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Listed firms are fading
Listed firms once claimed to be pioneering a new style of firm. But the four outfits currently in this misshapen gang (and former members DWF and Ince Group), have had their fair share of shakes and wobbles. They must satisfy two distinct audiences. On one hand there are equity partners, and on the other the […]
Addleshaws crowns first non-UK managing partner
Addleshaw Goddard partners have voted for the firm’s Middle East head to take over from managing partner John Joyce next year. MENA region head Andrew Johnson will step up to the role on 1 May 2024. Based in the UAE, Johnston has spent 10 years at the firm after two years as a partner at […]
US firms move fast to match Cravath salaries
US giants are considering whether to match a compensation scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore last night. McDermott Will & Emery and Paul Hastings have both said they will offer its associates the same salaries as Cravath. This means that the firms’ most junior lawyers in the US will pick up $225,000, while those […]
COP28: Advised emissions – will lawyers be heroes or villains?
A scene from the westerns and cartoons of my childhood keeps playing in my mind. A trail of gunpowder leads to kegs of dynamite. The fuse is lit. Will the hero put the fuse out before the whole thing blows sky high? It’s a race against time. What are advised emissions anyway? Advised emissions begins […]
Spotlight: Leigh Day fights climate crisis one judicial review at a time
COP28 kicked off yesterday, so with minds on global climate change, this week’s Spotlight feature will examine a practice area a little more local to the UK: Leigh Day’s environment team, which is no stranger to disputes with public bodies as it fights for environmental standards in the UK. The market: Greenwashing is top on […]
Pinsents tasks 11 teams with genAI testing
Pinsent Masons is appointing AI champions within every office, creating 11 different “communities” of employees participating in data product testing. The firm wants to make support around AI-related initiatives locally accessible by establishing advanced delivery teams for each practice group, as well as function-focused communities to test the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot. The 11 […]
Beyond the Bubble: A merger for Cripps – and monthly bonuses anyone?
Sussex: Back in June Beyond the Bubble talked to Cripps’ new managing partner James Beatton about his plans for the firm and making a go of it in Tunbridge Wells. “The growth in our London office has been fantastic but there are only so many lawyers you can recruit into Tunbridge Wells, lovely though it […]
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Working alongside seven lawyers, Mondelez’s chief counsel for Northern Europe has a team covering everything from marketing to contracts, to ESG and M&A, at the snack giant.
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The Hearing: A&O joins the litigation hiring spree
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK Litigation market. This week, the FCA’s new sustainability rules will bring more work for disputes lawyers, why BCLP should love its litigators more, and a lovely case of mistaken identity. But first, you may have seen yesterday’s Horizon on litigation growth […]
Claim Spotter: Network Rail and Homes England face procurement suit
Procurement spat brews Network Rail Infrastructure and Homes England have been hit with a claim filed in the Technology and Construction Court by Aviva Capital Partners. The suit, filed by DLA Piper, has been listed as a Part 7 Claim – procurement. Aviva invests in regeneration projects, public sector partnerships to support innovation, as well […]
In court this week: On the Beach, memory chips cartel and a billionairess
On the Beach takes on Ryanair…again Heading to the Chancery Division for a one-day case management conference regarding costs and disclosure is the dispute between On the Beach and Ryanair. This case is separate from the suit brought by On the Beach, Sunshine.co.uk and Classic Package Holidays against Ryanair, of which judgment was handed down […]
Spotlight: Forsters hedges bets on property disputes
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we laser in on Forsters‘ property litigation group, one of the firm’s fastest-growing teams. Earlier this year, the group secured a win in the Supreme Court against Tate Modern for its clients, residents of nearby luxury apartments, in a high-profile dispute over Tate’s viewing platform. The market: Property litigation is an exciting area to […]
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