Mayer Brown has promoted three lawyers to partnership in London as part of a 27-strong global round. The three lawyers made up in the City are employment and benefits lawyer Miriam Bruce, who trained at the US firm; banking and finance lawyer Charles Thain, who joined as a senior associate from DLA Piper in 2015; […]
By Neil Chawla No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ Neil Chawla has been selected as the first Master of the Midland Circuit of Lincoln’s Inn. His appointment follows shortly after he was elected as a Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn – one of the youngest elected in recent years. Master of the Midland Circuit is a new position, created […]
Stephenson Harwood has lost a partner to Dentons, marking the third departure at the firm since it saw two exits to US firms. Employment partner Purvis Ghani is joining Dentons after spending four years at Stephenson Harwood. Having entered the UK firm as partner in 2015, Ghani has developed a focus on employment issues in […]
By Dr Chelvan No5 Barristers’ Chambers Dr Chelvan has been successfully appointed as an Independent Reviewer by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration to provide a review of the coverage of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues in Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs) produced by the Country Policy and Information Team, UK Home […]
A judge who claims she was “bullied, ignored and undermined” by her peers has won a landmark case in the Supreme Court, which ruled she should be classed as a worker and granted the same legal protections as whistleblowers. After a range of cost-cutting reforms were announced by the Ministry of Justice in 2010, District […]
Squire Patton Boggs has lost another London partner this year, this time to an in-house role. Employment partner Natalie Bellwood is leaving the firm to become global head of employment law at technology services powerhouse DXC Technology. She will be based in the London office of the US company, which is a strategic provider for […]
By Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst No5 Barristers’ Chambers are pleased to announce that a former medical practitioner has joined its ranks after successfully completing his pupillage. The now dual-qualified Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, who started his medical career in the Royal Army Medical Corps, practising in both the Army and in the civilian world, will practise from […]
Kingsley Napley has acquired an employment boutique, as the criminal defence specialists seek to build out its employment practice in its first bolt-on deal since the mid-90s. Archon Solicitors will join Kingsley Napley’s offices and cease to operate as an independent firm at the end of September. This merger comes on the back of a […]
An employment tribunal judge has ruled a female BNP Paribas broker faced sexual discrimination and victimisation from male colleagues at the bank. Stacey Macken brought a £4m sexual discrimination and victimisation suit against the bank, alleging she was paid less than her male counterparts and subjected to sexist behaviour, that included colleagues leaving a witch’s […]
Three years after raiding Simmons & Simmons’ IP litigation team, Allen & Overy (A&O) has picked up another partner from the firm; this time hiring one of its senior employment lawyers. Simmons partner and Vicky Wickremeratne, who featured in this year’s The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2019, will be joining A&O. Wickremeratne re-joined Simmons & Simmons […]
An Allen & Overy employment partner will appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) later this year, following an investigation into the drawing up of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for film producer Harvey Weinstein. Mark Mansell’s case management hearing had originally been scheduled for 3 June but will now be heard on the 5 December, […]
No5 are delighted to announce that Esther Gamble has been appointed by the Queen as Recorder, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP, and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. Esther has been deployed to sit on the […]