[On-demand] Webinar: Ways GCs can make their life easier
This free to watch webinar is part of the Smarter Working Week event in association with Shoosmiths, which took place between 22nd – 25th March 2021.
High Court sides with Bird & Bird in billings bust-up
A Panama-based investment vehicle was today ordered to make a costs payment of £700,000 to its former solicitors Bird & Bird. This forms part of a broader dispute over four unpaid invoices to the City firm, with Ansbury Investments claiming that Bird & Bird duplicated its workload across its London and Milan offices. In a […]
DWF makes Big Four hire for new in-house offering
DWF has brought in a KPMG expert to spearhead the launch of the latest offering within its New Law ranks. The listed firm has recruited KPMG senior manager Jordan Owen to head a new global secretarial and entity management service as part of its Connected Services division, one of the main businesses the firm has […]
5RB silk launches Depp’s bid to overturn libel defeat
Actor Johnny Depp today set out his application for a retrial in his high-profile libel case against The Sun newspaper, with his counsel describing a claim made by Amber Heard as a “calculated and manipulative lie”. Representing Depp was 5RB’s Andrew Caldecott QC, who led chambers’ colleague David Sherborne and sought permission to rely on […]
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[On-demand] Webinar: Ways GCs can make their life easier
This free to watch webinar is part of the Smarter Working Week event in association with Shoosmiths, which took place between 22nd – 25th March 2021.
High Court sides with Bird & Bird in billings bust-up
A Panama-based investment vehicle was today ordered to make a costs payment of £700,000 to its former solicitors Bird & Bird. This forms part of a broader dispute over four unpaid invoices to the City firm, with Ansbury Investments claiming that Bird & Bird duplicated its workload across its London and Milan offices. In a […]
DWF makes Big Four hire for new in-house offering
DWF has brought in a KPMG expert to spearhead the launch of the latest offering within its New Law ranks. The listed firm has recruited KPMG senior manager Jordan Owen to head a new global secretarial and entity management service as part of its Connected Services division, one of the main businesses the firm has […]
5RB silk launches Depp’s bid to overturn libel defeat
Actor Johnny Depp today set out his application for a retrial in his high-profile libel case against The Sun newspaper, with his counsel describing a claim made by Amber Heard as a “calculated and manipulative lie”. Representing Depp was 5RB’s Andrew Caldecott QC, who led chambers’ colleague David Sherborne and sought permission to rely on […]
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Bird & Bird hires HSF partner as City arbitration head
A longtime member of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) disputes team is moving to Bird & Bird after over two decades at the firm. Nick Peacock is making the move, specialising in international arbitration and having previously led HSF’s Singapore arbitration group and its India disputes team. His departure follows the recent retirements of Mark Shillito, […]
Paul Hastings hands out $1,500 rewards to business services staff
Paul Hastings is to issue a Covid bonus to its business services professionals, following a recent similar appreciation measure for its associates. Management at the US firm announced yesterday that, as an expression of gratitude for work carried out during a challenging year, the firm will issue a $1,500 bonus to its business professionals. These […]
PE heavyweight Bagshaw to depart White & Case
White & Case’s co-head of private equity Ian Bagshaw is to depart the firm after over seven years, The Lawyer can reveal. Bagshaw will leave the firm at the end of June. He has been with the firm since the start of 2014, when he moved from Linklaters alongside Richard Youle – now at Skadden […]
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Taylor Wessing is looking to deploy a trademarks team in its Liverpool hub, as its headcount surpasses 100 into its second year of launching. Of the 100, a total of 25 are lawyers and the rest a mix of business services professionals. About 50 of these recruits have joined during the lockdown period, when the […]
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