Bird & Bird is deepening its ties to public sector clients and UK Government by hiring a specialist lawyer from Clifford Chance. Andrew Dean is joining Bird & Bird’s commercial practice in London as a partner. He has spent six years at Clifford Chance, most recently as head of procurement and public law. Before going […]
New Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed One Essex Court’s Lord Wolfson KC as shadow attorney general. The senior silk is set to shadow Labour Attorney General Lord Hermer KC of Matrix Chambers, who was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer the day after the election in July. Both men sit in the House […]
The North West Legal Consortium (NWLC) has revamped its solicitors framework panel, bringing in eight new firms and dropping seven others. In total, 15 firms have been selected for the new panel, which is set to operate for four years between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2028. The eight newcomers are Brodies, Capsticks, Hill […]
DLA Piper and Hogan Lovells are among the firms to have won contracts for the Post Office as it switches up how it appoints advisers for business as usual (BAU) work. Multiple contracts were put out to tender by the Post Office, covering matters such as employment specialist legal advice, dispute resolution and corporate. The […]
Capsticks has postponed its South Asian Heritage month event in Leeds tonight as Clifford Chance tells staff that they can work from home, following reports of further riots and disruption across the country. Organised by the firm’s South Asian colleagues and CREATE (culture, race, ethnicity, allies, tradition and equity) network, the Leeds office at Capsticks […]
Lawyers working at immigration firms have told The Lawyer that there is “an element of trepidation” among their teams, as concerns grow over potential attacks by far-right groups. Nearly 40 immigration centres and law firms were listed on a Telegram channel called Southport Wake Up on Monday, which has more than 12,000 members. The list, […]
Immigration lawyers and centres may be the next target of attacks from far-right groups. This follows multiple riots and clashes with police over the weekend, in which two migrant hotels were set on fire. Responding to the threats, The Law Society president Nick Emmerson said it was seriously concerned about the safety and wellbeing of […]
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has extended panel places to all firms on the Government’s legal services framework. The contract has been awarded until 30 November 2025. It was previously a three-year agreement, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the CCS. The framework agreement consists of a […]
Lawyers and business services staff from across the UK legal industry joined the masses yesterday in bringing their dogs to polling stations as they cast their vote in the general election. Martin Hamilton, managing partner at Capsticks, was among the crowd, attending his local polling station with his salt n pepper miniature schnauzer. In a […]
With the Post Office Horizon inquiry set to continue throughout the year, Burges Salmon has been awarded a new contract for advice provided to the company. The contract is valued at £16m and lasts until May 2025. This is understood to be in addition to an existing contract worth £22.5m that the firm picked up […]
Mrs Justice Joanna Smith has rebuked the Environment Agency (EA) and High Speed Two (HS2) for their taxpayer-funded litigation in judgment handed down today (21 June) at the Technology and Construction Court. In the conclusion to her judgment, she said: “By way of postscript, I observe that it is extremely unfortunate that these two bodies, […]
Sanctuary Housing Association has awarded panel places to the likes of Gowling WLG, Mills & Reeve and Bevan Brittan. The total value of the panel is £30m. Trowers & Hamlins, Weightmans and Brodies have also won spots at the Worcester-based housing provider, alongside Capsticks, Clarke Willmott and Burness Paul. A total of 15 firms have been […]