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The Lawyer Awards: Pinsents triumphs as firm of the year

Pinsent Masons won the top prize at The Lawyer Awards 2018 last night, scooping the Law Firm of the Year award, sponsored by Travelers. This year’s judges – comprised of in-house general counsel, Hot 100 alumni and managing partners of major international firms – recognised that this was Pinsent Masons’ year. The firm has grown […]

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Aldermore Bank hires new GC

Reg Dhanjal has been appointed as the new general counsel at Aldermore Bank. Dhanjal moves from global payment company WorldFirst, where he has been group general counsel for over four years. Dhanjal started his legal career as a trainee solicitor at Simmons & Simmons, after which he qualified into the technology team at Bird & […]

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Davis Polk leads as Made.com explores sale

Davis Polk & Wardwell, which guided Made.com on its London listing last year, is now advising the furniture retailer as it undertakes a strategic review of the business. The US firm’s London office was brought in to work with Made.com in May 2021, with partner Will Pearce leading on the float. The Lawyer understands that […]

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Free Representation Unit calls on lawyers to donate additional wealth

The Free Representation Unit (FRU) has asked lawyers, and anyone else who will benefit from the UK Government’s latest tax cuts, to donate their additional wealth to help improve access to justice and to fund pro bono work. As part of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget that was announced today, The Lawyer reported that lawyers earning […]

Kwarteng tax cuts: 4,000 of the UK’s richest partners just got richer

Partners taking home at least £1m a year will receive huge tax cuts under the UK Government’s latest mini-budget – we’ve calculated how much. The Government is planning to abolish the additional 45 per cent tax rate, the top level of income tax which applied only to those earning over £150,000. The change, which will […]

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Clifford Chance adds new corporate lateral from White & Case

White & Case is losing one of its corporate partners to Clifford Chance, in a busy week for lateral recruitment in the City. The Lawyer has learned that corporate partner Dominic Ross will be leaving the firm to join Clifford Chance’s corporate practice. Ross has spent nearly five years as a partner at White & […]

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