Nord Stream launches lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London insurers over pipeline sabotage March 12, 2024 Nord Stream AG, a consortium headquartered in Switzerland, is majority owned by the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom.
Credit Suisse-UBS merger: Withers preps Hong Kong arbitration claim against Switzerland May 14, 2024 Law firm Withers is prepping an international arbitration against the Swiss government for its role in the merger of Credit Suisse and UBS
Aukus defence project can help drive growth agenda, says John Healey July 13, 2024 John Healey has set out the UK’s continued commitment to the Aukus defence project as he welcomed Australia’s defence minister to the country.
IWD: Women are still missing from top roles at law firms, but times are changing March 8, 2024 Women make up over half of lawyers working in law firms across England, yet, when it comes to partnership, that number is significantly lower.
UK enters space race: where to watch the launch of Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl January 9, 2023 Tonight sees the first launch of a space rocket via UK soil, with an expected launch window starting at 21:45pm tonight. The LauncherOne rocket be attached under the wing of a modified Boeing 747 owned by Virgin Orbit which will take off from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport. The mission, dubbed ‘Start Me Up’ mission is a collaborative effort [...]
Insurance M&A jumps to highest level in four years in first half of 2019 August 1, 2019 Insurance M&A rose to its highest level in four years in the first half of 2019 with 222 deals completed worldwide. This marked the biggest increase in the volume of transactions since the first half of 2015 and the fourth consecutive six-month period of growth. In the second half of 2018 there were 196 completed [...]
Deloitte sued for £20m over collapse of storage firm August 11, 2019 A Yorkshire-based businessman is suing big four accountant Deloitte and international law firm Clyde & Co over allegations that Barclays bank exerted “informal control” over the financial giants during the winding down of his firm. Jason Schofield, a businessman who ran Leeds’ based storage firm Rhino Enterprises, is suing two joint administrators at Deloitte and [...]
Businesses fear political threats and cyber attacks in uncertain risk environment March 14, 2019 More than three quarters of general counsels and board members view the risk landscape as having become significantly more complex in the last three years, with political risk cited as the number one risk facing businesses and technological risk a close second. A survey by law firm Clyde & Co and professional network organisation Winmark [...]
One in three female lawyers sexually harassed at work, comprehensive survey shows May 15, 2019 A comprehensive report launched today by the International Bar Association has unveiled the scale of sexual harassment and bullying within the legal sector. The survey of nearly 7,000 lawyers worldwide, found one third of female lawyers had been sexually harassed and one-in-two had been bullied. Read more: Lloyd's of London will ban drunk staff from [...]
Exclusive: Lawyers who took on Lloyds and Tesco launch new funder-backed firm April 29, 2019 A group of lawyers who are taking on Lloyds Banking Group and Tesco in multi-million pound group actions have launched a new firm backed by a heavyweight litigation funder. The new firm – Harcus Parker – is a breakaway from London firm Harcus Sinclair led by its head of litigation Damon Parker. The firm has [...]