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Gowling WLG ups office attendance rules

As firms continue to debate how frequently partners and staff should be physically in the office, Gowling WLG is the latest to reveal a tweak to its policy. The firm has said that teams should spend at least 60 per cent of their time in the office. Lawyers and staff had previously been on a […]

money, shares

3 Paper Buildings’ turnover soars by 18 per cent

3 Paper Buildings’ revenue has grown by 17.8 per cent to £35.8m over the past financial year. The national set’s nearly 18 per cent rise over the 2023/24 period from £30.4m swamps its rise of 5 per cent the previous financial year.  The set’s ‘receipts’, or its money received, saw a 14.3 per cent rise from […]

Cars

Dieselgate: 200 attendees pile in for latest hearing

Around 200 attendees piled in for a live hearing for the “dieselgate” group action earlier this month, according to a judgment handed down today. The group actions, brought by several claimant boutique law firms, revolve around the claim that car buyers were allegedly misled about the levels of dangerous emissions produced by diesel vehicles. Mrs […]

Football

FIFA seeks new recruits ahead of Miami office move

Four senior in-housers have quit football organisation FIFA over the last couple of months for new general counsel positions. The governance body is now recruiting for the four in-house legal positions, including a new head of commercial partnerships, a head of digital and technology, a senior counsel for esports and digital, and a senior counsel […]

Saudi Riyadh

A&O opens Riyadh office ahead of Shearman merger

A&O has established a new office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over three years since ending its last co-operation deal in the nation. Joining A&O’s office are Hosam Ibn Ghaith and Haris Meyer Hanif, who will also be joined by Shearman & Sterling’s Riyadh-based team – led by Sultan Almasoud – once the firms’ […]

Signal Research Reports

The impact of tech on financial management

This report contains: an analysis of 15 UK firms’ cash flow management and lock-up trends over the past five years lock-up correlated with profitability to demonstrate the impact of strong financial management for firms’ bottom line details on the adoption of technology by firms to make their financial management more efficient

The Scottish legal market in 2024

This report contains: an analysis of the Scottish legal market as a whole, covering key locations and sectors the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the country analysis of the Scottish independent firms’ efficiency

Under the hood: Quinn Emanuel’s London Office

This report contains: a look at the profitability and growth of Quinn Emanuel’s London office since its opening in 2008 an analysis of Quinn’s bench strength and how it weighs up against competitors an overview of Quinn’s practice in London

Linklaters and the race for the global elite

This report contains: The Lawyer‘s new global elite index which ranks firms on four key financial metrics analysis of the magic circle firms’ growth trajectories in the US insights from industry experts on firms poised for global dominance in the next decade detailed analysis of the magic circles practice area performance using data from The […]

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