DAC Beachcroft unveils plans to merge offices in new City HQ October 1, 2018 Global law firm DAC Beachcroft is to merge its City offices under one roof next year, in a move to create a new global headquarters in the heart of the Square Mile. Roughly 50,000 square feet will be taken up in Beachcroft’s move to The Walbrook building, where its team of lawyers are expected to [...]
City Moves for 21 October – Who’s switching jobs at Kemp Little, Fladgate and Unite? October 21, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Kemp Little, Fladgate and Unte Kemp Little Leading technology and digital media law firm Kemp Little has announced that Matthew Irvine has joined the firm as an IT disputes partner. Matthew joins the company from international law firm Pinsent Masons. Matthew is a specialist disputes lawyer who helps clients to get [...]
City Moves for 30 July – Who’s switching jobs at Maples Teesdale, Brady and Dolfin? July 31, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Maples Teesdale, Brady and Dolfin. Maples Teesdale Maples Teesdale has announced the arrival of Rosalind Cullis as real estate disputes partner to the team. Rosalind, who joins from Kingsley Napley, brings a wealth of experience as a real estates disputes lawyer, having previously been at Forsters and Beachcroft Stanleys (now DAC [...]
Rival scheme threatens Heathrow Airport third runway legal challenge | City A.M. July 29, 2018 The backers of a rival project to expand Heathrow Airport have launched a legal challenge against the government’s decision to approve the third runway at the airport, Sky News reported. The rival Heathrow Hub project favours a scheme to extend one of the airport’s existing runways. Read more: Gatwick ‘respects Heathrow vote’ and vows to [...]
DAC Beachcroft unlocks the path to profit growth July 6, 2016 A focus on improving its cash position has helped profits per member to rocket at international law firm DAC Beachcroft, its provisional results revealed today. The figures The firm's total turnover for the year to April came in at £202m, up two per cent on the year before, while profit before tax rose to £35m, an increase of nine per cent. [...]
Firms could be shocked at financial fallout from Petya and Wannacry cyber attacks, warns Lloyd’s of London June 28, 2017 Firms could be shocked at the cost of cyber attacks, such as yesterday’s Petya ransomware hack, with one of the City’s oldest financial institutions warning the reputational fallout is “what kills modern businesses”. Lloyd’s of London said today businesses need to prepare themselves for “slow burn” costs that follow cyber attacks such as reputational damage, [...]
Whiplash-gate: we’re all paying for the unscrupulous few, say motoring experts October 27, 2016 Car insurance premiums are spiralling out of control due to a "whiplash epidemic" according to data released by motoring organisation the AA. The average cost of annual car cover is now £82 higher than a year ago, a 17 per cent year-on-year increase. Alongside spurious whiplash claims, the AA said that recent increases in insurance premium [...]
Here’s one piece of EU red tape you won’t escape by voting for Brexit June 21, 2016 UK companies will be affected by an incoming piece of EU data protection legislation regardless of which way Thursday's vote goes, an international law firm has said today. Speaking ahead of a conference at the Institute of Directors headlined by specialist insurer Beazley, Hans Allnutt, head of the cyber risk and breach response team at DAC Beachcroft, pointed [...]
City Moves for 3 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 2, 2015 WRAGGE LAWRENCE GRAHAM & CO The law firm has announced the appointment of Andrew Warren as business development director. He joins from DLA Piper, where he worked for 17 years, most recently as head of marketing operations. RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT The investment management firm has appointed Natalie Merrens as head of investment solutions for its [...]
City Moves for 4 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 3, 2015 OLD MUTUAL GLOBAL INVESTORS Simon Barrett has been appointed head of Middle East and Nordic distribution at the asset manager. He joins from Martin Currie Investment Management, where he was most recently director, international sales and client service. Barrett has over 20 years’ experience in the Nordic region, and has also held positions at Allianz [...]