Annabel joined The Lawyer in May 2022 as a reporter. She primarily covers litigation and the Bar. You can follow her on both LinkedIn and Twitter.
Some of the biggest moves across the Bar this month include South Square Chambers gaining a silk, and a Skadden partner of 15 years moving to 3PB. Aidan Casey QC (Call: 1992) South Square Chambers South Square Chambers gained civil fraud specialist silk Aidan Casey QC from 3 Hare Court, where he worked for 28 […]
Allen & Overy has called on Clyde & Co to defend a claim that it gave negligent advice to E20 Stadium, a body which manages London’s former Olympic Stadium. The claim stems from 2013 when West Ham United was confirmed as the stadium’s main tenant. A&O advised on a concession agreement signed by the Premier […]
Russian brokerage Servis-Terminal has turned to Latham & Watkins to pursue bankruptcy proceedings against its former director in the High Court. Defendant Valeriy Drelle, who was found liable for the loss of a 2bn ruble loan (approximately £26m) by four Russian courts between 2019 and 2020, has drafted in litigation boutique Candey to overturn the […]
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has been booming since the Supreme Court certified Merricks’ bumper claim against Mastercard, lowering the bar for claimants and litigation funders wishing to bring collective actions. Mammoth cases have since been submitted and much of the work now carried out at the CAT involves their certification. As new cases continue […]
Anne Todd, Hannah Edwards and Manjit Sandhu all took several years out of law before returning through the Reignite Academy, an organisation that focuses on helping lawyers break back into the industry after time away. They tell their stories.
White & Case will be coming to the aid of Asian food delivery company HungryPanda as it battles rival EASI Global, defended by DLA Piper, in a claim of fraudulent activity. HungryPanda agreed to buy rival EASI for $45m in 2021 to further its growth in Australia by combining the two businesses. As part of […]
Cypriot airline Cobalt Air, which is now in liquidation and ceased its operations back in 2018, has demanded over $2m from American bank Wells Fargo in a dispute involving an aircraft lease. Wells Fargo, represented by Simmons & Simmons, appears not in its individual capacity but as an owner trustee and rejects Cobalt Air’s claims, […]
There were many moves across the Bar this month, with four new hires at Doughty Street Chambers, two moves at 4 Pump Court and another two at 11 King’s Bench Walk. Four new hires at Doughty Street Chambers This May, Doughty Street Chambers hired Yvonne Kramo and Laura Stockdale, as well as Amanda Clift-Matthews, from […]
Dechert has taken over in a case between Stifel Nicolaus and another brokerage over claims a bond transfer cannot be made due to Western sanctions on Russia. Stifel, which had previously turned to Brown Rudnick for advice, initially filed a claim in March, arguing that Continental Capital Markets must still pay it $1.3m for 1.5 […]
A £22m damages claim has been brought against Herbert Smith Freehills, over allegations it breached its contract and acted negligently towards a former client. DWF, which represents the claimant Graham Martin, alleges that HSF acted in breach of confidence by disclosing confidential information entrusted to it. It is argued that HSF decided to “please and […]
Volkswagen is to pay £193m in an out of court settlement to claimants in England and Wales in the largest group action case the UK has ever seen. The dispute had been previously nicknamed the ‘dieselgate’ scandal and first came to light in 2015. It involved 91,000 claimants against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Skoda, Seat, […]
Mrs Justice Falk has decided that Mishcon de Reya should be able to recoup £5m worth of outstanding fees that had been held in connection with the sale of a £35m UK property. This is yet another hurdle in the longstanding and complicated dispute between Russian banker Georgy Bedzhamov, Vneshprombank and Russian-appointed bankruptcy trustee Lyubov […]