Dechert has started the process of opening some of its offices in Europe, while also giving its staff globally an extra day of annual leave. The extra day off has been billed by the firm as a “day to thrive”, with many firms and businesses impressing it upon their staff to use up holiday now […]
Springwatch with The Lawyer “I’ve had the rare opportunity to spend time at my home and have been concentrating on the garden (it was a mess),” says Lyn Penfold, general counsel of the Rail Delivery Group. “As part of my amusement I’ve put up some bird feeders, only to see the squirrels overcome every deterrent […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is anticipating a long-term switch to virtual meetings, with the firm’s new CEO expecting online sessions to form a large part of the firm’s ‘new normal’. Justin D’Agostino, who replaced Mark Rigotti in May, has told The Lawyer that he expects all the firm’s leadership teams to continue with virtual working […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has failed in its attempt to secure pre-action disclosure on behalf of Carillion, as it looks to bring a claim against its former auditors at KPMG. During a judgment handed down on Wednesday, Mr Justice Jacobs deemed it inappropriate for the court to order pre-action disclosure, stating that the “efficient […]
The general counsel of GE Power has left the company after almost two decades in the in-house legal team of its European division.
Private equity firm I Squared Capital has recruited an associate from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom as its first London-based associate general counsel. The firm, which specialises in infrastructure investments across sectors such as energy, utilities and telectoms, has hired associate Charlotte Dixon. She previously spent three years at the US firm. Dixon was […]
A top Scottish silk has joined 4 Pump Court, as he expands his practice to include matters in England and Wales. Axiom Chambers’ Roddy Dunlop QC is joining 4 Pump Court but will continue to practice in Scotland through Axiom Chambers. Dunlop was instructed by the UK Government last year, in a judicial review over […]
Simmons & Simmons‘ staff have been asked to take a 20 per cent pay cut for up to six months, as the firm ushers in further measures to tackle the effects of Covid-19. The Lawyer understands that staff have been asked to vote online later this month for a 20 per cent reduction in hours with […]
The Supreme Court has made searing criticisms of a High Court judge in a damning ruling, stating that not only did Mr Justice Jay stray from a neutral position during a case but also directed a “barrage of hostility” towards the claimant. Wednesday’s verdict ordered for a full retrial in the case of Serafin v […]
The Card Factory has appointed a new general counsel as it gears up to reopen its stores following lockdown. Ciaran Stone takes on the role of GC and company secretary at the Card Factory from Shiv Sibal, who has held the position since 2014. Stone previously spent a year as head of legal at Bestway […]
Karen Ozdamar, GC of card payment processor Paymentsense
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They qualified during the Great Recession – now they’re making partner during the Great Pandemic.
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All the latest developments on what firms are doing in response to the coronavirus spread. Contact editorial@thelawyer.com if you have further updates.
Before the outbreak of coronavirus, one of the biggest questions for law firm leaders was – how can we make our business more sustainable? With just a few decades to go before the climate crisis becomes irreversible, these are the long-term investments firms are making.
As 114 new silks celebrated their success in the 2020 Queen’s Counsel appointments, they were also marking the end of an arduous selection procedure – all for the honour, pride and privilege of securing those two prestigious letters that can reshape a legal career. Finally gaining the QC kitemark gives some barristers a sense of […]
The past week has seen significant changes for all involved in real estate. This article summaries the key points owners and their advisors need to know.
Do you believe everything you see? No matter how discerning or intelligent you are, we are all pre-programmed to be more accepting of information in certain contexts than others. While most of us are wise to the ‘Nigerian prince’ phishing scams of old, we are less likely to question an email from someone we know. We might question news on a website we’ve never seen before – but not in a publication we know well. And if we follow somebody high-profile on a social media platform we’re familiar with, like Instagram, chances are we take what they say at face value. It’s precisely because of this that mainstream media recently described influencer and celebrity accounts as ‘the gateway drug to fake news’.
After the pandemic, the richest people will use technology to establish themselves even further afield than they are now – and will need the necessary legal support.
In this feature article, Mark Oliphant of The International Stock Exchange Group goes from Brexit and through COVID-19 to explore the impact so far on, and the prospects for the future of, green finance and the wider sustainable investing market.
