A busy week at the High Court is headlined by Deutsche Bank’s protracted claim against Unitech Global which originally made The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014. The case kicked off as a Libor dispute and was expected to set precedents over whether companies can avoid paying back debts based on manipulated rates. Deutsche Bank’s […]
This week’s headline case sees Leigh Day turn to Brick Court Chambers on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) amid mounting political tensions between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia in one of The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases of 2019. Leigh Day partner Rosa Curling is instructing Brick Court silk Martin Chamberlain QC and […]
A complex insurance case leads the way in this week’s court hearings with Hogan Lovells instructing 3 Verulam Buildings for reinsurance business Awbury Technical Solutions. The dispute arises from a structured finance deal Awbury had looked to complete with finance company Karson Management. During the course of the deal, Awbury and Karson entered into a […]
This week, Hewlett-Packard begins its battle against two of Autonomy’s former directors, while the Ministry of Defence prepares to defend itself in a medical negligence case brought by a serviceman’s family. The first major case starting today is Autonomy & Ors v Lynch and Hussein. Sitting in the Chancery Division, this case will run for […]
A busy week at the High Court is headlined by Deutsche Bank’s protracted claim against Unitech Global which originally made The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014. The case kicked off as a Libor dispute and was expected to set precedents over whether companies can avoid paying back debts based on manipulated rates. Deutsche Bank’s […]
This week’s headline case sees Leigh Day turn to Brick Court Chambers on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) amid mounting political tensions between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia in one of The Lawyer‘s Top 20 cases of 2019. Leigh Day partner Rosa Curling is instructing Brick Court silk Martin Chamberlain QC and […]
A complex insurance case leads the way in this week’s court hearings with Hogan Lovells instructing 3 Verulam Buildings for reinsurance business Awbury Technical Solutions. The dispute arises from a structured finance deal Awbury had looked to complete with finance company Karson Management. During the course of the deal, Awbury and Karson entered into a […]
This week, Hewlett-Packard begins its battle against two of Autonomy’s former directors, while the Ministry of Defence prepares to defend itself in a medical negligence case brought by a serviceman’s family. The first major case starting today is Autonomy & Ors v Lynch and Hussein. Sitting in the Chancery Division, this case will run for […]
Ashurst has launched a graduate scheme within its New Law legal operations division, Ashurst Advance. The firm has named the scheme the Ashurst Advance Pathway Programme, or Pathway. Graduates selected for it will have the opportunity to train in areas such as legal operations, legal project management, legal technology and legal process improvement. The Pathway […]
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The fortunes of the US firms in London dominated this week’s stories on The Lawyer, while our most comprehensive look at firm leadership revealed stark truths about diversity (or lack of it) in the industry. According to data collected from 38 of the world’s largest firms, just one had a 50:50 gender balance on its […]
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Recent years have seen a tremendous shift in almost all aspects of the UK legal services sector, but few have been more tangible than the transformation of senior marketing roles. What was once seen, somewhat disparagingly, as a ‘back office’ position is now taking its place shoulder to shoulder with the leading firms’ most senior rainmakers.
Law firms are finally waking up to the fact that marketing makes money. Not all, however, have quite yet cottoned on to precisely how. Most firms now recognise that as they and their clients grapple with the realities of digital transformation, the specialists leading this thinking are unlikely to be lawyers.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has made all of its paralegals in London redundant, after an analysis of work patterns and demand for their services. The US firm confirmed to The Lawyer that it will no longer recruit paralegals in London, having made three paralegals redundant. A spokesperson said: “We confirm that we have made […]
Osborne Clarke has made up eight new partners in the UK, including one who completed the process during her maternity leave and two that work on a part-time basis. The firm’s new cohort means Osborne Clarke now boasts a partnership of more than 260 for the first time in the firm’s history with a handful […]
US firms have extended their share of the London legal market, The Lawyer can reveal, with more than ever featuring in the exclusive ranking of the 50 largest US and UK-headquartered firms in the City. This is a rise of one firm on last year’s ranking, which was introduced for the first time in the […]
