Brewdog boss accused of inappropriate behaviour by staff in BBC documentary January 24, 2022 Brewdog’s boss has been accused of behaving inappropriately with female staff and customers by former employees. In BBC’s Disclosure documentary, several members of the Brewdog’s US staff said they saw CEO and co-founder James Watt giving private, late-night tours of the US brewery to customers. Dylan Gray, a former manager at Brewdog Franklinton in Ohio, [...]
Criminal barristers consider strike over government’s legal aid deal January 17, 2022 Criminal barristers are considering taking strike action, after claiming government plans to inject £35m per year into the criminal justice system would not be enough to “ensure the long-term viability of the Criminal Bar.” Last week, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) asked its 2,600 members to vote on the prospect of launching a strike, [...]
Trainee lawyer jailed for selling cocaine and ketamine over encrypted Encrochat network and helping to move £1.5m January 14, 2022 A trainee employment lawyer, Neema Seifzadeh, 27, has been jailed for six years, for his role in a £1.5 million plot to sell cocaine and ketamine over the encrypted network Encrochat. Seifzadeh, who worked on a pro bono legal advice hotline, was sentenced to six years imprisonment on Tuesday at Manchester Crown Court, for helping [...]
Priti Patel and Boris Johnson win legal challenge over PM decision to back Home Secretary after bullying claims December 6, 2021 THE FDA union has lost a High Court challenge this morning over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to back Home Secretary Priti Patel following accusations of bullying.
Army of virtual lawyers in UK growing rapidly as pandemic launches new era of hybrid working December 6, 2021 There has been a 38 per cent rise in the number of lawyers at ‘virtual’ law firms in the past year as the pandemic leads to a dramatic shift towards hybrid and flexible working arrangements, There are now 1,875 lawyers working for ‘virtual’ law firms, up from 1,355 a year earlier. This increase is even [...]
D-Day for Priti Patel and Boris Johnson as High Court will rule today on Home Secretary bullying claims December 6, 2021 Scrutiny of Boris Johnson’s decision to back Priti Patel following accusations of bullying will reach its climax today as the High Court in London will rule on the matter later today. The FDA union brought a judicial review over the Prime Minister deciding last year to go against the findings of his then adviser on [...]
The boring predictability of our rule of law will ensure Britain’s success November 26, 2021 Power doesn’t disappear overnight. In the immortal words of Paul Simon, it slip slides away. In Helmand, Afghanistan I realised things were falling apart when people stopped coming to the government to resolve disputes. They turned to the Taliban instead. That was 15 years before the end. Subtly, almost unnoticed, here was proof that people [...]
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng tells LV= to reveal fees from £530m Bain takeover November 17, 2021 Mutual insurer Liverpool Victoria (LV=) has been urged by the business secretary to disclose how much City firms will take home from the £530m proposed takeover by US private equity firm Bain Capital, amid increasing scrutiny from members. In parliament yesterday Kwasi Kwarteng said “transparent data” should be provided for LV= customers about how much [...]
Staley and Epstein exchanged 1,200 emails that included mysterious phrases November 12, 2021 Former Barclays chief Jes Staley who left the bank to fight the findings of a probe into whether he lied about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein exchanged 1,200 emails with the convicted sex offender. The content of the emails included seemingly codified phrases such as “snow white” which investigators were unable to decipher. The news [...]
Bequant brings in Hauduc as new General Counsel November 12, 2021 Digital asset brokerage and exchange Bequant has hired Huong Hauduc as General Counsel.