Katy is The Lawyer’s Horizon editor. Returning to The Lawyer after a three-year break in 2020, Katy initially covered litigation and the Bar and was the publication’s senior writer between 2014 and 2017.
The Court of Appeal upheld a determination by Ofcom in respect of a dispute referred by a number of communications providers concerning the charges levied by BT for partial private circuits. BT’s argument, that in assessing its compliance with a costs-orientation condition, its pricing and costs for both the trunk and terminating segments of the […]
Freshfields has broken its traditional lockstep in Asia in a bid to remain competitive in the region’s tightening legal talent market, with two top performing partners in Hong Kong awarded considerable bonus equity points last year. It is understood that the firm voted through the groundbreaking arrangements following the departure of its former global co-head […]
Addleshaw Goddard has been left with a slimmed-down legal fight for Boris Berezovsky in the Chancery Court after the billionaire withdrew a raft of his claims against his opponents. A statement from the firm today said Berezovsky had withdrawn claims against the Arkady ‘Badri’ Patarkatsishvili estate without admission of liability of any of the parties. […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) has closed the biggest ever internationally-led project finance deal in Israel, advising Delek Drilling, Avner Oil Exploration and Dor Gas Explorations as sponsors on the US$900m (£562m) financing of the development of the Tamar gas field, first discovered 50 miles off the coast of Israel in January 2009. A&O’s team was […]
Addleshaws to stick with CFAs despite Berezovsky questions It has been open season on Addleshaw Goddard in the wake of Mrs Justice Gloster’s ruling in Berezovsky v Abramovich, with many questioning the firm’s logic in granting Berezovsky a conditional fee agreement (CFA). Gloster J slammed the ousted Russian oligarch Berezovsky as a witness when she […]
Ministry rejig sees former Tory attack dog take the helm, while experienced lawyers also get chance to shine The cabinet reshuffle sees a change of guard at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). In the short term the new team will be driven by programmes already in motion. At the top of the tree,Ken Clarke is […]
Russian oligarchs, price-fixing, TV trademarks and insider dealing are keeping the courts busy in a post-crunch litigation boom. Katy Dowell provides an update on 2012’s top disputes The start of the legal year will bring with it some of the most anticipated and fiercely fought cases of the year. Hot on the heels of one […]
Hospital Medical Group Ltd v Westwood. [2012] EWCA Civ 1005. Longmore LJ; Maurice Kay J; Toulson LJ. 24 July 2012 Employment The Court of Appeal made observations on the correct approach to determine whether an individual was a “worker” for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 s.230(3)(b). The integration test propounded in Cotswold […]
Claims for competition cases are expected to rocket next year with litigators reporting an renewed interest in follow-on damages claims from corporate clients. Synthetic rubber is hardly the juiciest of topics, but when the European Commission fined 10 companies more than €500m (£396m) for their part in a cartel operation which involved the proce fixing […]
Penningtons has instructed Brick Court Chambers’ Richard Gordon QC to represent London Metropolitan University in its battle with the government over its future. The judicial review (JR) case is expected to be filed at the High Court this week. It is understood that Doughty Street’s Judith Farbey QC and Joe Middleton are being lined up […]
In the midst of your summer holidays and the Olympic Games, you could be forgiven for having missed the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, the outgoing Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger, and the vice president of the Court of Appeal Sir Anthony May sitting on what appeared to be a bog-standard PI appeal. Except […]
Proposals put forward by Lord Justice Jackson to reform civil litigation funding and reduce costs have backfired before they’ve even been implemented with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) gearing up for a court battle over the plans. Jackson LJ’s plans included raising settlements by 10 per cent to compensate for successful parties no longer […]