A High Court judge has sided with Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) in a dispute with a former partner over remuneration. The case concerns Antonios Backos, a partner at the firm between 2008 and 2012. He was based in the New York and Athens offices, where he advised on natural resources and energy deals. At […]
Emma Hargreaves turned down a magic circle training contract on a hunch that it wasn’t right for her; she hasn’t regretted the decision.
Shearman & Sterling’s global turnover increased by 5 per cent over 2018, though the pace of growth has fallen behind some of Shearman’s US peers who have all reported double-digit gains this year. Turnover at Shearman rose to $955.5m in 2018, an increase of 4 per cent. This followed the addition of just $5m to […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner Charles Penney faces a challenge to his bid for another term, with another contender stepping forward to take on the role. Penney, who is seeking a second term in the top job, will run against contender Michael Leftley, who heads the employment, incentives & immigration group in London. Leftley has been […]
With the firm just weeks away from listing on the London Stock Exchange, DWF has revealed its borrowings increased by 43 per cent over 2017/18 to nearly £60m. According to its LLP accounts, DWF’s borrowings rose from £41.5m to £59.2m between April 2017 and April 2018. The figure is understood to be one of the largest […]
South-West pair Ashfords and Boyes Turner have backed away from a merger that would have created a firm with around £60m in turnover. The firms revealed last December that their tie-up would go live on May 1, trading under the name Ashfords. That firm was by far the bigger party, generating £42.2m in 2017/18. Yesterday […]
In 2019 The Lawyer’s Global Real Estate Top 50 report will break new ground. For the first time, the 50 firms highlighted in the report will be ranked by the total revenue they derive from the full range of work they handle that is related to the real estate sector. ENQUIRE TODAY This shift away […]
The FTSE 100 report, in association with Elevate, is the definitive guide to in-house teams at the FTSE 100 and the law firms serving them; enquire here. The report, based on 1-on-1 interviews with FTSE 100 General Counsel, focuses on: In-house legal teams’ attitudes towards reducing their legal cost. The role external legal providers can […]
Equip your business development team with the most complete tool in the UK’s litigation industry; enquire here. The new Litigation Tracker app from The Lawyer In January 2019 The Lawyer launched the new Litigation Tracker online, a digitisation of its litigation news and analysis service. It includes judgments from 15 English courts since 2015 with data points […]
Once again, The Lawyer’s Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and LexisNexis, gathers together the standout lawyers in the UK over the past year.
Several major court cases this year deal with the fallout from Britain’s EU departure, and barristers from Brick Court are playing a prominent role.
On New Year’s Eve, Ince partners received a rather unexpected email from the firm’s interim chairman.
It was now subject to a pre-pack administration; a process that is ever part of its suitor Gordon Dadds’ playbook.
These are The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases to look out for in 2019.
While Deloitte has been praised for its open approach on how it dealt with inappropriate behaviour, the biggest City law firms are trying to close down the discussion.
In 2019 The Lawyer’s Global Real Estate Top 50 report will break new ground. For the first time, the 50 firms highlighted in the report will be ranked by the total revenue they derive from the full range of work they handle that is related to the real estate sector.
By Grace Waterhouse So called ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ are notorious in the art world, with dealers arranging sales of artwork on nothing more than a handshake, but the 2018 de Pury case should serve as a reminder of the importance of getting contracts down on paper. The case centred on Gauguin’s painting Nafea faa ipoipo (meaning ‘When […]
By Jo Ratcliffe, Ruth Bamforth, Craig Looker The Government made clear, in its March 2018 Pensions White Paper, it is committed to ensuring the Pensions Regulator (Regulator) has the right powers to be able to protect effectively defined benefit pension schemes. On 11 February 2019 the Government published its response to its June 2018 consultation on strengthening the […]
By Kate Hodson, David Nelson The Cayman Islands is one of the most utilised international finance centres (IFC) in the Asian finance industry. The largest and most populous continent, Asia covers a diverse cultural landscape, with highly differing economies, laws and regulations and it is against this backdrop that the use of Cayman structures has been established […]
It may be that the divorce rate for heterosexual couples in England and Wales has hit a 45-year low, but if your marriage becomes a statistic, how can you protect your wealth? A prenuptial agreement, signed before the marriage, can set in place what will happen to your income and assets before the arguments begin.Prenups […]
