16 April 2012
The Lawyer
By hook or by crook
Gareth Pierce denounces ECHR decision to let US justice system try terror suspects
Dishing the debt
The ill-fated tie-up between debt-laden Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae has seen the merged firm career from one crisis to another. Can a new management team save Dewey & LeBoeuf from going under?
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Family law
?Lawrence v Gallagher (2012) EWCA Civ 394. Court of Appeal (Civil Division). Thorpe LJ; Ryder J; Moses LJ. 29 March 2012
Fuller figures
The scope of work on which forensic accountants are instructed is widening as the profession feels the effects of increased regulation
Hidden agenda
Know the mystery lawyer in the Heywood case? Well keep it to yourself
Job Watch: Pensions
Pensions may not seem the most exciting practice area, but it can be full of challenges, says Maud Couget, a consultant at EJ Legal.
Judgment call: 16 April 2012
In a case brought by the members of a reggae band against their former solicitors concerning the royalties due from a hit single, the court considered issues including to what extent an allegation of fraud had to be particularised in the pleadings post-CPR, and the test to be applied where the Limitation Act 1980 s.28 was engaged on the ground of mental incapacity.
Move On Up: Osborne Clarke
Internal promotions have been thin on the ground as the Bristol firm’s European drive has seen a glut of laterals and an impressive retention rate
Moves: 16 April 2012
Bond Pearce has hired a Clyde & Co partner, boosting its insurance professional risks team in London.
Police don’t fit the bill
The police lack the powers enabling them to launch effective corporate killing investigations
Psycho billers
Tulkinghorn appreciates a controversial comment now and again, and flamboyant ’corporate philosopher’ Roger Steare certainly set the cat among the pigeons at a debate on business ethics recently.
Risk and regulation in the changing legal sector
The legal industry is changing fast. Firms that fail to adapt will be left behind
Singapore flings: the politics of local tie-ups revealed
Despite A&O’s failed gambit with Allen & Gledhill, foreign firms can now take shares in Singapore outfits and the polite clamour of tie-up talks can be heard, says Yun Kriegler
Slovak motion
Having a single government in power combined with EU and domestic pressure means Slovakia’s lawyers are anticipating brighter things to come
Steppe back in time
Déjà vu for Chadbourne in Russia as lawyers defect to Dechert
Team tactics
Iron Mountain’s Ernest Cloutier and Chris Thomas are keen to centralise the firm’s legal function, bringing global cohesion to the teams of internal and external lawyers
The carrot beats the stick
Mediation has proven itself an invaluable aid to business - just so long as it’s not foisted on the participants
The Lawyer Management: Kirwans
I’m responsible for the firm’s marketing and client service functions, working closely with our senior partners, the management board, heads of department and suppliers.
The new republic
The changing nature of the Czech Republic’s infrastructure is presenting domestic law firms with opportunities never before seen in their lifetimes
The trolls’ bridgehead
The Dewey & LeBoeuf story has it all: sizeable debt, a culture of secrecy, seemingly profligate guarantees to laterals and a partner exodus.
Tough talking
Mediation veteran faces uphill battle in Halliwells-BDO £20m windfall negotiations
Work Life Quiz: Alison Wilds, Harbottle & Lewis
You’re not the be all and end all
Law firm leaders need to look beyond their own egos to generate healthy cultures
