First it was on, then it was off and now it’s back on again. Yes, Simmons & Simmons and Mayer Brown are back in talks (see story). We can hardly keep up (see story). After The Lawyer reported that initial talks had collapsed between both firms (see story) management went AWOL last week, meeting in […]
What was the first record you ever bought? Fantastic by Wham. What was your first-ever job? As a student I was a court coverer at Wimbledon. Best job in the world when it was sunny. What was your worst experience as a trainee? Having a charge registration form 395 rejected by Companies House and my […]
Hailsham Chambers has announced that Bernard Livesey QC will become the latest tenant to join the set. Move of the week Deputy High Court Judge, Livesey leaves Four New Square after 18 years. When asked what prompted his move, Bernard said: “Although after 18 years I am naturally very sad to be parting company from […]
“There’s a lot of similarity between acting and the law,” says Victoria Ross. It is an observation many lawyers may make at leisure, but Ross is coming at it from a different perspective: she is one of around 40 students at Rada who spent a couple of hours last week with Richard Lissack QC of […]
An unlikely union between foreign and domestic firms has thrust Serbia closer to opening its legal market. James Swift reports Just over two weeks after the UK general election, lawyers in Serbia also went to the polls. Their election centred on a new board and president of the Belgrade bar association. And they voted in […]
As Greek lawyers are forced to down tools in protest over the government’s austerity measures, not everyone agrees that this is the best course of action. On June 7 lawyers across Greece put down their pens and statute books, and began a 48-hour strike in protest over their government’s proposed austerity measures. It is the third strike […]
Tulkinghorn recently got the inside track on how the mind of a politician works. Well, at least one of the newest politicians on the block, former Rochman Landau employment lawyer turned Labour party Member of Parliament for Streatham, Chuka Umunna. Umunna’s former managing partner Teresa Cullen revealed that the lawyer was so superstitious in the run-up […]
After strike action, snow and volcanic ash, nothing surprises BA head of employment law Julia Harrison. She talks to Tom Phillips about battles with the elements, staff and angry customers It appears the old holiday adage is true: the rain in Spain does fall mainly on the plane. Except, for planes with British Airways (BA) […]
MoFo London is outperforming the global business and its success in Asia is plain to see, but if this people-orientated firm is to challenge at the very top level, investment in Europe is a must There is something a bit ritualistic about arriving at a law firm’s office. While the ubiquitous security checks can differ in […]
Benjamin Franklin was famously quoted as saying: “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” Given this assurance, should year-on-year double-digit revenue and profit growth in Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) broad-based tax department, which includes everything from corporate tax to estate planning for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, be taken for granted? Or does the explanation lie elsewhere? The […]
LG and TLT have potted leading roles on promoter Barry Hearn’s acquisition of the commercial rights of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). Corporate finance senior associate David Ponsford acted for Hearn’s Matchroom Sports, which acquired a 51 per cent stake in the sport’s governing body. Corporate finance head John Wood led the TLT team […]
SJ Berwin’s funds team has advised on its second closure this month with the launch of Wheb Ventures’ £105m Clean Technology Investment Fund. The close of the venture capital fund follows that of the £450m Phoenix fund earlier this month, with private equity funds partner Josyane Gold leading on both of the deals. Tax partner Dominic Adams […]