Sir Philip Rutnam has settled his claim with the UK Government, which was set to be heard in the Employment Tribunal in September. The former permanent secretary of the Home Office brought a claim against the department, alleging the Home Secretary Priti Patel of bullying. Rutnam resigned from his post in February 2020, when he […]
Covington & Burling’s London revenue increased by 12 per cent last year, as global turnover also saw double-digit growth. This is after the firm’s City growth was static in 2019, decreasing by 0.1 per cent. In 2020, the firm’s revenue in its London offering leapt to $113.6m from $101.2m. In 2015, the firm’s London turnover […]
As showcased in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases last month, litigants are lining up for a busy 2021, with further disputes set to be heard in both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Here are the challenges to look out for. Several of this year’s appeals have previously appeared in The Lawyer’s Top 20 […]
Clyde & Co would be at “risk of criminal prosecution” if it was to hand over funds held in an escrow account for PetroSaudi Oil, a judge has ruled, as multiple authorities claim the funds are connected to the 1MDB scandal. The dispute is a spin-off from the 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) fraud investigation, with anti-corruption […]
A former Conservative minister and his ex-colleagues are facing a £20m lawsuit this week in relation to the collapse of TMO Renewables. The company went into insolvency in 2013 and Tim Yeo was chairman of TMO until it went bust. Duff & Phelps, which is acting as TMO’s creditors, filed a claim against Yeo, the […]
A former Leigh Day lawyer and barristers from Brick Court and Monckton are preparing legal proceedings against NHS England over a data deal with Silicon Valley firm Palantir. The claim is being brought by legal group Foxglove, with Rosa Curling leading the claim. Curling, who joined Foxglove from Leigh Day, is instructing Brick Court’s Victoria […]
Litigation insurance broker, TheJudge, has launched a funding arm after it was taken over by a London-based provider over a year ago. The broker was acquired by Thomas Miller, an insurance and professional services company, in 2019. As part of the acquisition, the company has launched Erso Capital, a litigation funding specialist. Erso will be […]
Stephenson Harwood is instructed by HSBC in a dispute with real estate agency Savills UK. HSBC has brought a £16m negligence claim against Savills for allegedly overvaluing a property in north-west London. The bank is alleging that the negligent valuation encouraged it to make a risky lending decision. In documents seen by The Lawyer, HSBC […]
Gateley is moving offices in Reading, as the listed firm transitions to a more agile working structure. The firm founded its Reading office in 2015, shortly after it became the first UK firm to list on the London Stock Exchange. The firm has since occupied a floor on Abbey Square but is moving to nearby […]
Clyde & Co has hired a partner in its London office from accountancy firm RSM. Penrose Foss joins the firm’s London office after almost a decade as RSM’s general counsel. She joins the firm’s accountants’ liability and regulatory investigations team. Foss has experience of advising on risk management issues as well as defending complex, high-value […]
Following a refresh of its office space, Freeths has shuttered its office building in Stoke for good while taking new premises in Derby and Oxford. The firm’s Stoke team will move to full remote working and comes after managing partner of the Stoke office, Peter Gavin, retired last year. Staff who would have worked from […]
Leeds-based Walker Morris has changed its flexible working policy after conducting an internal staff survey. The firm carried out research with the University of Leeds Business School last year, asking staff how they want to work in the future. Following the research, the firm’s managing partner Malcolm Simpson has implemented a change in the firm’s […]