City Moves for 2 April – who’s moving jobs at Powell Gilbert, Stobart and Ashurst? April 2, 2019 Here are all the City Moves happening today: Powell Gilbert Specialist IP law firm Powell Gilbert LLP has promoted Siddharth Kusumakar to its partnership, increasing the total number of partners at the firm to ten. Since joining Powell Gilbert in 2012, Siddharth has advised clients across a variety of technologies, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional [...]
HSBC sued for £150m in relation to Disney tax avoidance scheme February 18, 2019 HSBC Private Bank is being sued for £150m by over 400 investors in connection with a film financing scheme that purported to invest money in Disney blockbusters for tax benefits. Investors, including ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-England managers Sven-Goran Eriksson and Glenn Hoddle, lost out after tax authorities ruled that the film [...]
Backlog of employment tribunal cases balloons 77 per cent February 24, 2019 The backlog of cases at employment tribunals has risen 77 per cent in a year after the number of cases rocketed following the scrapping of fees in July 2017. In the three months ended September 2018 outstanding cases hit 23,700, up from 13,360 in the same period in 2017. There were 36,900 single claims in the year to [...]
Exiles on St Mary Axe: Turkish law firm fleeing Erdogan regime establishes itself in London May 20, 2019 After the failed July 2016 coup against Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one of the country’s largest law firms was closed by police amid a wider crackdown that saw journalists jailed, judges detained and generals purged. The firm had formerly been the Turkish arm of international legal giant DLA Piper, and its founding partners were [...]
Court rules in favour of Asda workers in equal pay claim against supermarket giant January 31, 2019 Asda workers have been handed a victory in their equal pay claim against the supermarket giant after the Court of Appeal ruled that store workers' roles are comparable to jobs in its warehouses. Tens of thousands of store workers claimed they had been discriminated against in being paid less than their male counterparts who predominantly [...]
Playboy given green light to sue BNP Paribas arm over unpaid casino cheques September 13, 2018 Playboy has been told it can sue BNP Paribas's Italian subsidiary for deceit over unpaid cheques by a gambler who vanished after using its Mayfair casino. Playboy Club, which operates a members-only club and casino in the high-flying district, has been pursuing Banca Nazionale Del Lavaro for providing a credit reference to Lebanese gambler Hassan [...]
Playboy given green light to sue BNP Paribas arm over unpaid casino cheques September 13, 2018 Playboy has been told it can sue BNP Paribas's Italian subsidiary for deceit over unpaid cheques by a gambler who vanished after using its Mayfair casino. Playboy Club, which operates a members-only club and casino in the high-flying district, has been pursuing Banca Nazionale Del Lavaro for providing a credit reference to Lebanese gambler Hassan [...]
US businessman Robert Kraft wins 2019 Genesis Prize and vows to use prize money to tackle antisemitism January 9, 2019 American businessman Robert Kraft has been announced as the winner of the Genesis Prize, and will use the $1m winnings to help to tackle the rise of anti-Semitism across the US and Europe. The prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, is awarded to individuals for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity and [...]
Uber’s gig economy fight could head to UK Supreme Court as employment tribunal appeal ruling coming Friday November 7, 2017 Uber’s gig economy fight could be about to head to Britain’s highest court with a decision due in a landmark case over workers rights coming on Friday. It’s another crucial test that has the potential to upend its business in the UK following a row with regulators which had put its London operations at risk. [...]
Coventry City facing expulsion from the Football League over long-running and bitter Ricoh Arena dispute March 5, 2019 The clock is ticking for Coventry City. Crunch time has been sneaking ever closer for some time, but the lingering uncertainty around the Sky Blues has now turned into a pressing sense of urgency. On the pitch the past few years have been successful. Coventry were promoted last season for the first time in 51 [...]