Linklaters doesn't seem to be very popular at the moment. Not only has it been restructuring its IP department to the detriment of a number of jobs, but the firm has fallen victim to vandalism. Linklaters was obviously reluctant to reveal what had been sprayed across the front of its Silk Street office, so it strategically stuck up four sheets of paper to hide the atrocity. One can only guess what was written there. How about “Give me a job”, or “Okay, I'll resign now”, or maybe “What's hard IP anyway?”
Cobbetts raids Addleshaws' secretarial unit
Cobbetts has raided Addleshaw Booth & Co’s company secretarial unit in order to set up its own practice. Matthew Baker, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and head of Addleshaws’ unit, will join Cobbetts in November. Trainee company secretaries Laura Forbes and Victoria Wilcox will join him. Michael Harris will replace Baker. First […]