White & Case on call for administrators of Air Berlin White & Case is on call for the administrators of Air Berlin in a general commercial contracts and arrangements claim against Big Four accountancy giant KPMG. Air Berlin was a major German airline before it filed for insolvency in August 2017 after its largest shareholder, […]
Hogan Lovells client in court for ‘hotly disputed’ oil shipment case Palmali Shipping returns to the High Court on Tuesday for two days. The court will consider a further security application made by defendant Litasco, a subsidiary of Russian oil company Lukoil. Brick Court’s Tim Lord KC and Craig Morrison KC are expected to ask […]
Bust air conditioning, an electricity shutdown and issues with video feeds: the Rolls Building has had a multitude of meltdowns this year and litigators are furious.
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) has hired Blackstone duo Lord Pannick KC and Paul Luckhurst, instructed by Kingsley Napley, to challenge the UK Government’s decision to levy VAT on independent school fees. The ISC is an umbrella body for seven associations representing independent schools, their heads, bursars and governors. Through its member associations, it represents […]
This week in Spotlight, we laser in on a disputes boutique whose partners are all ex-Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) lawyers. The firm in question – Seladore Legal – has a blockbuster case ongoing, in which it is bringing a $14bn dispute on behalf of a jailed Russian businessman against 22 defendants. This is the largest […]
As the US finds itself in the grip of an electoral storm, there is another American battle you should be watching. This is the story of the race to be the global king of litigation. For more than a decade, Kirkland & Ellis and Quinn Emanuel have been locked in a battle to claim the […]
Panasonic v Xiaomi Panasonic, represented by Brick Court’s Sarah Abram KC, is set for a FRAND trial against Xiaomi and others on Monday 28 October for 15 days. The trial is part of an ongoing international dispute about alleged patent infringement between the electronics companies. The original dispute, launched by Panasonic in July 2023, concerns […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your cheat sheet to the litigation market, bringing you the week’s top litigation stories and analysis. Breadcrumbs: We may have received a clue as to the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s (SRA) next steps in the Post Office Horizon and Axiom Ince scandals. The organisation has been under intense […]
Latham & Watkins and A&O Shearman have avoided a lengthy trial by settling a dispute between Nex and financial services firm TP ICAP, The Lawyer understands. This means the parties have avoided a five-week trial, which was set to start on 9 October in the Commercial Court. The trial was set to consider claims relating […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals from Spain and Zimbabwe, following a hearing that saw the separate cases jointly heard. Brought before the UK courts by foreign investors, represented by Kobre & Kim and Baker McKenzie, both countries made similar appeals concerning their immunity to the jurisdiction of the UK’s courts in the context […]
Howard Kennedy has successfully defended an Employment Tribunal claim made by a former equity partner, defeating allegations of unauthorised wage deductions. James Townsend was an employment law partner from January 2020 to January 2022. Now co-head of employment at Payne Hicks Beach, Townsend brought his claim in March 2023. Townsend joined Howard Kennedy as a […]
Freshfields called in for Russian shipping row GTLK Malta Four has lodged a part 7 general commercial contracts and arrangements claim against four defendants, enlisting Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as counsel. The Russian-owned aircraft and marine leasing company has lodged the claim against Pola Maritime, Capstans Holding, Valbridge and Voje Holding. Pola Maritime, a shipping company […]