Deutsche Bank has selected three of its panel firms to take on trainees who need to complete contentious seats as part of their training contract. Herbert Smith Freehills, Simmons & Simmons and Norton Rose Fulbright are the three to have been selected from a panel that contains a number of silver circle, magic circle and […]
The hub model of using a particular city is a tried, tested and proven method of a firm being present in one place while retaining the ability to plug into work from the wider region. Singapore has long played that role for South East Asia, then there’s Miami for Latin America, and for Central and […]
The shortlist for The Lawyer Awards was unveiled last month, celebrating legal excellence across the profession. Today, we reveal the firms in the running for Law Firm of the Year. This year, nine firms have been shortlisted by The Lawyer as contenders for the most important trophy in the legal sector. The winner of Law Firm of the Year, […]
Stephenson Harwood’s turnover increased 11 per cent during the last financial year, as firms across the country prepare to announce their results for 2022/23. The firm posted a revenue figure of £228m, up from its flat £206m the previous financial year. It is the first time the firm has posted positive revenue figures in three […]
Latham & Watkins is boosting its equity capital markets practice with the hire of a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner, known for advising on some of the City’s largest IPOs. Mark Austin is leaving the magic circle firm after over two decades to join Latham’s capital markets and public company representation practice. He joined as a […]
Listed water services company Pennon Group has finalised its first panel review under its new general counsel, with Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May among those appointed. The other firms with places on the panel are Ashfords, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechly, Squire Patton Boggs, TLT and Winston & Strawn. The selected firms will […]
Ukraine’s largest commercial bank PrivatBank, its two former owners and an alleged fraud worth $1.9bn – these are the components of a long-running case full of explosive allegations, which is finally set for a substantive trial starting on Monday. Hogan Lovells represents PrivatBank as the claimant, while the defendants include Igor Kolomoisky, represented by Fieldfisher, […]
This week saw the High Court throw out a case against the Secretary of State for International Trade, while the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court judgment in a land dispute and the Supreme Court affirmed a luxury gym’s charitable status. High Court upholds military exports to Saudi Arabia An anti-arms trade campaign group […]
Name: Hannah Crawford Organisation: Kirkland & Ellis Role: Partner Location: London Trained at: Sidley Austin Year qualified: 2015 Read her Hot 100 profile What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? The feeling of starting from a position of no knowledge of a topic to working the answers and solutions out through analysis and discussion – a skill that set […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This week, Monckton Chambers is loving life, but does the competition Bar need more breadth? But first, we bring you more detail on the senior departures from Brown Rudnick. End of the line: Brown Rudnick’s London managing partner Neil […]
Wejo owes $60m upon filing for administration Manchester vehicle data start-up company Wejo filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator last week (30 May), for which it then brought in Leonard Curtis Recovery as its administrator. The company was part of the “SPAC Boom” in 2020/21, whereby many high-growth tech companies became publicly […]
Cambridgeshire busway project heads to court Heading to the Technology and Construction Court for 23 days starting from tomorrow (6 June) is the £110m dispute brought by Cambridgeshire County Council over the alleged defective Cambridge Guided Busway, which connects Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Ives. The Cambridge Guided Busway is said to be the longest guided […]
A confidential settlement has been reached in the hard-fought dispute between retail giant Frasers Group against Debenhams’ administrators and several hedge funds, The Lawyer can reveal. Mike Ashley, the billionaire behind Frasers Group and founder of Sports Direct, was pursuing a High Court case against the Official Receiver, the former joint administrators at FRP Advisory, and four […]
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