2019 Budget Proposal Guernsey’s 2019 Budget is due to be debated by the States of Deliberation (Guernsey’s parliament) at its meeting on 6 November 2018. Section 5 of the 2019 Budget sets out proposed changes to be introduced under domestic legislation in order to meet commitments given to the European Union (“EU”) in relation to […]

By Andrew Northage, Stuart Ponting, Robert Starr Click below to read about Sentencing news; focus on mental health; HSE inspections; occupational health pilot group launched in construction.

By Jeanette Burgess, Andrew Northage This briefing sheds light on cases such as Morrisons loses group data breach case appeal; High Court blocks collective proceedings against Google; Facebook’s £500,000 fine; Privacy Shield Review; and more.

By Caroll Dodd The purpose of a force majeure clause is to relieve a party from performance of a contract if certain events occur which are outside the party’s control. The case of Seadrill Ghana Operations Ltd v Tullow Ghana Ltd [2018] demonstrates that the wording of the contract is key in determining what events constitute a […]

Another Jones Day partner, corporate tax lawyer Charlotte Sallabank, has waved goodbye to the firm, exiting for Katten Muchin Rosenman in London. Sallabank has been at Jones Day since 2006 and is the most recent of a number of exits this year. She follows the departures of private equity partner Michael Weir to White & Case, real estate partner Alex […]

Bird & Bird’s head of UK tax Mathew Oliver has joined Osborne Clarke’s London office; the latest in a string of new recruits to the latter’s City operations. Oliver has been at Bird & Bird since 2005, joining as a partner from Lovells where he was an associate for three years. He was a tax […]

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton-represented Google has been hit with a record £3.8bn (€4.3bn) fine by the European Union Commission (EC) for breaching EU antitrust rules. This is the second record EC antitrust fine that Google has been hit with in two years, following a £2.1bn (€2.4bn) fine in 2017, both of which were pursued […]

Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co have agreed to a £110m tie-up, in a move that will create the UK’s largest listed law firm by revenue. It was announced on the London Stock Exchange this morning that Aim-listed Gordon Dadds has agreed terms to acquire Ince, including its international LLP. The new firm will be […]

While Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and White & Case have showed a consistent trajectory, many other firms have been more stop-start. Take Ropes & Gray, which launched in 2010 and whose star flared brightly for several years, attracting lawyers from firms ranging from Weil Gotshal & Manges, Travers Smith and Cadwalader.  The last […]

Macfarlanes is the second law firm to release its most recent set of gender pay gap figures, producing a detailed list of data for business services teams, associates and partners. The firm did not reveal the gap among partners in its first set of results, filing them before momentum had grown in the industry for […]

HM Revenue and Customs has appointed a new general counsel, taking on the legal director of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Alan Evans will take on the top legal role at HMRC on 1 January 2019, advising on all aspects of tax law and leading its litigation team. He will also be […]

Addleshaw Goddard‘s new regional head of Asia Pacific Bob Charlton has set out the firm’s renewed strategy for the region as he seeks to turn it into a major player in the East. Principally, Addleshaws is aiming to have double-digit partner headcount in AsiaPac by 2021 across its two offices with the firm focusing along […]

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to refer Dentons to the legal industry’s disciplinary tribunal after the firm was taken to court over the “unfair dismissal” of a member of staff on maternity leave. An investigation into the firm was carried out by the SRA, which concluded that the treatment of Bina Hale, a former recruitment […]