
10 February 2010
"Landmark" victory in the Court of Appeal involving the right of Hindus to have open air funeral pyres.
2 October 2009
UK Theatrical release of the film "Surviving Evil" featuring Billy Zane. SM&B represented Focus Films, the producer of the film.
29 September 2009
UK Theatrical release of the film Monty Python Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut). SM&B represented Bill & Ben Productions, the producer of the film.
28 September 2009
SM&B Employment Breakfast Seminar scheduled for Tuesday 20 October 2009: Equal Pay: The Battle May Have Only Just Begun.
11 August 2009
SM&B due to host mediation seminar on Tuesday 22 Septmber 2009.
4 July 2009
SM&B recovers substantial damages for a black family arrested outside a West End Theatre.
2 March 2009
Simons Muirhead & Burton have obtained permission to appeal as to whether it is permissible to serve a Statutory Demand in relation to a foreign judgment debt which is over 6 years old (Anderson v Multifinans). The appeal is likely to clarify a grey area of the law as it stands.
2 March 2009
Simons Muirhead & Burton acting for Random House in opposing costs claimed by Frank Warren of over £2 million in respect of a libel action involving the publication of Ricky Hatton’s autobiography obtain date in August 2009 for the court to assess those costs. The action is noteworthy for the Court of Appeal’s judgment on the offer of amends procedure.
18 February 2009
Simons Muirhead & Burton act for Ten Alps plc in their acquisition of Below the Radar Ltd and County Link Media Ltd
13 February 2009
SM&B instructed by Betsy Andreu (wife of the racing cyclist Frankie Andreu) to secure settlement terms to include an apology in respect of an article published by the Guardian concerning Lance Armstrong.
6 January 2009
Simons Muirhead & Burton are instructed by Time Out Magazine in respect of the copying of its content by “Your London” magazine published by Independent News & Media (UK)
14 November 2008
Simons Muirhead & Burton, solicitors acting for Robert Murat, win apology and damages from Sky
13 November 2008
Simons Muirhead & Burton are instructed by Setanta Sports , obtained permission to intervene (alongside UEFA, Sky, Canal Plus and the Motion Picture Association) in an action involving the Football Association Premier League Ltd and others to be heard by the European Court of Justice, concerning the use of foreign decoder cards to access foreign transmissions of live Premier League football matches
26 September 2008
UK Theatrical release of the film Swing Vote featuring Kevin Costner. SM&B represented Anchor Bay Entertainment UK, the UK distributors of the film.
28 July 2008
Crown Prosecution Service reaches a conclusion in the Terry Lloyd case
24 July 2008
Lucy Moorman is named "Lawyer of the Week" by the Times
16 May 2008
Simons Muirhead & Burton successfully resists appeal in MPs' expenses case
26 April 2008
David Abrahams Press Release (26 April 2008)
11 April 2008
Simons Muirhead & Burton Has Been Instructed By Robert Murat In His Libel Actions
4 March 2008
Privy Council Allows Appeals In Two Key Simons Muirhead & Burton Death Penalty Cases
26 February 2008
Landmark Freedom of Information Act Victory by Simons Muirhead & Burton Relating To MPs' expenses
4 February 2008
SM&B's Immigration Department Launches a Employers' Immigration Helpline