Commercial

26 Oct 2015

Is safe harbour just a distraction from more pressing issues?

The proposed EU data protection regulation and TTIP agreement will have a longer term impact on data privacy, writes Matthew Rogers

22 Oct 2015

SJ movers and shakers

The latest news on hires, promotions, mergers, and deals from leading law firms and chambers MP takes on consultancy role at London law firm Nicholas Woolf & Co has announced that Alberto Costa MP will be providing the firm with legal consultancy services. Costa is dually qualified as a practising English and Scottish solicitor and a Scottish Notary Public. He was formerly a government lawyer at the Treasury Solicitor's Department and later established his own London-based law firm although ceased practicing following his election as a member of parliament. Nicholas Woolf, director of Nicholas Woolf & Co, commented: 'We are delighted to have Alberto on board as a consultant solicitor. We are a Chancery Lane firm with a broad and often international clientele. Alberto brings a wide experience of the legal market both in England and Scotland which our clients are certain to benefit from.' Costa added: 'I am very pleased to be associated with Nicholas Woolf & Co. While the majority of my time will always be focused on my responsibilities as MP for South Leicestershire, I look forward to developing the firm's already substantial expertise in the UK legal market.'