Taking off: Luton airport appoints TFL’s Swati Paul as new general counsel Kathryn McCann London Luton Airport has appointed TFL’s Swati Paul as its new general counsel, the first in-house appointment since Spanish airport…
Stephenson Harwood’s Tony Woodcock: Policing the City – where do in-house lawyers fit in? Legal Business Though one is always on dangerous ground in suggesting that anything was clear or uncomplicated in the Financial Services Authority’s…
Comment: Going native – ethics and the modern GC Legal Business The in-house profession has doubled in size in the UK over the last 15 years and gained once unthinkable levels…
Legal Business Awards – GC Power List 2015 Reception Legal Business On 24 March 2015 Legal Business held the GC Power List 2015 reception, sponsored by RPC, Barclay Simpson and Thomson…
Going native – ethics and the modern GC Legal Business The in-house profession has doubled in size in the UK over the last 15 years and gained once unthinkable levels…
Client profile: Benoit Belhomme, British American Tobacco Kathryn McCann BAT’s western Europe GC on the trials and tribulations of working in a controversial industry Most general counsel (GCs) working…
Policing the City – where do in-house lawyers fit in? Legal Business Stephenson Harwood’s Tony Woodcock argues that financial regulation has failed to clarify the status of in-house counsel Though one is…
The court of King Content – the lawyers making their mark in the high end TV Kathryn McCann The internet and the emergence of a global market for high-end series has ushered in a golden age of TV…
In-house: Mothercare’s Ashby set to succeed de Souza as group GC of Land Securities Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 company Land Securities has appointed Mothercare’s group general counsel (GC) and company secretary Tim Ashby as its group…
130,382: Solicitors numbers rise led by in-house expansion while training contract numbers continue to slide Legal Business The Law Society today (27 April 2015) published its Annual Statistics Report 2014, showing that while the number of solicitors…
Succession planning: Lloyds GC Whittaker steps down with deputy Cheetham picked as successor Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker (pictured) is stepping down from his role after two years and…
In-house: Lloyds’ disputes head Simmons exits as Dixons Carphone appoints BT’s Paterson after merger Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group has seen the exit of disputes chief Philippa Simmons as the bank undergoes a consultation of the…
Guest post: Legal Risk Study – how in-house lawyers manage (or don’t) ethics and risk Legal Business Readers who have not seen this already might be interested in the executive report from a study I am leading…
Graham Vinter set to retire as BG Group appoints a new GC Kathryn McCann In-house heavyweight Graham Vinter is set to retire as the general counsel (GC) of BG Group later this year, with…
So demanding – are contract lawyers business delivering for clients? Legal Business Contract lawyer businesses have hugely expanded in recent years with law firms increasingly entering the market. But are clients getting…
Client profile: Suzanne Wise, Network Rail Kathryn McCann The rail company’s GC on the challenges of working in a highly specialised industry. Suzanne Wise first thought it was…
In-house: Graham Vinter set to retire as BG Group appoints a new GC Kathryn McCann In-house heavyweight Graham Vinter is set to retire as the general counsel (GC) of BG Group later this year, with…
In-house: Barclays’ Asia GC set for EME investment bank role following Handling’s departure Kathryn McCann Barclays has appointed Simon Croxford as general counsel (GC) for Investment Banking for the Europe and Middle East region (EME)…
In-house: Bank of England appoints ex-CC partner Sonya Branch as its new general counsel Kathryn McCann The Bank of England (BoE) has appointed former Clifford Chance (CC) competition and regulatory partner Sonya Branch as its new…
Q&A: A long-term commitment – Severn Trent’s in-house team share the thinking behind the new five-year sole adviser mandate with Eversheds Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent recently re-appointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a five-year term, commencing 1 April.…
