15 August 2011
The Lawyer
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Here is the news: Big Law is doing fine. Factory Law is doing even better. This special edition of The Lawyer is a preview of The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report 2011, published next month.
Friendly giants
Sovereign wealth funds’ investments are based not on politics but sound economic factors, say Dale Gabbert and Olivier s’Jacob
Investor muscle
Fund arrangements are being forced to become more flexible as the investors start to call the shots, says Bridget Barker
Thaw points
Iceland is making a glacial recovery after the devastating 2008 financial crisis. Dale McEwan reports
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: City: Silver circle weathers the storm
BLP and SJ Berwin shine; Stephenson Harwood in new leap forward.
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: Insurance: Upstarts force pace of change
Volume houses are driving the delivery of legal services, says Katy Dowell
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: Profit margin: Profitability still a key indicator of success
As well as turnover increasing, the top 20 firms have also maintained their margins. Joanne Harris reports
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: Regional: North steams ahead in profit fightback
Northern and Midlands outfits overtake Southern firms as they recover after slump. Caroline Butcher reports
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: The Bar: Rate cuts dampen litigation boom
Leading chambers are learning to live with rate pressures and demands for more direct access, says Katy Dowell
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: Top performers: Mishcon accomplished with lateral hires
Litigation powerhouse homes in on £80m target without resorting to merger. Joanne Harris reports
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: Vereins: To verein or not verein
?The increased integration of firms poses problems with ranking them by revenue, explains Matt Byrne
The Lawyer UK 200 preview: Worst performers: Trowers, Clarke Willmott top of the flops
Cold public sector winds buffet Trowers as profit plunges at Clarke Willmott.
Top of equity: Firms break into millionaires’ club as partner earnings rise
Largest membership since 2008 as Ashurst reappears and Clydes joins
Tulkinghorn: Rhyme of the times
The Bribery Act - bored of it yet? Mina Anand, an associate at Indian firm Surana & Surana International Attorneys in Chennai, certainly isn’t. In fact, Mina is so impressed/worried/delighted about the act that she’s penned a poem.
