Five City lawyers make the grade in Hogan Lovells promotions
Hogan Lovells has unveiled its new partner class for 2021, with five lawyers in London attaining promotion. Of the five City members, Yasmin Waljee becomes Hogan Lovells' first pro bono partner in Europe having been a longtime leader of the firm's efforts outside the US. Other London lawyers reaching promotion are Francis Booth, Oliver Humphrey […]
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Quinn's City revenue leaps to all-time high of £127m
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's revenue in London increased by almost 30 per cent in 2020 to just over £127m. As well as announcing sky-high revenue, the US litigation specialist also increased its profits by 34 per cent from £67.2m to nearly £91m. This gave the firm a profit margin of 71.4 per cent. In […]
Osborne Clarke and Addleshaws duo launch employment venture
Two employment partners from Osborne Clarke and Addleshaw Goddard have left their respective firms to join forces for a new boutique. Osborne Clarke partner Andrew Chamberlain and Addleshaw Goddard partner Jamie Hamnett have set up an employment-focused firm called Chamberlain Hamnett. Chamberlain recently concluded a two-year stint at Osborne Clarke. He joined in 2018 from DWF, […]
DLA lawyer moves in-house to New Covent Garden Market
The Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) has appointed a DLA Piper real estate litigator as its first ever general counsel. Alasdair Thomas takes on the GC role at the CGMA, which runs New Covent Garden Market, the UK's largest fresh produce market, and reports to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Thomas […]
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Website cookies crumble as they fail to meet legislation
Over a year after the Information Commissioner's Office introduced new guidelines on website cookies, a large proportion of UK websites are failing to meet the new regulations, leaving website visitors' data open to abuse and website owners open to significant fines.
Firms told to look out for domestic abuse signs
The pandemic is making employers and employees re-assess the value of the workplace. One factor, as Business Minister Paul Scully MP has pointed out, is rarely considered: are employees being subjected to domestic abuse?
Is Rishi Sunak correct when he says working from home will not be the new normal post-Covid?
The Chancellor makes some good points in this article, but he does seem to paint an idealistic picture of working in the City which does not necessarily reflect reality.
UK Supreme Court rules on apparent bias of arbitrators
In Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that arbitrators are subject to a legal duty of disclosure under English law with regards to any facts or circumstances which might give rise to a real possibility of bias.
Personal loans or personal risk?
The impact of Covid-19 and the resultant financial pressure has raised the question for many entrepreneurs of how to finance their businesses. Helen Ingram looks at what entrepreneurs should consider.
Why private equity should not be feared
Ragavan Arunachalam argues that private equity investment should be an appealing option for businesses, rather than something to fear, and describes how retail banks and private equity can work in partnership to help companies through difficult times.
EU Regulator Warning on Post-Brexit Financial Services EU Access Exemptions
The European Securities and Markets Association ("ESMA") has published a statement on reverse solicitation of clients by third country firms following Brexit and the end of the UK transition period on 31 December 2020. It has identified what it calls "questionable practices" by firms in this regard, for example, using general clauses or online pop-up "I agree" […]
Dealing with Requests for Flexible Working under Jersey and Guernsey Law
There is no doubt that enforced working from home ('WFH') during the early stages of the pandemic has accelerated changes in the way we work. Partly motivated by the initial response to lockdown measures, partly by a need to accommodate individual circumstances, employers and employees have had to adapt to changes in where, how and […]
UK Government Announces Changes to DAC6 Post-Brexit – Impact For Ireland
EU DAC6 – Mandatory Disclosure of Reportable Cross-Border Arrangements Directive 2018/822 (DAC6) is an EU Directive requiring EU intermediaries or taxpayers to report information on certain cross-border arrangements to their local tax authorities. Our previous client updates in relation to DAC6 can be found on our website here1 and here2. In an unexpected move on 31 December 2020, […]
Big Tech worldwide regulation: not if, but how
We appear to have reached a global consensus that it is no longer a question of if we should regulate Big Tech but how we regulate, with a flurry of legislative proposals in Europe and legal actions in the US jostling for attention in the final weeks of 2020.
Czech Republic: Transfer of title to real estate via public auction
At present, the holding of any auctions, including all auctions related to real estate, is regulated by Act No. 26/2000 Coll., on Public Auctions, as amended, and is subject to relatively strict conditions primarily intended to ensure that such auctions are transparent.
Eversheds and Clydes tweak European LLPs in Brexit move
Eversheds Sutherland has changed the limited liability partnership (LLP) of its German offices, the outcome of preparations made early last year ahead of the Brexit transition period. Effective from January 2021, the firm transferred the business of its German LLP to a new local entity called Eversheds Sutherland (Germany) Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB, which […]
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited a corporate lawyer from Allen & Overy as its new head of corporate governance, as firms look to advise FTSE clients on matters such as ESG and compliance. A&O counsel Jaya Gupta has joined Addleshaws as a partner in London. She joins Addleshaws to lead its corporate governance team and co-chair its […]
Pinsents calls on consultants in global emissions audit
Pinsent Masons is preparing to unveil targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, after carrying out a global audit of data such as electricity usage and business travel. Consultancy giant WSP was appointed by the firm following a tender exercise last summer and has since carried out a three-month gap analysis across each of […]
CK Hutchison expands group GC team with Clifford Chance hire
Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate CK Hutchison has expanded its group general counsel ranks with the appointment of Clifford Chance corporate partner Frank Yuen. Yuen has joined CK Hutchison Holdings as a group general counsel and head of compliance, which is a newly-created role. He will work alongside head group general counsel Valentine Tsang and a number […]
Old Vic on lookout for new GC after exit
The Old Vic theatre is searching for a new GC, as Sara van der Pas prepares to leave the arts institution. She joined The Old Vic in October 2019 and will leave this March. She had previously practised at Farrer & Co, where she worked as an interim associate in the firm's charity and community […]
Enthusiasm for long-term WFH grows at Gateley
Remote working is set to stay at Gateley, with a recent survey at the listed firm revealing that the percentage of staff wanting to work predominantly from home has increased. Against the expectations of CEO Rod Waldie, who anticipated a drop-off, up to 62 per cent of Gateley's employees would now like to work from […]
Redundancies drive up costs as Knights posts H1 results
A restructuring exercise carried out by listed firm Knights amounted to nearly £3m in the first half of the financial year, while revenue soared after three acquisitions. In its results, Knights said the impact of the restructuring in the cash flow was £2.9m, of which £2.4m related to redundancy costs paid. A number of support […]