Linklaters has opened up about a cyclone that forced its Hong Kong office to shut down for a day, as it becomes the first magic circle firm to publish its climate-related financial disclosure report. As of 6 April 2022, limited liability partnerships must now provide a climate-related financial disclosures report within their annual report on […]
Firms are on the lookout for ESG talent, as Paul Hastings recruits a partner from Kirkland & Ellis’s London team. Ruth Knox has spent over two years at Kirkland as a partner in its ESG and impact practice. She previously spent 11 years at Linklaters before leaving for the US giant. The departure comes after […]
Travers Smith has lost its head of environment to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as the magic circle firm expands its ESG and sustainability team. Douglas Bryden has spent more than 13 years at Travers serving as head of environment and operational regulatory, as well as spearheading its ESG and impact group. He previously spent nearly three […]
Cadent Gas, which split from National Grid seven years ago, has updated its legal panel by reappointing five firms and adding on two more. The National Grid offshoot has given first-time places to Addleshaw Goddard and DWF. Both have been appointed onto the general services lot for Cadent, while Addleshaws has additionally won a spot […]
Leigh Day has today launched an opt-out class action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against Severn Trent Water, with litigators at firms including Herbert Smith Freehills primed to defend. The much-anticipated claim alleges that the Midlands and Wales water company has abused its market dominance by underreporting how often it sewage is spilled into […]
The High Court has dismissed ClientEarth’s novel climate action against Shell’s board of directors, provoking the environmental organisation to appeal the decision. Represented by Pallas Partners’ Will Hooker acting pro bono, ClientEarth brought the derivative action earlier this year, after buying 27 shares in the oil giant. As a shareholder of Shell, which is defended […]
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has added nine lawyers to its ranks in Paris after hiring an energy and infrastructure team from Linklaters. Led by project and structured financing specialist partner Darko Adamovic, the France-based team is understood to operate both domestically and internationally. The hires also include of counsels Vincent Poilleux and Alex Bluett, alongside […]
A partner from Simmons & Simmons’ energy and infrastructure practice is making the move to a US firm, as hires in this sector continue apace. The Lawyer has learnt that Kirkland & Ellis is hiring Serra Tar as a partner. She joined Simmons & Simmons as a partner in April 2022, having previously spent more […]
Shearman & Sterling is to lose two more of its projects team, this time to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. Partner duo Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock are leaving the firm, a month after Shearman lost a global energy and infrastructure team to Ashurst. Shorten and Chubbock join Gibson Dunn’s London practice, where Shorten will serve as […]
Today (21 June), the Supreme Court is set to hear a climate-related legal challenge with four respondents and a total of four interveners, including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, The Office for Environmental Protection, and West Cumbria Mining. The case will see a host of barristers from Garden Court Chambers, Landmark Chambers and Cornerstone Barristers […]
Firms including Harcus Parker, JMW and Leigh Day are lining up claims for businesses across the country, as they look to take on energy companies that they allege have been arranging “secret commissions” with brokers. Manchester-headquartered JMW Solicitors announced on 8 June that it was one such firm fighting for compensation from energy companies, while […]
A pair of firms has been appointed to SmartestEnergy’s legal services panel following a rare tender from the B2B energy company, The Lawyer has learnt. Reed Smith and Walker Morris is the duo that has made it onto the roster, forcing SmartestEnergy’s longstanding incumbent Gowling WLG out of the picture. Walker Morris will support SmartestEnergy […]