Hot 100 career quiz: Natasha Rees
Forsters partner Natasha Rees featured in The Lawyer Hot 100 for her role on one of the year’s most high-profile trials.
ENRC claims labelled “embarrassing” in Dechert defence filing
As one of the decade’s most anticipated cases over legal privilege kicks off, Dechert has labelled claims against the firm, partner Neil Gerrard and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) by the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) as “embarrassing” and denied multiple allegations of wrongdoing. Documents seen by The Lawyer show that Dechert’s lawyers – thought to be Clyde […]
Shoosmiths posts 22 per cent jump in profit
Shoosmiths has posted a 22 per cent rise in net profit for the 2017/18 financial year, while turnover shot up 10 per cent from £116.7m to £128.5m. The firm’s net profit reached £35.8m, rising from £29.4m in the previous financial year. Shoosmiths’ average profit per equity partner (PEP) also hit a record high of £434,000 […]
Slater & Gordon hit with £80,000 fine over Quindell file breaches
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has imposed a fine of £80,000 on Slater & Gordon and the former Quindell business in the latest development to their doomed deal. The Quindell legal business, which is now known as Slater Gordon Solutions, has been ordered to pay a penalty of £40,000 along with Slater & Gordon UK. The pair […]
Head of Ogier’s German desk appointed counsel
New law on validity of wills in Cayman
By Anthony Partridge, Fraser Allister The Cayman Islands’ Formal Validity of Wills (Persons Dying Abroad) Law, 2018 came into effect on 1 February 2019. The law is important to people who own shares in Cayman Islands companies or have interests in Cayman Islands investment funds for example, and offers far greater flexibility for international clients who wish […]
New parental leave arrangements in Jersey from September
By Helen Ruelle, Will Austin-Vautier Extended maternity and paternity leave giving new parents the legal right to a year away from work are set to come into force in September – and employers need to have updated handbooks, policies and contracts in time for the change. The new proposed rights offer 52 weeks of leave to parents […]
The future of Cayman vehicles in Asian structures
By Kate Hodson, David Nelson The Cayman Islands is one of the most utilised international finance centres (IFC) in the Asian finance industry. The largest and most populous continent, Asia covers a diverse cultural landscape, with highly differing economies, laws and regulations and it is against this backdrop that the use of Cayman structures has been established […]
Luxembourg issues a bill of law on Brexit
By Fiona Keating In light of developments over recent months and the fact that the exact conditions of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) remain uncertain due to the rejection of the withdrawal agreement on January 15 2019 by the UK Parliament, the Luxembourg legislature took the pre-emptive step on […]
Making alterations to rented business premises in Guernsey
By Piers Dereham I want to carry out fitting-out works to my business premises but my landlords say I will have to remove them when my lease expires. They are also saying that they need to check my plans before they agree to anything. Is this correct? Yes. Most commercial leases contain clauses requiring you to […]
Hot 100 career quiz: Natasha Rees
Forsters partner Natasha Rees featured in The Lawyer Hot 100 for her role on one of the year’s most high-profile trials.
ENRC claims labelled “embarrassing” in Dechert defence filing
As one of the decade’s most anticipated cases over legal privilege kicks off, Dechert has labelled claims against the firm, partner Neil Gerrard and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) by the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) as “embarrassing” and denied multiple allegations of wrongdoing. Documents seen by The Lawyer show that Dechert’s lawyers – thought to be Clyde […]
Shoosmiths posts 22 per cent jump in profit
Shoosmiths has posted a 22 per cent rise in net profit for the 2017/18 financial year, while turnover shot up 10 per cent from £116.7m to £128.5m. The firm’s net profit reached £35.8m, rising from £29.4m in the previous financial year. Shoosmiths’ average profit per equity partner (PEP) also hit a record high of £434,000 […]
Slater & Gordon hit with £80,000 fine over Quindell file breaches
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has imposed a fine of £80,000 on Slater & Gordon and the former Quindell business in the latest development to their doomed deal. The Quindell legal business, which is now known as Slater Gordon Solutions, has been ordered to pay a penalty of £40,000 along with Slater & Gordon UK. The pair […]
2017/18 financials: The latest law firm results
UK-headquartered firms have been piling in to release their 2017/18 financial results. Which firms have reported so far?
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New Law momentum continues as Axiom gears up for IPO
Flexible legal resources provider Axiom has filed for an IPO after several years of deliberation, in a bid to obtain extra investment for further expansion. The provider has submitted a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in New York, but the filing did not disclose a range for the pricing of shares or […]
CMS’s tech incubator goes global in push for more start-up members
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has expanded the reach of its in-house startup accelerator to about 20 countries, expecting to engage 150 startups worldwide by the end of the year. The programme, dubbed CMS EquIP, provides startups and businesses at various stages of development access to potential investors and discounted legal support from the firm’s fee-earners. […]
Cadwalader to join Freshfields and Paul Hastings in new City HQ
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is to move from its City home in Dashwood House to 100 Bishopsgate when the building is completed. The firm’s London head Greg Petrick has set out a gauntlet for growth, with the US firm taking enough space for 120 lawyers in the new building. The London headcount is currently at […]
DWF grabs mandate on Flybmi’s collapse
Flybmi has become the latest airline to enter into administration, with the company citing Brexit uncertainty as one of the main reasons for its collapse. DWF is acting for the administrators BDO, with a team led by Leeds-based associate partner Matthew Brown. The airline cancelled all flights over the weekend with immediate effect. DWF is understood to […]
Taylor Wessing rules out merger talk as firm seals West Coast alliance
Furthering its reach on the West Coast, Taylor Wessing has entered into a non-exclusive joint relationship with California’s Wilson Sonsini.
Linklaters’ former CMO to destroy documents in swift end to injunction saga
Former Linklaters marketing head Frank Mellish has agreed to destroy documents shared between him and the firm, in relation to matters he said would expose “the ongoing struggle [the firm] has with women in the workplace”.