Fertility law in its current form is a relatively new field, created largely due to recent developments in fertility technologies. Lawyers may find themselves working on cases relating to surrogacy, sperm and egg donation, posthumous conception or co-parenting.
Family law is often seen as the area that deals with “real people”. It is very client-facing, and usually involves working with people who are undergoing turmoil in their personal lives. Matters are very varied because no two clients have experienced exactly the same issues. “Many people think family law must simply mean divorce. Actually, it is […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Paul Weiss have all won lead roles on the $2.33bn acquisition of US metals producer Aleris by Chinese entrepreneur Zhongwang.
Around 15 law firms that advise the UK Government will continue to do so under the radar following a decision by officials to keep them off the lobbying register.
Schillings has told its lawyers to work just two days a week in the office as it rolls out a new agile working programme in the UK, The Lawyer can reveal. Schillings COO and partner Christopher Mills said he introduced agile working as “by the end of next year, half of our staff won’t be lawyers”. […]
Middle market firms must merge with accountants or financial practitioners to survive the magic circle encroaching on their work, a report has warned.