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MSP pension fund under fire for investing almost £1m in fossil fuels AN £86m PENSION scheme for MSPs has invested almost £1m in fossil fuel companies which campaigners are driving climate breakdown. Analysis of the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme by Friends of the Earth Scotland based on a freedom of information request shows that the estimated fossil fuel investment is £923,585 - around £7,160 for each of the 129 MSPs. With Glasgow due to host the Cop26 UN climate conference later this year environmental campaigners are calling on local authorities to divest from fossil fuels. The Scottish Parliament’s pension fund was found to have an estimated £733,000 stake in BHP, a major coal, oil and gas producer.
Allen & Overy arbitration co-head Gearing to join Fountain Court instead of Essex Court
26 April 2021
Outgoing partner switches new London base following China s imposition of sanctions on first choice Matthew Gearing QC, Allen & Overy’s outgoing co-head of international arbitration, is to join leading London set Fountain Court. Gearing, who had earlier announced his intention to join Essex Court Chambers, will join the new set at the end of April, on retirement from Allen & Overy, where he spent 24 years, based in both London and Hong Kong. Gearing’s decision to join Fountain Court, rather than Essex Court, as originally announced, follows the imposition of sanctions by the Chinese government against Essex Court in March.
Leading arbitration silk leaves Essex Court Chambers for Brick Court
19 April 2021
Leading arbitration silk leaves Essex Court Chambers for Brick Court
Vernon Flynn is third silk to depart after China sanctions; Brick Court also takes on former Hong Kong chief justice
Essex Court Chambers in Lincoln s Inn Fields, London Shutterstock Vernon Flynn QC, a senior barrister at Essex Court Chambers, is to join rival London set Brick Court Chambers. Flynn, who is leaving Essex Court after nearly 30 years at his former set, announced the move on LinkedIn over the weekend. He is the third silk whose practice has China links to leave the UK chambers since it appeared on Beijing’s UK sanctions list on 26 March.
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