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Better not call Saul
New Mexico isn’t the place to be looking for referral relationships.
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit is also annoying for Baker McKenzie
Law firms will need to consider their values if tensions between US and China continue to escalate
Celebrity culture’s newest megastar: Mrs Justice Steyn
One judge is behind a spate of high-profile rulings
Sorry Linklaters, Freshfields and Slaughters: You’re out.
The magic circle has been usurped by the US ‘giants’ when it comes to corporate practice
City NQs are making more money than some regional partners
Recent salary hikes have meant that several City firms’ NQ pay is higher than the PEP of some regional firms
In corporate, the litigators are never far behind
Big deals mean big business. But as the Twitter saga shows, there’s also the potential for a dispute.
Seventeen firms score places on £40m housing roster
Firms including DAC Beachcroft and Gowling WLG have won places on a £40m panel for UK housing association Clarion. A total of 17 firms have been appointed to the roster, which spans a decade until March 2032. As well as DACB and Gowling WLG, other firms to have bagged spots include Capsticks, Penningtons Manches Cooper, […]
Trowers follows rivals with regional NQ pay hike
Average profit per equity partner (PEP), newly-qualified (NQ) salaries and revenue are all up at Trowers & Hamlins since a shake-up in management in April 2021. For NQs in London, this month the firm upped their salaries from £72,500 to £80,000. Junior lawyers in the regions will now earn £60,000, a £13,000 jump (equivalent to 28 […]
Corporate quartet win roles of £3.7bn Mediclinic deal
Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter and May are the law firms that have scored roles on a public bid for hospital group Mediclinic, at a deal valued at £3.7bn to two buyers. Mediclinic is a private hospital group headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa, but also has offices in Namibia, the UAE and Switzerland. […]
Norton Rose increases NQ salaries with potential £147,000 for top performers
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has increased its NQ salaries from £95,000 to £105,000, an 11 per cent uplift. The firm said in a statement newly-qualified lawyers who achieve the required hours may also receive a bonus between £118,125 to £147,000, inclusive of base salary and performance bonus. The firm is also raising salaries throughout the […]
Lionesses’ lawyer: This is a “golden opportunity” for women’s football
Lawyers will be looking to make the most of the burgeoning market for women’s football, prompted by England’s victory over the weekend in the women’s UEFA Euro tournament. The lawyer for England’s Lionesses has said that the aftermath of their Euros victory is a “golden opportunity” to bring women’s football onto a level playing field […]
KPMG blames Carillion’s management in auditing negligence dispute
7KBW has been instructed to defend KPMG as it denies all allegations that it failed in its duties as auditor to Carillion. Once a construction and services giant, Carillion collapsed in 2018 and was put into liquidation. KPMG had been the company’s auditor since 1999, so the high-profile demise of Carillion led to the audit […]