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Leigh Day expands its human rights legal department to Manchester

Law firm Leigh Day is expanding its northern operation with a human rights department in Manchester to focus on legal aid work, as part of its aim to help everyone who needs it to find a way to access justice

Commission v United Kingdom – a post-Brexit show of enforcement power by the European Court of Justice

Neil Baylis explains the wider implications of the recent ruling by the European Court of Justice

4PB welcomes two new joiners to Chambers

Simon Rowbotham, formerly of 7BR and Mai-Ling Savage, formerly of Garden Court Chambers, have joined 4PB

Is this the end of the beginning for climate litigation in Europe?

Harj Narulla, Finnian Clarke and Nikila Kaushik consider what the Duarte Agostinho v Portugal and 32 Others case in Strasbourg means for the future of climate litigation

Banks’ switch to higher bonuses and away from fixed salaries will have inevitable legal challenges

A shift away from fixed salaries to larger bonuses for bankers will come with inevitable legal risks, says Dean Fuller, Partner at Fox & Partners, the employment law specialists, following the abolition of the cap on bankers’ bonuses next week

Major law firm advises EBRD on Noval Property €10.5m pre-IPO convertible bond loan

The loan will be mandatorily converted into newly issued shares of Noval Property, subject to predetermined conditions

Mourant described as "unquestionably excellent" in Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Mourant, a law firm-led professional services business, has achieved nine team rankings, including six top tier rankings, in the 2024 edition of premier legal directory Chambers and Partners UK

AI: the only defence against rising cyberattacks in the legal sector?

Scott Brooks, Technical Strategist at IT solutions provider Cheeky Munkey, provides his expertise