Allen & Overy partner Mark Mansell will appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) on 3 June, following an investigation into the drawing up of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. Mansell, the lawyer at the centre of the agreement signed by Weinstein’s personal assistant Zelda Perkins, is to be represented […]
Lawyers should consider the evolution of other industries to understand how technology is disrupting the profession, as the rise of alternative services providers puts the working model of the business in jeopardy. This was the ultimatum issued by Dan Reed, CEO and founder of legal services provider UnitedLex, at the opening of this year’s The […]
The stakes are high for ex-A&O partner Michael Castle, the man tasked with helping Deloitte make a big splash in an increasingly crowded market. Deloitte is late to the party, and arriving fashionably late can generate high expectations and interest.
Last week, more than 100 of the most influential in-house lawyers in the country gathered in the Spanish heat to discuss the big emerging trends in the legal profession at The Lawyer’s annual General Counsel Strategy Summit, in association with UnitedLex. With uncertainty being the only certainty at the moment and companies having to develop […]
Mishcon de Reya client Anil Ambani is being sued in the Commercial Court by a Chinese bank represented by White & Case, in a loan dispute dating back to 2012. The claim centres on a loan taken out by Ambani to repay a bond he took out for his company, Reliance Communications (RCom) when it […]
The full shortlist for The Lawyer Awards 2019, in association with Travelers, has been released, celebrating the best of private practice, in-house and the Bar. This year, over 60 judges from across the industry debated entries from law firms, companies and barristers chambers. Our judging panel includes BT general counsel Sabine Chalmers, Rosenblatt CEO Nicola […]
The Lawyer’s European 100 is the only in-depth report into the legal market across the whole of Continental Europe, focusing on the finances and strategies of the 100 largest independent law firms. As in previous years the 2019 edition of the report includes a profile and data analysis of each of the 100 independent firms, […]
ENQUIRE TODAY This years’ US Top 50 annual report focuses on growth and how the leading US-headquartered firms in the UK market aim to achieve it. Certainly, so far several are managing this pretty well. Last year, as part of the UK 200 report, The Lawyer produced the first-ever ranking of the largest US and […]
The Lawyer first-ever technology-focused market report aims not only to recognise the fact that the UK’s largest law firms are investing an increasing amount of time and money in a wide range of technology applications, systems and solutions, but also highlight which are using these to materially improve the way they operate. ENQUIRE TODAY In […]
Which firms have NEDs on their boards? And who are the most junior UK-qualified partners on leadership teams? The Lawyer’s first boardroom audit displays key trends in gender diversity, seats of power and the role of business services professionals.
David Pollitt is transforming DACB thanks to his style of cheery communication coupled with strict financial discipline.
Break-ups of law firms are rare on the Continent. So when not one, but two Swedish firms suffered losses in Stockholm last year, it sent convulsions across the Nordic region.
The story of the failure of KWM’s UK arm has been well documented, but little has been written about what happened next. How have its alumni fared? And did partners make the right choice in those final weeks?
In the past few years, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited heavy-hitters from the likes of Linklaters, Freshfields, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Ropes & Gray. But have their associates followed?
These are The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases to look out for in 2019.
The Lawyer first-ever technology-focused market report aims not only to recognise the fact that the UK’s largest law firms are investing an increasing amount of time and money in a wide range of technology applications, systems and solutions, but also highlight which are using these to materially improve the way they operate.
By Verity Bowles The FCA recently published its Business Plan for 2019/2020 setting out its priorities for protecting consumers, ensuring market integrity and promoting effective competition. As expected, one of the key cross-sector priorities is to continue delivering protection for consumers through a focus on culture, accountability and governance of firms. Over the years, the […]
By Christian R.Luthi, Graham B.R. Collis The European Union has removed Bermuda from Annex 1 of its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (the ‘blacklist’), effective 17 May. The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) met on 17 May and voted to remove Bermuda from its blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. […]
By Imogen Halstead Section 4 of the 1975 Act provides that an application for an award under the Act “shall not, except with the permission of the court, be made after the end of the period of six months from the date on which representation with respect to the estate of the deceased is first […]
By Ursula Rath Market snapshot Recent activity How would you describe the general state of equity capital markets in your jurisdiction, including notable recent activity and deals? Austrian equity capital markets activity was somewhat subdued in 2017 and 2018, with only one successful initial public offering (IPO) on the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE) in 2017 […]
By Justin Savage In this article we address how the landscape for the structuring of offshore investment funds established in the Cayman Islands is changing—and how this change is being driven by the evolving relationship between investors and investment fund managers and, in particular, how the balance of power has in many cases shifted from […]
