This week on Spotlight, we delve into the world of transport with Backhouse Jones, a specialist firm which has been advising the market for nearly a century. Origin: James and Jonathon Backhouse, known to many as the Backhouse twins, come from a long line of solicitors, which can be traced all the way back to […]
The father of a New York socialite has pledged his own funds to save his son from bankruptcy after his son failed to engage with solicitors’ attempts to locate him, the High Court’s Insolvency and Companies List heard on Tuesday. Italian millionaire Raffaello Follieri, who boasts a £12m Kensington property portfolio, was the subject of […]
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. This is what’s driving the week. Merger fever: Merger fever has again gripped London as the market reacts to the news that Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is merging with US firm […]
Macfarlanes on for Swiss bank against major Indian bank Macfarlanes is listed to represent SP Hinduja Banque Privée SA in a general commercial contracts and arrangements claim against the Bank of Baroda. SP Hinduja Banque Privée is headquartered in Geneva, where the company has established relationships around the world, focusing on wealth management, corporate finance […]
Willkie Farr and Geradin Partners square off in carriage dispute for Amazon class action Expect fireworks in court as Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Geradin Partners go head-to-head on Monday (11 November) in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for two days. Both seek the right to represent a proposed class representative (PCR) for the Amazon […]
Freshfields is representing GTLK Malta Four, a subsidiary of the ultimately Russian state owned GTLK Europe, in a claim filed in the High Court last month. GTLK Europe, which is headquartered in Ireland, was put into liquidation in May 2023 after applications from four creditors who held various contracts with the company. It is itself […]
Welcome to The Hearing, your cheat sheet to the litigation market, bringing you the week’s top litigation stories and analysis. This is what’s driving the week. Budget priorities: Last week’s Budget promised a further £1.9bn in Justice spending. While the media is awash with stories on the dire state of prisons and the country’s Crown […]
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. In the bad books: The release of the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) report into the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) handling of Axiom Ince’s collapse caused a storm on Tuesday. The LSB, […]
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 […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing. The largest mass lawsuit in history: Anticipation is building among London’s litigators this week for what is billed as the largest mass claim in the country’s history. The Mariana Dam group action is quickly achieving blockbuster status, not least thanks to the claimants’ media campaigning. The group […]
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, […]
Double trouble as Lloyds Bank hit with two claims Sentinel Broadcast (in administration) lodged a Part 7 – commercial fraud claim against Lloyds Bank last Tuesday (22 October), the latest concerning the fallen broadcasting equipment company. The claim sees Sentinel Broadcast’s administrators Quantuma enlist the services of boutique practice Isadore Goldman to fight the claim […]
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 […]
Claim filed against PwC A claim has been filed against Big Four accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) by a Bank of England employee. Elisabeth Bertalanffy-Fournier, senior manager of wholesale cash policy and supervision at the Bank of England, filed a claim against PwC last week. Forsters will represent the claimant, whilst PwC’s representative is not listed. A PwC […]
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 […]
Law in international waters raises complex questions over environmental issues, ownership and responsibility. In this week’s edition of Spotlight, we’re turning our attention to HFW’s admiralty and crisis management team, with offices across key ports and 10 master mariners aboard. The market: For HFW’s admiralty and crisis management team, a broad client base means a […]
Last summer, The Lawyer reported that Paul Hastings was on the hunt for growth in its Paris office and this year, the firm made its move in one of the French capital’s hottest markets. With white collar boutique Antonin Lévy & Associés joining Paul Hastings last month, we look at how the team sets itself […]
In the first Spotlight of the Michaelmas term, The Lawyer zeroes in on a Herbert Smith Freehills team that has defended the most carriage disputes in class actions being brought in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The market: In the late 2000s, follow-on damages actions began to increase in pace, and US law firms and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Another round of Trucks begins The “Trucks” case returns to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) today (21 October) for one day. The tribunal is set to hear the claimants’ representatives argue for amendments to the timetable, as well as discussions surrounding case management directions to trial, any outstanding disclosure applications and the scope of the […]
The Court of Appeal plays host to a swathe of insurance companies this week on some of the biggest cases reappearing in court this Michaelmas term. Axa Sun Life challenges HMRC tax penalty points On Tuesday, a case will be heard that comes off the back of a group litigation order (GLO) brought against the […]