The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
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UK law firm set to acquire Ince Group
UK firm Axiom DWFM is set to acquire The Ince Group, which was placed into administration this month. Ince said it intended to bring in the administrators following a year of audit delays, asset sales and a suspension of its shares. The group is to be sold to Axiom DWFM following weeks of speculation. In […]
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Dear partner, stop doing that: associates share their biggest bugbears
Partners are (for the most part) brilliant lawyers, but nobody’s perfect and questions can sometimes be raised around their competence in one particular area: communication. We get it. They are under pressure. Extremely busy. And while technically gifted when it comes to all things legal, sometimes when it comes to things like communication style, they […]
A funding blow or short-term disruption? City litigators react to Supreme Court ruling
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
2
How much do barristers earn?
How much can a barrister realistically expect to earn?
UK law firm set to acquire Ince Group
UK firm Axiom DWFM is set to acquire The Ince Group, which was placed into administration this month. Ince said it intended to bring in the administrators following a year of audit delays, asset sales and a suspension of its shares. The group is to be sold to Axiom DWFM following weeks of speculation. In […]
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Dear partner, stop doing that: associates share their biggest bugbears
Partners are (for the most part) brilliant lawyers, but nobody’s perfect and questions can sometimes be raised around their competence in one particular area: communication. We get it. They are under pressure. Extremely busy. And while technically gifted when it comes to all things legal, sometimes when it comes to things like communication style, they […]
The Lawyer Awards 2023: A&O, Brick Court and Macfarlanes win trophies
Over 1,000 legal professionals gathered last night for The Lawyer Awards 2023, with firms including Allen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith Freehills picking up trophies. Allen & Overy won the coveted Law Firm of the Year prize as it looks set to agree the most significant deal in its nearly-century-old existence – that of […]
There are too many lawyers to regulate
How many people does it take to keep lawyers honest? For the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) the answer is 646. That’s how many people were employed by the body that regulates solicitors across England and Wales as of October 2022, with headcount having grown by nearly 50 since 2018. In turn, those 646 members of […]
Your offices are smaller, and yet more expensive
The reimagining of the office is a hallmark of the post-pandemic era. In 2022, law firms took 1.5m sq ft of space in London, a new record, according to Knight Frank. And this isn’t a phenomenon confined to the capital: from Glasgow to Plymouth, law firms are leading the climate-friendly office revolution. The upcoming The […]
In-house lawyers are bringing a pointy stick to a gun fight
Firms are starting to pour investment into legal tech, but the same cannot be said for their clients
Deloitte is getting its cheque book out
Deloitte is targeting growth outside of London, and it’s prepared to pay for it
The leaves are falling, and so are profits
Back in June, this column waxed lyrical about the coming of summer, swooping swallows, barristers sipping Pimms and the start of The Lawyer’s UK200 research. Well, summer’s gone and the roses have finished blooming. The swallows have returned to South Africa, the barristers are trudging into court and UK200 data analysis is at an end. […]
BT rewards diversity contest winner with panel spot
Three years after pledging to reward a panel firm for its diversity efforts, BT has made good on its promise and automatically reappointed one of its advisers. BT Group has crowned Addleshaw Goddard as having the best diversity and inclusion (D&I) track record among its existing legal panel, which automatically wins the firm a spot […]
A&O mulls sale of legal risk management business
Magic circle firm Allen & Overy is mulling a sale of its legal risk management division prior to its merger with Shearman & Sterling. Aosphere is part of A&O’s advanced delivery and solutions offering, which also includes A&O consulting and flexi-lawyer business Peerpoint. Divisions performed well over the last financial year, with revenue across this […]
Addleshaws leadership scramble begins as Joyce quits early
Addleshaw Goddard’s longstanding managing partner is to stand down from his leadership role one year early. John Joyce, the firm’s former head of business support and restructuring, has led the firm since 2014. He was re-elected for a second term in 2017 and then a third term was obtained during the Covid-19 pandemic. Joyce was always […]
Supreme Court keeps ‘tuna bonds’ litigation alive
The Republic of Mozambique has succeeded in keeping its litigation over the ‘tuna bonds’ scandal alive amid an attempt by Privinvest Shipbuilding to seek a partial stay of proceedings. The shipbuilding company was funded by a range of creditors, including Credit Suisse, to develop an exclusive economic zone around the Mozambique coast to develop tuna […]
CMS to plant the flag in Riyadh
CMS is the latest firm to launch an outpost in the Saudi Arabian capital. The Lawyer understands the firm has just received its licence to open from the Saudi government and is in the process of hiring a team. CMS joins a spate of firms that are looking to launch in Saudi Arabia. In July, […]
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