Ashurst loses second Paris team this year as four partners quit for Gibson Dunn
In a second blow to Ashurst’s Paris office this year, the firm last month lost a four-partner team to Gibson,…
Litigation
High-stakes: White-collar crime teams ready as SFO hits Barclays with landmark prosecution
White collar specialists scramble in landmark prosecution White-collar crime specialists have scrambled across the City as the Serious Fraud Office…
‘Should be the end of the proposal’: Queen’s Speech reprieve for SFO as abolition move recedes
Theresa May’s Conservative manifesto pledge to subsume the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the National Crime Agency (NCA) was absent…
Cleary, CC and Covington lead as EC fines Google €2.4bn for online shopping abuse of dominance
Google illegally favoured own online shopping comparison service, demoting rivals On 27 June, the European Commission (EC) fined Google a…
Hausfeld takes the wheel in truck cartel damages claim with funding from Burford
Competition boutique Hausfeld is partnering with litigation funder Burford Capital to offer a financing package for UK claimants to pursue…
‘Cavalier’: former Clyde & Co litigator struck off roll after string of misleading failures
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has struck off former Clyde & Co senior associate Rajpal Ahluwalia from the solicitor’s roll…
Shoosmiths drives Leeds litigation practice with Gordons hire
In its latest northern push, national firm Shoosmiths has hired leading commercial litigator Matthew Howarth as a partner from Gordons,…
High-stakes: White-collar crime teams ready as SFO hits Barclays with landmark prosecution
City white-collar crime specialists have been drafted in as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today (20 June) charged Barclays and…
‘Fundamentally different’: MasterCard and Visa to face new £300m UK retailers’ interchange fee claims
Humphries Kerstetter has launched a series of new £300m competition damages claims against MasterCard and Visa, on behalf of a…
Clydes and Fieldfisher take spots on NHS litigation panel as BLM misses out
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has unveiled a roster of firms for its £544m legal advice panel, with Fieldfisher, Clyde…
Dentons axes five lawyers from Watford office after consultation
Dentons’ Watford internal staff consultation, launched in March, has concluded with the axing of five lawyers – two partners and…
‘Case to answer’: Former Cobbetts lawyers referred to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Six former Cobbetts lawyers, including former managing partner Nicholas Carr and senior partner Stephen Benson, have been referred to the…
‘An industry-wide issue’: City reacts as Australian judge rules HSF partners can join White & Case
Leavers’ provisions in war for talent come under scrutiny While the first round of a case that saw Herbert Smith…
Strategic recruitment: Latham continues litigation push with Olswang hire
After taking Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Martin Davies at the start of this year, Latham & Watkins is…
‘Implications across the board’: Supreme Court clarifies professional negligence rules in landmark BPE Solicitors case
City partners have reacted positively to a Supreme Court ruling which found a firm was not responsible for the entire…
Q&A: Latham’s Sophie Lamb on life in chambers, practice and the danger of post-Brexit immigration policy
Latham & Watkins’ global co-head of international arbitration Sophie Lamb (pictured) discusses Lord Goldsmith, Latham and the impact of Brexit…
Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims
Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the increasingly sophisticated methods they use to cover their tracks…
Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes
Whether for commercial litigation or arbitration, London has established a position as one of the leading centres for international construction…
Linklaters ups the ante in Washington with veteran hire amid Trump DoJ shakeup
As the US Department of Justice (DoJ) sees further exits as the Trump administration moves in, Linklaters has hired former…
Boutique boost: Stewarts in talks to pick up Enyo to create £80m firm
Litigation boutique Stewarts Law is in discussions to buy Enyo Law in a deal which will see about £20m added…