Suzi Ring

May 13, 2011 | International Edition

Brick Court Chambers has named a new joint head in the wake of Jonathan Sumption QC's appointment to the Supreme Court. The set has appointed former Bar Council chair Nicholas Green QC to lead the Chambers alongside existing joint-head Jonathan Hirst QC.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

May 12, 2011 | International Edition

Travers Smith is to make up five new partners in its annual promotion round, including the firm's first partner to be promoted while working part-time. Emily Clark will become a partner in the tax practice when the promotions take effect on 1 July and will continue to work a four-day week, as she has for the last nine years.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

May 12, 2011 | International Edition

Herbert Smith and alliance partners Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe have appointed a secretary general to manage the relationship, in a bid to improve integration between the three firms.Stibbe Brussels managing partner Olivier Clevenbergh is set to take up the new role on 1 July for a three-year term

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

May 11, 2011 | International Edition

Last week's appointment of Jonathan Sumption QC to the Supreme Court confirmed months of speculation, but the prior warning has not made the high-profile barrister's rapid ascension to the UK's highest court any less controversial. His appointment, alongside Court of Appeal judge Lord Justice Wilson, makes him the first barrister since Lord Radcliffe and Lord Reid were elevated to the House of 
Lords more than 60 years ago to bypass the judiciary and 
go straight to the UK's high-
est court.

By Suzi Ring

5 minute read

May 11, 2011 | International Edition

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Mayer Brown financial services partner Nick Kynoch in a bid to strengthen its City practice. Kynoch joined the UK top 20 firm's financial services and markets group last week along with two associates, after 10 years at Mayer Brown. He has been a partner since 2007, and his client portfolio includes Bank of New York Mellon, Northern Trust, Danske Bank and RBC Dexia.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

May 11, 2011 | International Edition

Kennedys has added a partner to its London base with the hire of product liability specialist Anne Ware from Covington & Burling. Ware joined Kennedys earlier this month from the US firm's City office, where she has been a partner since 2004.

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2 minute read

May 10, 2011 | International Edition

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired the head of Herbert Smith's investigations and corporate crime unit Peter Burrell, to launch a UK anti-bribery practice in the City. Burrell, who specialises in contentious regulatory work including conducting and managing internal investigations, is set to become the second partner in Willkie's London office alongside US corporate and securities partner Jon Lyman.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

May 10, 2011 | International Edition

Former Formula 1 boss Max Mosley has failed in his attempt to force the media to give individuals advance warning before publishing stories about their private lives. A judgment handed down today (10 May) by the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that news outlets do not need to give prior notice of intended publication, with the Court holding that failing to do so does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights.

By Suzi Ring

4 minute read

May 09, 2011 | International Edition

McGuireWoods has bulked up its City arm with the hire of Herbert Smith litigation partner Hardeep Nahal. Nahal joined the US firm this month after 10 years as a partner in Herbert Smith's London office. He becomes the fourth partner in McGuireWoods' City litigation practice and takes the total number of partners in the office to 22.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

May 06, 2011 | International Edition

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has moved to significantly strengthen its partnership, with nine new partner promotions after making just one last year. The new partners include one non-lawyer, with Dene Rowe promoted from operations director in Manchester to office managing partner. Rowe is one of two new partners in Manchester, with the firm also making up five in London and one apiece in Hong Kong and Singapore.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read