The much anticipated Mastercard/Merricks dispute reaches the Supreme Court this week, as competition lawyers keep an avid watch on a case that will leave an indelible mark on class action disputes. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had previously sided with Mastercard when it blocked Quinn’s attempts to bring the consumer group action claim, led by […]
One partner has come up with a fixed expression when talking to his general counsel clients: “If cash flow permits”. In other words: you need to pay your bill. Most UK firms are reaching the end of their financial year. But this is no traditional end. Coronavirus has quickly ravaged across firms’ and client companies’ […]
The former chief executive officer of DWF‘s managed services business has been hired by EY Law, one year after he departed the listed firm. Anup Kollanethu will take on a role as strategic advisor for the legal arm of the accountancy firm, especially when it comes to its managed services offering. Kollanethu spent only one […]
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by, and the police STILL stopped me and told me to go home. I should totally have taken the other road, the one with all the people on it.
The much anticipated Mastercard/Merricks dispute reaches the Supreme Court this week, as competition lawyers keep an avid watch on a case that will leave an indelible mark on class action disputes. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had previously sided with Mastercard when it blocked Quinn’s attempts to bring the consumer group action claim, led by […]
One partner has come up with a fixed expression when talking to his general counsel clients: “If cash flow permits”. In other words: you need to pay your bill. Most UK firms are reaching the end of their financial year. But this is no traditional end. Coronavirus has quickly ravaged across firms’ and client companies’ […]
The former chief executive officer of DWF‘s managed services business has been hired by EY Law, one year after he departed the listed firm. Anup Kollanethu will take on a role as strategic advisor for the legal arm of the accountancy firm, especially when it comes to its managed services offering. Kollanethu spent only one […]
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by, and the police STILL stopped me and told me to go home. I should totally have taken the other road, the one with all the people on it.
The majority of corporate work announced last week revolved around the buying and selling of distressed assets, featuring firms such as Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May and RPC. One of the sales that caught the eye at the beginning of the week was the $16m sale of the IP rights and certain assets of Norton Motorcycles […]
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Gowling WLG and Norton Rose Fulbright’s London offices will all be under water in a few decades. This trio shares idyllic views overlooking the Thames, but they will all be submerged in the river by the year 2100 as climate change-induced sea level rises occur. And this is based on the […]
Talent churn is accelerating among the junior ranks with today’s associates more mobile than the generations before them. The concept of long-term professional loyalty is fading as Gen Z rises. These lawyers ask not what they can do for you, but what your firm can do for them. This generational shift in working attitudes is […]
Hooray, big-ticket M&A is having a mini-revival and so are the firms that make so much of their money out of it. Already in 2024, major European M&A deals to have been announced include International Paper’s £5.8bn planned acquisition of London-listed packaging company DS Smith, which trumped another offer from rival Mondi. Other significant matters […]
On Tuesday last week (9 April), the SRA sought to quell a rising tide of discontent around the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). In its most recent SQE annual report, SRA chief executive Paul Philip said the public and profession could have “confidence” in this “rigorous assessment”. That confidence was short-lived. Yesterday (15 April), Philip was […]
For one firm, the pan-Nordic dream is dead. For another, it’s just begun. Hannes Snellman’s announcement that its Stockholm and Helsinki offices will be going their separate ways later this year represented the end of a strategic gamble that started 16 years ago. Back then, its leadership bet that opening in Stockholm (2008) and Copenhagen […]
Competition boutique Geradin Partners opens its doors in Paris today as the firm seeks to become a serious player in the French capital’s vibrant competition and litigation scenes. Opening on the same block as Freshfields in the heart of Paris’ 8e Arrondissement, Geradin has brought in competition litigator Marc Barennes from Bureau Brandeis with his […]
Car lease schemes for partners are rapidly dwindling in the wake of the electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice revolution, but Hill Dickinson is not one of them. Once a more common method for partners to enjoy part of their profit share, traditional car lease schemes have lost their lustre. The tax incentives that once made […]
The residents of the Barbican Centre’s Cromwell Tower organised a demonstration outside magic circle firm Linklaters on Tuesday to protest against its diesel generator, which was installed in late March.
BT has further shrunk its panel for the third review in a row having appointed a total of 11 firms to its roster. The panel will run for three years and includes 10 firms that have been reappointed from 2020. Those continuing their relationship with BT after the latest review are the likes of Allen […]
Dentons has promoted 12 lawyers to partner in the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) this year, including nine partners in London. Of the remaining three promotions, two were made in Glasgow and one was made in Abu Dhabi. Most of the promotions have been made in the projects team, with Claudia Thomas and Graham […]
