Travers’ former managing partner lands new role at Deloitte Legal
Deloitte Legal has made its first significant legal hire in the City since the appointment of Allen & Overy lawyer Michael Castle as head of the team.
Court rules on legacy Ince unfair dismissal claim
A former lawyer of legacy Ince & Co has won a hearing in the Employment Appeal Tribunal over whether a stay should be lifted following the firm’s administration and pre-pack deal with Gordon Dadds. The claimant was a solicitor at Ince between April 2007 and October 2018, who argues she was unfairly dismissed by the […]
Womble Bond Dickinson’s bid to recuse Post Office judge fails
Womble Bond Dickinson has failed in its attempt to recuse the judge overseeing a lawsuit brought against the firm’s client The Post Office. The Lawyer reported last month that Womble Bond Dickinson had applied to recuse Justice Peter Fraser, on the basis that the first ruling suggested he had formed an opinion on matters which […]
Deliveroo in the clear as High Court throws out employment claim
A High Court judicial review against food delivery company Deliveroo was dismissed today in a widely publicised battle over collective bargaining rights. The Honourable Mr Justice Supperstone sided with Deliveroo’s lawyers; Lewis Silkin partner Colin Leckey instructed 11KBW’s Chris Jeans QC and Tom Cross. Deliveroo is a regular client of Lewis Silkin’s, especially after the […]
DWF employment chief moves over to Osborne Clarke
Osborne Clarke has added two new partners to its City employment team, including DWF’s national head of employment Andrew Chamberlain. Chamberlain joined DWF in 2014 after nearly two decades at Addleshaw Goddard. In his practice, he advises FTSE 100 employers on processes such as services agreements and termination. He also covers employment nuances in M&A […]
After Burford, litigation funders need a healthy dose of transparency
Litigation funders live and breathe disputes, but this was not the sort of dispute Burford Capital was used to. On August 8, Burford’s share price plunged 66 per cent after a ferocious attack from San Francisco-based hedge fund Muddy Waters, whose founder Carson Black questioned the accuracy of the funders accounting practices. Black described the […]
Top Lisbon firm decimated as partners walk following management new broom
Just down the road from CMS and Linklaters,one of the most venerable firms in Lisbon is undergoing a shake-up that has left the local market dazed.
The junior lawyer pay wars in seven charts
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
HighQ’s Cinderella acquisition by Thomson Reuters hints at a future legaltech monopoly
Thomson Reuters’ acquisition of HighQ was the natural next step for a growing start-up and will be seen as the latest test case in legal tech consolidation.
A Mishcon IPO: five reasons why it will happen, and one reason why it won’t
There are five reasons why Mishcon is likely to opt for an IPO, and while it would certainly shift the firm away from its reliance on partner capital and bank debt, none of those reasons is actually about the availability of cash.
Litigation funding: Explaining risks and dispelling myths
The case-funding world is a fiendishly complex one. The Lawyer hears from two industry figures who believe more should be done to educate legal teams about the benefits of this external help
Tech Pioneers: inside the project that’s central to DWF’s global ambitions
As an incubator for legal tech and research, DWF Ventures has creativity at its core and with Jonathan Patterson as its leader, looks set to be a true sector disruptor
M&A tables: Kirkland and Latham can’t capture UK plcs, but they’re making the most out of take-privates
Acting for UK corporates is the biggest challenge for US outfits in the City, but for the meantime, they’re not breaking out of their lucrative PE bubble. This is in spite of firms such as White & Case and Latham & Watkins going out into the market and hiring big-name magic circle stars from public […]
The long read: How gendered instructions at the employment Bar are scuppering female barristers’ ambitions for silk
Is the system conspiring against female barristers? We weigh up the evidence, using data on cases at both the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Court of Appeal
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…