In-house: RFU rejigs legal team as deputy head joins sports firm Couchmans Sarah Downey The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has reconfigured its in-house legal team recently, promoting in-house lawyer Angus Bujalski (pictured) to lead…
Board level appointment for incoming Tui general counsel Legal Business Leading European travel group Tui AG has become the latest major corporate to announce a board level legal appointment as former…
In-house: high-profile Pfizer GC steps down while former Dewey chair appointed as a UAE legal adviser Legal Business She has built a reputation as one of the most powerful and influential lawyers in the world but Pfizer has…
In-house revolving doors: Senior hires for Co-op, Powa Technologies and Autoliv as BMA loses group legal director Legal Business A series of senior in-house moves and hires has this week seen The Co-operative Group appoint Lloyds Banking Group company…
In-house hires – TSB appoints Post Office GC as legal head as Mercedes-Benz fills top spot Legal Business Following its split from Lloyds, TSB Bank has announced the appointment of former Post Office general counsel (GC) Susan Crichton…
In-house: Transocean finds replacement general counsel after year-long search Legal Business Swiss-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has appointed a new general counsel (GC) and senior vice president over a year after…
Supply and demands – will the cheap talent run out for GCs in 2014? Legal Business With rising demand for in-house counsel, bluechip legal teams are hunting for talented lawyers. Legal Business surveys the recruitment outlook.…
Profile: Chris Newby, AIG Caroline Hill As AIG’s general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Chris Newby appears extraordinarily calm for a man in…
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi launches first EMEA panel Legal Business Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has announced its first-ever panel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with eight…
The City elite is ready to try something new – are clients keeping up? Caroline Hill Eighteen months ago I met the general counsel (GC) of a FTSE 250 company to listen to his plans to…
Former Times head of legal Alastair Brett to face hearing for misleading court Legal Business The former head of legal for The Times newspaper, Alastair Brett, will appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) tomorrow…
Still in the headlines – Embattled Co-op appoints new GC for bank amid group shake-up Legal Business The Co-operative Bank (Co-op) has announced the appointment of former interim general counsel (GC) of Coventry Building Society Brona McKeown…
Investigations: RBS appoints panel firm Clifford Chance to conduct independent review Legal Business Investigations have become big business for the City’s thriving litigation teams although the majority of them happen behind closed doors…
In-house: former Thomson Reuters group GC resurfaces at Rentokil Sarah Downey The former Europe & Asia general counsel (GC) of global multimedia giant Thomson Reuters, Daragh Fagan, has resurfaced at UK-based…
Team work in the public sector as Bevan Brittan joins forces with Harrow and Barnet councils Francesca Fanshawe The dividing line between private practice and public legal services providers is blurring again with Harrow and Barnet councils unveiling…
