The Energy Edit: TLT’s future energy team hits 120 with key rehires
TLT’s latest recruits bring the firm’s future energy team to 120 lawyers – with some familiar faces rejoining in time for the next phase of growth.
Climate crisis: Half of DLA Piper’s assets could be destroyed by tornadoes
With law firms increasingly looking at the risks to their business caused by climate change, DLA Piper has found that 47 per cent of its assets worldwide are vulnerable to tornadoes. The findings follow an assessment of the climate change risks facing the firm. According to the firm’s most recent accounts, the analysis also revealed […]
Enough power to charge 14,500 smartphones: Dentons and Defra strive to cut emissions
Dentons has cut carbon emissions equivalent to charging 14,500 smartphones by adopting sustainable legal practices with key client Defra. This initiative, termed the “low carbon blueprint”, was developed with Defra’s legal department – Defra Legal Advisers – which is part of the Government Legal Department (GLD) that advises the Department for Environment, Food and Rural […]
BDB Pitmans leads canal company to victory in landmark sewage ruling
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling today, overturning decisions by the High Court and Court of Appeal to grant waterway owners the right to bring legal action against polluters for nuisance and trespass. This case, one of The Lawyer’s top 10 appeals of 2023, has been progressing since 2010 and has taken over […]
“Climate arsonist or protector of life?” Activists take aim at Linklaters over fossil fuel ties
Climate activists rallied outside Linklaters’ London office yesterday to put pressure on the firm for its involvement in enabling fossil fuel transactions. The group, known as Lawyers Are Responsible, created placards highlighting the billions of dollars in fossil fuel transactions that Linklaters had allegedly facilitated since 2019 until 2023, questioning the firm about its role […]
Beyond the Bubble: Thrings ploughs its own furrow
South West: Growth at Exeter-headquartered firm Michelmores has hit a 10-year high following a period of inward investment. Revenue at the firm climbed 14 per cent from £42.8m to £48.8m, just shy of the psychologically important £50m revenue barrier, which the firm is likely to hit next year. Managing partner Tim Richards said turnover was […]
A peak inside Softbank’s Graphcore deal – and what it means for the legal industry
The much-vaunted deal between Japanese conglomerate Softbank and British-based AI-chip innovator Graphcore comes at a pivotal time for the tech sector. The deal, understood to be valued at more than $500m, closed last week, shortly after the installation of a new Labour Government and when no definitive answer exists as to what AI regulation might […]
Walker Morris taught its associates to sell better – and then make partner
Making partner can be stressful, full of uncertainty and unmet promises. Walker Morris’s new formal scheme hopes to change that.
Beyond the Bubble: Mills & Reeve doubles Leeds footprint – plus a bumper financials update
Leeds: Mills & Reeve is soon to double its footprint in Leeds with the relocation of its office. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: While the firm is staying put at 1 City Square, it is vacating its current premises on the fourth floor and has agreed to take a 10,200 sq ft office […]
‘The public is the client’: Jason Beer KC on being on the side of the angels
As counsel to the Post Office inquiry, Jason Beer KC is fast gaining celebrity-level status with thousands tuning in to see him grill key witnesses.
Election 2024: The lawyers from minor parties vying for your vote
We’ve looked at the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats, but there are lawyers fighting to be elected for other parties too, including the Communist Party of Britain, several law students and a member of the ‘Turnip Taliban’…
Beyond the Bubble: How Hunters bounced back
London: Lincoln’s Inn firm Hunters Law has rebounded in the 2023/24 financial year, posting a 10.2 per cent revenue rise, from £12.7m to £14m. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: The firm had flatlined for several years, dancing between £12.1m at the lower end to £12.7m at the higher end for the previous five financial years. […]
ESG for GCs: You either love it or hate it
Some GCs relish leading on sustainability, while others see it as an extra burden on their already overwhelming workload.
The Lawyer Podcast: Addleshaws and the myths of the mid-market
The doom of the middle market has long been foretold. As global mergers grab attention and smaller, boutique firms blossom, many question whether there is any role for mid-market practices in law’s future. But on Tuesday evening, Addleshaw Goddard marked a remarkable, decade-long turnaround as it was crowned Law Firm of the Year at The […]
No more regulated prices for households—the liberalisation of Romania’s gas market
Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (“ANRE”) has published in the Official Gazette an order (Order no. 27/2020) setting out measures regarding natural gas supply to households in view of eliminating regulated prices. Order no. 27/2020 will enter into force on 1 April 2020.
The Environment Bill 2019 – water, water, everywhere
By Lee Perry Part 5 of the Environment Bill, contains a number of disparate proposals relating to water – which could have major implications for many. Senior associate Joanne Sear and solicitor Grace Mitchell take a look at some of the key points in the Bill. Water resources planning According to its explanatory notes, the […]
Consultation on tightening minimum energy efficiency standard for commercial buildings
By Angus Evers, Peter Williams The government is consulting on a proposed future trajectory for the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) for commercial buildings. Its favoured approach is raising the minimum EPC rating to B by 2030. When proposals for MEES were first put forward in 2014, the minimum EPC rating that would permit a […]
