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PE heavyweight Bagshaw to depart White & Case

White & Case’s co-head of private equity Ian Bagshaw is to depart the firm after over seven years, The Lawyer can reveal. Bagshaw will leave the firm at the end of June. He has been with the firm since the start of 2014, when he moved from Linklaters alongside Richard Youle – now at Skadden […]

16 April 2021 08:55
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In CVC, Freshfields has sport’s most interesting client

The private equity house is determined to become sport’s dominant player and the magic circle firm is making that goal a reality.

16 April 2021 06:47
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Dentons on call for M&S in Colin the Caterpillar wrangle

Dentons is representing Marks & Spencer (M&S) in a High Court dispute with Aldi over its Colin the Caterpillar cake. An Intellectual Property claim was issued in the High Court on Monday, landing in the “passing off and trade marks” category. Dentons’ partner Anna Copeman been instructed by M&S, who is head of the firm’s […]

16 April 2021 16:48
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Barrister of the week: Blackstone Chambers’ Ben Jaffey QC

Ben Jaffey has had an extremely busy start to the year, having been involved in six concluded cases already in 2021.

16 April 2021 08:00
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Bird & Bird hires HSF partner as City arbitration head

A longtime member of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) disputes team is moving to Bird & Bird after over two decades at the firm. Nick Peacock is making the move, specialising in international arbitration and having previously led HSF’s Singapore arbitration group and its India disputes team. His departure follows the recent retirements of Mark Shillito, […]

16 April 2021 12:54
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The Lawyer Pub and Restaurant Guide

As we gear up for a return to the workplace, help us show some love to the hard-pressed hospitality industry by nominating your favourite eat-and-drinkeries.

16 April 2021 08:00

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How tech improved our business engagement

Case study on Scania’s use of legal tech to improve legal’s business engagement.

29 March 2021 09:00
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Watch: What does smarter working look like for IHLs?

Hear how to maintain joined-up working amongst remote teams and other obstacles.

18 March 2021 18:05

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Essex Court or China: pick a side

Last month’s China sanctions against a number of individuals and entities, including Essex Court Chambers, sparked a weekend of discussions for City litigators.

12 April 2021 12:38
Careers Analysis

The Working Parents Survey results: How you’re coping

The Lawyer’s Working Parents survey ran in February, and as we suspected it might, garnered a huge response from frustrated parents at the end of their tether during this pandemic. Part One deals with how parents are coping and organisations’ responses; part two focuses on career aspirations and prospects. We received more than 1,200 responses, […]

9 March 2021 09:00
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Cooley’s problem with Amazon

Last month, Cooley unveiled its first revenue dip since it opened in the City in 2015. Behind that lies a major tussle over firm strategy – and in particular, its relationship with one of the most powerful companies in the world.

15 March 2021 09:30
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Revealed: The Hot 100 2021

Members of The Lawyer Hot 100 have just two things in common. The first is excellence. Every year, our Hot 100 covers an incredibly diverse mix of legal professionals: scrappers from the rough and tumble of criminal law; sharp-suited corporate dealmakers; intellectuals and silver-tongued advocates from barristers’ profession; the in-house counsel with the ear of […]

25 January 2021 10:00
The Bar Analysis

New silks 2021: Diversity is in the dock

Meet the class of 2021: Becoming a QC is a huge achievement for the individuals concerned, but the lack of Black people at this level should be a pressing concern for the Bar

8 March 2021 09:30

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Why your firm isn’t winning business in 2021

Workflow automation is changing the way law firms deliver services and win business with their corporate clients.

14 April 2021 15:14
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The ‘Legal Front Door’ and the digital transformation of law services

Digital solutions are upending established processes and strengthening commercial relationships across nearly all sectors and industries in the global economy.

15 April 2021 13:08
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Investment trends – the growth of ESG and momentum into 2021

Environmental, social and corporate governance has been high on agendas for the last few years, but 2020 saw focus sky rocket in boardrooms, in the media and amongst legislators and regulators. This piece looks at the impact over the last 12 months, and signs for developments in 2021, with a particular eye on what is changing offshore.

15 April 2021 12:45
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Home-coming of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars (Part 1)

On March 2, 2021, the UK signed a trade partnership agreement with Ghana. Recently, Cadbury, which is wholly owned by Mondelez, has announced that it is moving some production of its iconic Dairy Milk chocolate bars from Germany to the UK. This note, which is in two parts, considers the connection between the trade partnership agreement between the UK and Ghana and the relocation of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate production to the UK from the EU and the implications this will have in terms of supply chain management.

15 April 2021 11:42

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Shoosmiths’ Simon Boss on working smarter and rethinking the way we operate

Ahead of the inaugural Smarter Working Week in association with Shoosmiths event, Shoosmiths chief executive Simon Boss spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how that has evolved over the past year. “Many people may think smarter working is just about efficiency or productivity” and while it includes that, it’s actually […]

22 March 2021 08:29
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Introducing Signal, the latest innovation from The Lawyer

In-depth strategic insight and benchmarking of your markets, clients and competitors. Exclusive to subscribers. Four subscription channels to choose from. Coming early April 2021. To learn more about Signal and the upcoming content on the four subscription channels, click here.

18 March 2021 10:05
In-house Events

‘My 3 pieces of advice’ by Caroline White-Robinson

Shoosmiths’ Caroline White-Robinson on finding the confidence to say “this isn’t going well” and that no, this is not “the worst thing that could have happened”.

17 March 2021 11:39
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Introducing the 2021 General Counsel Strategy Summit

Following a successful virtual debut in 2020, the Summit is returning digitally once more on 11 – 13 May 2021. We’re excited to continue building communities in 2021 that connect legal professionals across the industry through dedicated virtual events. To become a partner with the General Counsel Strategy Summit, click here to enquire about available […]

25 February 2021 18:52
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