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The Free Representation Unit (FRU) was formed nearly 50 years ago by a group of law students that wanted to deliver a frontline service to people that otherwise wouldn’t be able to access legal support. Feeling that their legal education didn’t sufficiently prepare them for real world situations such as Tribunal work or aspects of […]
Here is the data we have gathered on law firms’ work-from-home/office attendance policies as we emerge from Covid-19. The information was collected in the summer of 2021; bear in mind policies may change as circumstances evolve.
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2021.
This post has been updated with The Lawyer’s 2021 ranking of the top 100 European law firms by revenue. For many firms in Europe, the difficulties of 2020 turned out to be how to meet capacity when workflows roared back in the second half, and how to keep their staff motivated through waves of lockdowns […]
Last year, when Sarah Dickson joined M&S as deputy general counsel, she found herself at the heart of a business that was changing fast. Following the Ocado deal in 2019, many M&S operations had moved online. The business was going through a huge corporate transformation focused on digital to see how each function conducted business […]
Firms have demonstrated a real knack for adapting and thriving over the past 18 months, but will that taste for agility and responsiveness fade as the UK inches back to normality?
After two elections in quick succession, Linklaters anointed senior partner Aedamar Comiskey and managing partner Paul Lewis as the next leaders of the firm over the summer. Both announcements ensure that power once again stays in the hands of the London office, after Comiskey’s defeat of Milan-based Claudia Parzani and Lewis’ most recent win over […]
If Matt Hancock’s affair teaches us anything, it’s that cameras are everywhere. That’s the lesson an Allen & Overy partner apparently forgot when he was filmed through a window in a clinch with a colleague in the firm’s Spitalfields headquarters. The incident occurred several months ago and is understood to have been circulating round a […]
A booming domestic market helped China’s leading law firms post positive financial results even as the pandemic curtailed overseas work
Gone are the days of the star M&A partners, as firms strive to eliminate favouritism and promote talent. A rundown of the top UK deals this year – and the teams leading them – suggests their strategy may be working.
Shilpa Bhandarkar is on a mission to create the right conditions for tech to flourish at every level of the firm and to meet the needs of clients
Why is a lawyer like a dentist? It’s not a trick question – both are professions where, in order to be successful, emotional intelligence is vital. A patient in need of root canal treatment will favour the dentist that welcomes them into the surgery and ensures they feel relaxed while the painful problem is treated. […]
The innovative ‘Now and Next’ initiative helped to keep staff engaged and delivered tangible benefits to clients
By joining with partners and following its guiding six ‘I’s principle, the firm has streamlined its insurance claims processes
How three large corporations worked pro bono with third-sector organisations to give them the platforms and automation needed to save time and money
This Q&A provides a high-level overview of environmental law and practice, and looks at key practical issues including emissions to air and water; environmental impact assessments; waste; contaminated land and environmental issues in transactions.
Financial services have been sold online for a long time now, but never before have we seen the pressure on “quicker, easier, fewer friction points” in customer journeys. The “one-click” approach clearly has advantages for firms and many of their customers, but it cannot possible cater for all in society.
For the analogue world to keep up with the rapidly developing virtual world, an expansion of the technical infrastructure is required. Therefore, it is no wonder that the data centre market is booming.
This advisory provides guidance for those directors who are registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) under the Directors Registration and Licensing Act (Revised) as a result of being appointed as a director of a ‘covered entity’ (a Cayman Islands investment fund registered with CIMA under the Mutual Funds Act or an entity, such as an investment manager, that is registered as a ‘registered person’ under the Securities Investment Business Act).
The FCA has confirmed that synthetic rates will be published for 1, 3 and 6 month sterling and yen LIBOR from 1 January 2022, for at least 12 months.
Biologics and biosimilars innovation and production is on the rise. But how is this affecting intellectual property trends and patent litigation?
Notaries form the oldest branch of the legal profession. Their origins can be traced back to the Roman times. At that time, most people were illiterate and therefore merchants and traders needed someone to record what had been agreed.
This was a central issue in the recent Court of Appeal case of Paccar Inc v Road Haulage Association Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 299 (05 March 2021).
According to TLT’s latest research, the supply chain is the area most in need of improvement when it comes to sustainability in retail.
A mandatory retirement age (MRA) obliges an employee to retire at a particular age. An employer may provide for an MRA explicitly in the employee’s employment contract, or it may be implied into the employment relationship by policy or by custom and practice.
New rules in relation to statutory transfers rules came into force on 30 November 2021 to protect members’ pension savings from being lost as the result of a transfer to a scam arrangement.
This case isn’t, sadly, that unusual. Failing to comply with enforcement notices served by the HSE (or any other regulatory authority) usually ends badly.