst and Simmons & Simmons, a quartet of firms including White & Case, Winston & Strawn, Fieldfisher and Bond Dickinson added to their benches.
‘A serious point of principle’: Jackson reignites debate over increasing court fees
The debate amongst the profession over ever-increasing court fees continues to prove contentious, with Lord Justice Jackson being the latest to suggest the costs of pursuing civil cases is emerging as a real source of concern.
Quinn dealt major Moscow blow as arbitration duo head to Baker Botts
Typically on the receiving end of partner moves, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost Moscow-based arbitration partners Ivan Marisin and Vasily Kuznetsov to US rival Baker Botts, leaving Quinn’s ten-lawyer Russia outpost with one full-time partner.
Signature sees revenues soar 36% to £10.2m as boutique hires Bryan Cave litigation star
Disputes boutique Signature Litigation has seen revenue soar by 36% to £10.2m for the 2015/16 financial year, and continues invest in lateral hiring with Bryan Cave litigation partner, Ioannis Alexopoulos.