Norton Rose Fulbright is partially reimbursing its employees across Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA), who opted in to work a four-day week as part of the firm’s Flex scheme. The firm has said it will pay 50 per cent of the salary that was exchanged for reduced working hours under the voluntary scheme. A […]
Cornerstone Barristers have voted to expel a member from chambers after claiming his statements on Twitter were “irreconcilable” with the set. Cornerstone’s decision to dismiss Jon Holbrook, who was called to the Bar in 1991, was confirmed on Sunday morning and was the result of a chambers meeting where members voted to expel following an […]
The general counsel of Augusta Ventures has left the business for a new in-house role, little more than a year after she joined the litigation funder. Frances Coats will become Europe general counsel of Bolttech, a digital insurance broker launched last year as a result of the rebranding of formerly known Frank Insurance by its […]
In a world where we think differently about geography, the new maxim should be “follow the talent.”
Norton Rose Fulbright is partially reimbursing its employees across Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA), who opted in to work a four-day week as part of the firm’s Flex scheme. The firm has said it will pay 50 per cent of the salary that was exchanged for reduced working hours under the voluntary scheme. A […]
Cornerstone Barristers have voted to expel a member from chambers after claiming his statements on Twitter were “irreconcilable” with the set. Cornerstone’s decision to dismiss Jon Holbrook, who was called to the Bar in 1991, was confirmed on Sunday morning and was the result of a chambers meeting where members voted to expel following an […]
The general counsel of Augusta Ventures has left the business for a new in-house role, little more than a year after she joined the litigation funder. Frances Coats will become Europe general counsel of Bolttech, a digital insurance broker launched last year as a result of the rebranding of formerly known Frank Insurance by its […]
In a world where we think differently about geography, the new maxim should be “follow the talent.”
ITV has started its first panel review under the helm of general counsel Kyla Mullins, who joined the broadcaster in 2019 from EasyJet. It marks the first review conducted by Mullins, who took over the legal function of the broadcaster from Andrew Garard, who announced he was stepping down after nearly a decade in the […]
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Ashurst’s global chairman Ben Tidswell is stepping down from the role after eight years to join the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). Tidswell will leave Ashurst on 31 July to take on a judicial appointment as a chairman of specialist competition court, the CAT. Litigator Tidswell became Ashurst’s first post-merger chairman in 2013 after the firm announced its […]
DWF has closed three offices in Australia, with 85 members of staff and 14 principal lawyers leaving the firm. The firm’s offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle will close, while the Brisbane office and its connected services operations in Sydney and Melbourne remain operational. Damien van Brunschot will continue to lead DWF’s business Down Under […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has introduced a series of pledges to improve its diversity and inclusion credentials, setting out targets for new partners and its leadership teams. The firm has said that by 2026, it expects new partners to be at least 40 per cent women and 40 per cent men. This follows last year’s promotions […]
Shoosmiths has launched a new separate consultancy arm, as firms ramp up efforts to provide alternative services for clients. ‘Shoosmiths8 Connected Services’ has been established to help clients with their legal, as well as broader business requirements. It includes a suite of eight products across innovation, contracts, coaching, corporate advisory, privacy and data. The eight […]
Bevan Brittan has appointed a new senior partner, with head of employment, pensions and immigration Jodie Sinclair set to take up the role on 1 May. A 21-year veteran of the firm, Sinclair is Bevan Brittan’s third female senior partner in a row. She had previously joined the board in 2019, and replaces Joanne Easterbrook, […]
Goodwin Procter’s London revenue soared by 34 per cent in the last financial year, as its headcount too increased by nearly a third. The US firm’s London outpost saw turnover rise from $74m to $99m. Meanwhile, global revenue at the US firm increased by 11.7 per cent to $1.49bn, while profits per equity partner rose […]
