Clive Hopewell

Clive Hopewell is a partner in the UK headquartered law firm Charles Russell LLP. He is the partner responsible for the firm’s Middle East operations, based in Manama, Bahrain.

He specialises in fundraisings and mergers and acquisitions, both public and private. Clive spent a period of two years as an adviser in the Equity Markets Group of the London Stock Exchange (now known as the UK Listing Authority) and his securities practice involves acting for both institutions and issuers in respect of both the Official List and Alternative Investment Market.

Clive Hopewell and fellow partner James Hyne are leading the administration of Awal Bank ^{[1][not in citation given]}. The appointment of Charles Russell LLP as external administrator was made by the Central Bank of Bahrain in its statutory capacity as the banking regulator of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Clive Hopewell is currently chair of the British Bahrain Business Forum Lawyers’ Group.^[2] This group has been active in campaigning for a system where major disputes between national and international companies operating in Bahrain can be dealt with by an arbitration chamber rather than its courts.

Employment controversy

In 2001 Clive Hopewell was sued for participating in a series of emails requesting that a black secretary be replaced by a busty blonde.^{[3] [4]} His law firm eventually settled the case for £10,000.^[5]

References

1. ^ UK law firms to run Bahrain banks
2. ^ Law Gazette Article
3. ^ Verkaik, Robert (September 6, 2001). "CITY LAW FIRM SUED OVER E-MAIL REQUESTING 'BUSTY BLONDE' TO REPLACE BLACK SECRETARY". The Independent: pp. 1. http://www.lexisnexis.com.remote.slc.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8319850576&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8319850581&cisb=22_T8319850580&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8200&docNo=6. 
4. ^ Dyer, Clare (2002-02-25). "Lawyers' inquiry into sexist jibes". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/feb/25/claredyer. Retrieved April 30, 2010. 
5. ^ "Payout for secretary over 'fit blonde' email". The Evening Standard: pp. 4. February 7, 2002. http://www.lexisnexis.com.remote.slc.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8319850576&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8319850581&cisb=22_T8319850580&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=138528&docNo=4. 

External links

• Charles Russell Website
• Clive Hopewell Biography page
• Clive Hopewells Website

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