Vanni Treves, recently appointed as chairman of Channel 4, will continue as senior partner at Macfarlanes, where he is midway through his fourth three-year term. He concedes that his recent appointment was a surprise to some but said his wide experience of business and regulatory matters was crucial to his selection.
Mishcons: should charity begin at home?
In the week after Mishcon de Reya hit the headlines for the size of its fees, Robert Lindsay looks at the deeper problems that beset the firm. Mishcon de Reya was advertising for assistants last week with a bold half-page advert announcing it as: ‘Not just any law firm.’ The firm which famously advised Princess […]