Fieldfisher hit with employment claim from former partner
A former Fieldfisher partner has launched a claim against her former firm in the Employment Tribunal, it has emerged.
Matrix secures victory over BBC in Samira Ahmed’s discrimination claim
Reed Smith has failed to secure a win for the BBC in the employment tribunal, as judges sided with news presenter Samira Ahmed in a discrimination claim against the corporation. Ahmed, instructing Thompsons Solicitors, argued that the BBC owed her almost £700,000 of backpay because of the difference in pay between her show Newswatch and […]
Mayer Brown promotes three in London in 2020 partnership round
Mayer Brown has promoted three lawyers to partnership in London as part of a 27-strong global round. The three lawyers made up in the City are employment and benefits lawyer Miriam Bruce, who trained at the US firm; banking and finance lawyer Charles Thain, who joined as a senior associate from DLA Piper in 2015; […]
Dentons continues lateral hiring spree with Stephenson Harwood swipe
Stephenson Harwood has lost a partner to Dentons, marking the third departure at the firm since it saw two exits to US firms. Employment partner Purvis Ghani is joining Dentons after spending four years at Stephenson Harwood. Having entered the UK firm as partner in 2015, Ghani has developed a focus on employment issues in […]
Judge wins landmark whistleblowing case in Supreme Court
A judge who claims she was “bullied, ignored and undermined” by her peers has won a landmark case in the Supreme Court, which ruled she should be classed as a worker and granted the same legal protections as whistleblowers. After a range of cost-cutting reforms were announced by the Ministry of Justice in 2010, District […]
Gibson Dunn’s latest corporate exit poses questions over its promises to its Ashurst hires
Four joined, now two remain. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher stated boldly its UK corporate intentions in 2014 with the hire of an Ashurst corporate quartet, but just half of the group remain as partners. What next?
By royal appointment: the monarchy’s go-to lawyers
With Harry and Meghan announcing they will step back as senior royals and work to become financially independent, The Lawyer looks back at the royal family’s legal representation. Farrer & Co Farrer & Co has been the royal’s established advisers since the 1930s – Sir Leslie Farrer was the personal adviser to George VI and […]
The City’s deal-doers had a bumpy 2019; no wonder they’re hoping Brexit gets done in 2020
The value of UK-related deals tumbled over 2019, though there are signs that 2020 may be different. The question is, which firms can hold their nerve over the next 12 months? On last year’s showing, there are some good signs for UK outfits in particular.
New law, new business models: four trends that will shape 2020
Criticised for being slow to react in 2018, traditional firms were, in fact, preparing their strategies and waiting to attack. Here’s what to expect in the next 12 months.
Global Corporate 50: Here’s what the M&A teams are expecting for 2020
Considering the volatile year that the corporate world went through in 2019, and the number of companies, mostly retailers, that have been placed into administration or filed for insolvency in the UK alone, it was refreshing to see that a number of firms contacted for The Lawyer’s Global Corporate 50 report had a positive outlook […]
2019 in review: the top 10 talent raids of the year (and it’s not all Kirkland)
There were some surprising moves – and a few somewhat predictable ones – between legal firms. Here are our top 10 lateral hires of the year
GC2B: Turning uncertainty into high street success
Eleven GCs and legal counsel take part in a roundtable to discuss the future of the retail industry and how best to support businesses as they deal with the changing landscape
Tech pioneers: Neville Eisenberg’s second legal life
BCLP’s Neville Eisenberg talks about the firm’s new data-driven initiative that aims to boost efficiency and reduce costs, by offering a one-stop shop for high-volume work
Paul Hastings Roundtable: Transatlantic finance lawyers say convergence is here to stay
What is on the horizon for finance lawyers? That was the broad question being asked at a breakfast roundtable hosted by Paul Hastings and The Lawyer in October. With participants both from the lender and sponsor side present, the discussion ranged from current thinking on deal structures, to how finance lawyers in-house might configure their […]
Trends in the food and drink sector
By James Webb Despite 2018 being a very tough year for many in the food and drink industry, according to research compiled by Grant Thornton, M&A and private equity deal activity in the sector remained steady with a fall of just 2.8% compared to 2017. This is supported by our experience during the period where […]
Liability for intentional torts by workers
By Mark Josselyn Earlier this year the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) found that a corporate respondent was liable for the violations of the Ontario Human Rights Code perpetrated upon the applicant by the personal respondent in the course of his employment, relying upon the analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada in Robichaud v. […]
Obligatory sharing of wage information in Slovakia – a cartel?
By Roman Oleksik From 1 May 2018, employers in Slovakia must comply with the following important new rules: 1. the obligation to disclose the amount of the basic wage component when they advertise job vacancies; and 2. the prohibition to agree on a basic wage component in an amount lower than the advertised basic wage […]
UK and Germany – A new post-Brexit partnership
For decades, Germany has been one of the biggest foreign investors in the UK. While the British love to talk about their ‘special relationship’ with the United States, there is now every chance that, in a post-Brexit world, Germany will become the UK’s new priority…