The Lawyer has collected data from firms that have reported over £100m in revenue this year and compared this to results posted in 2013/14.
Dechert partner Neil Gerrard has filed a claim of up to £100,000 alleging that an intelligence company spied on him at home, on holiday and at his place of work. The firm’s white-collar and securities co-chair, who has also been involved in the long-running ENRC saga, claims that corporate investigators at Diligence International “carried out […]
EY has picked up a corporate partner from Squire Patton Boggs as it bulks up its numbers in the legal sector.
The Judiciary of England and Wales has teamed up with King’s College London to design an online course to increase the public’s understanding of the role of judges. ‘The Modern Judiciary: Who they are, what they do and why it matters‘ is a Massive, Open, Online Course or MOOC, is free of charge and open to […]
The Court of Appeal confirms the dominant purpose test applies.
The Lawyer has collected data from firms that have reported over £100m in revenue this year and compared this to results posted in 2013/14.
Dechert partner Neil Gerrard has filed a claim of up to £100,000 alleging that an intelligence company spied on him at home, on holiday and at his place of work. The firm’s white-collar and securities co-chair, who has also been involved in the long-running ENRC saga, claims that corporate investigators at Diligence International “carried out […]
EY has picked up a corporate partner from Squire Patton Boggs as it bulks up its numbers in the legal sector.
The Judiciary of England and Wales has teamed up with King’s College London to design an online course to increase the public’s understanding of the role of judges. ‘The Modern Judiciary: Who they are, what they do and why it matters‘ is a Massive, Open, Online Course or MOOC, is free of charge and open to […]
The lead counsel for Ryan Beckwith, a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner took to the floor today at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, telling the complainant that “you were having a great time at the pub, you went back with the respondent and the pair of you f**ked up.” Restructuring partner Beckwith is facing claims from the […]
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DMH Stallard has reached critical mass size – but it now has more work to do to secure its future.
Fans of celebrity showdowns will be denied their thrills this year following the Duchess of Sussex’s successful application for summary judgment against Associated Newspapers, but the Daily Mail’s favourite law firm still has a full pipeline for 2021. Over the last few years RPC partner Keith Mathieson has also fastened his grip on defence work […]
UK law firms are starting to pay back employees’ salaries as the economy recovers.
Prep courses for the new SQE are now being unveiled, and solicitor hopefuls will have to puzzle their way through the wide array of options.
Law firms can either invest in upskilling the secretarial work force. Or they can axe them.
US firms are not converting all their hard work into profits.
The High Court has rejected PCP Capital’s claim against Barclays in a highly-anticipated judgment from Mr Justice Waksman, which ruled that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s client is not entitled to the damages it sought. In a mammoth ruling handed down today, Waksman J concluded that PCP’s claim should be dismissed despite finding that Barclays […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has joined the raft of firms to have repaid UK Government funds used as part of the furlough scheme. It has emerged that BCLP repaid the funds in the early part of January. The firm had put on the scheme an unspecified number of business services professionals when the pandemic […]
Taylor Wessing has brought in a real estate team from Greenberg Traurig, just months after the arrival of an 11-strong private wealth group from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. In March, the firm will beef up the structured component of its real estate sector group with the hire of a four-lawyer team led by partner Michael […]
Shoosmiths‘ chief operating officer and board member is to leave the business after little more than a year in the newly-created position. Ben Bennett was hired in late 2019 as the firm’s first COO. Reporting to chief executive officer Simon Boss, he came in to support strategic growth and drive operational improvements. As part of […]
Latham & Watkins has added another partner to its expanding restructuring and finance groups in London, with Bruce Bell joining from Linklaters. Bell was promoted to partner at Linklaters in 2005, having moved across as an associate from Wilde Sapte in 2000. In Latham’s restructuring group, he will be reunited with fellow Linklaters alumni such […]
PwC legal head Ed Stacey is to stand down from his role, handing over the reins to partner Teresa Owusu-Adjei. As UK head of legal, Owusu-Adjei will lead 400 lawyers and other legal professionals. She has been with the accountancy firm since 1995, and a financial services partner since 2008 Stacey was appointed head of […]
