In its latest gender pay gap report, Baker McKenzie has posted a target to achieve 14 per cent BAME representation across its London partnership and within senior levels. This is the first time that the firm has published ethnicity pay gap figures, with a 17 per cent hourly pay gap for black, Asian and minority […]
“I would advise anyone wanting to become managing partner to take time out to undertake some leadership development training,” says IBB’s Joanna DeBiase.
Kirkland & Ellis’s latest financials have revealed the firm has increased its global revenue by more than $500m, up 19 per cent from last year’s $3.16bn to £3.76bn. Outpacing global growth, London revenue is believed to have hit $380m, rising nearly $100m from 2017’s $300m. Last year, it also hit the dizzying heights of $5m […]
Amazon is conducting a panel review that could result in the shrinking of its UK and European roster of firms, The Lawyer understands. Sources said the retail giant asked panel firms to show what “added value” they were planning to bring to the table in the future, adding that they expected a “slashing” of the […]
Shoosmiths has been drafted in on the administration of stationery chain Office Outlet, just six months after it underwent a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The firm, led by Birmingham-based restructuring partners James Keates, Aaron Harlow and senior associate Charles Williams, is advising Deloitte in the administration process as a new buyer is sought. Richard Hawes and […]
DWF has made Dentons partner Brendan Slack the firm’s first lateral partner hire as a listed entity as it looks to capitalise on the momentum generated from Friday’s float. Banking and finance specialist Slack spent four years at his previous firm, having joined in March 2015 from legacy Speechly Bircham – now Charles Russell Speechlys […]
WHO WON AND WHO LOST IN 2018? By analysing the 2,000+ cases across 15 English courts that reached judgment in 2018, the report unearths the most active firms and chambers in the year. Importantly, it details who is instructing whom, uncovering vital relationships between litigants and law firms and between law firms and chambers. What’s […]
The UK 200: Operational Healthcheck report is The Lawyer’s annual assessment of the most efficiently run law firms in the UK. The analysis is based on a number of key indicators and metrics that are collected from firms as part of the UK 200 research process. They include: property costs; borrowings; lock-up. ENQUIRE TODAY The […]
In 2019 The Lawyer’s Global Real Estate 50 report will break new ground. For the first time, the report will include a new metric – the percentage of each firm’s revenue that is derived from the real estate sector. ENQUIRE TODAY Read this report from The Lawyer to: Ensure your firm hit their 2019 practice […]
Firms are replacing years of traditional process with new ways of working
Nativist economic policies of CEE countries are making US law firms re-evaluate their business model – and even Weil Gotshal is not immune
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.
These are The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases to look out for in 2019.
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 Gwendoline Davies, Nick McQueen On 15 March 2019, the High Court handed down its first judgment on substantive issues in the high-profile Post Office Group Litigation, as Commercial Dispute Resolution specialists Gwendoline Davies and Nick McQueen explain. The judgment, which stretches to 315 pages, is notable because it covers many different key contractual issues, […]
By Simon Clark, Claire Askew On 11 February 2019 the Government published its response to its June 2018 consultation on strengthening the powers of the Pensions Regulator (Regulator) in relation to corporate activity. The new regime will have an impact on those investing in and disposing of businesses with defined benefit schemes and is another […]
R (Chidlow) v Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Flyde [2019] EWHC 581 (Admin) 12 March 2019 Humans’ bodies being such complex organisms it is unsurprising that medical causation is often extremely complicated and that the law regarding the legal causation of medical injuries can be particularly convoluted. Indivisible injuries, multifactorial causation, material contribution, loss of […]
By Le Rong, Jamie Rowlands Cross-border transactions, while bringing new and exciting opportunities for your business, can be challenging. When you have got to grips with the cultural nuances of negotiating tactics, there comes the matter of drafting your agreement; making sure you have taken into consideration laws and regulations of an often unfamiliar jurisdiction. […]
Private trust companies (‘PTCs’) may be described as companies established to act as trustees for one or more trusts that are related in some way e.g. made in connection with the same family group, philanthropic or charitable organisations, business or investment funds. Bermuda has a stellar international reputation and is a popular jurisdiction in which […]
