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“He used to get drunk at parties and they decided this was the sort of person they should have.” – Management consultant Alan Hodgart on how one firm decided on its new partners.
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“He used to get drunk at parties and they decided this was the sort of person they should have.” – Management consultant Alan Hodgart on how one firm decided on its new partners.
Two leading barristers are quitting the newly merged set of One Paper Buildings and 2 Crown Office Row to join rival 4 Paper Buildings. Dr Michael Powers QC and Dr Evelyn Pollock are understood to be unhappy at the way the merger is progressing and have taken the decision to leave. The decision to merge […]
Michael Lewis will head up Finers Stephens Innocent’s private client department, while Michael Kutner joins the property department, Alan Kaufman the family division, Peter Carter the corporate department and Howard Zetter the commercial litigation department. The five will join as partners on 31 January, along with six other fee earners. Finers’ managing partner, Richard Gerstein […]
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Register nowThis article was originally published in Best Lawyers and has been republished with permission. Jaimie Lickers and Maxime Faille, attorneys specializing in Aboriginal Law at Gowling WLG in Canada, discuss the changing national attitude to Indigenous people’s history across the country and their firm’s significant cases in 2017 and 2018.
In 2016, the European Union adopted the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (“ATAD”) to combat “aggressive tax planning” as part of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Package. Article 4 of the ATAD includes an Interest Limitation Rule (“ILR”) based on the recommendations set forth in Action 4 of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) project. Article 4 […]
Editor’s Note: this article was originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of The Advocates’ Journal. Since the value of a company is increasingly made up of intangible assets, including intellectual property such as trade secrets, as opposed to tangible (e.g., bricks and mortar) assets, protecting and securing those important assets is vital to a company’s long-term […]
The biggest reform of the EU VAT rules in a quarter century is on its way. The current VAT system, which is outdated, will be reviewed, impacting businesses performing intra-Union cross-border trade. The EU’s VAT system needs reform. Every year, EU countries lose up to EUR 50 billion due to cross-border VAT fraud, significantly damaging […]
The amending of debt terms is driven by local rules and regional distinctions. Although many CEE/SEE jurisdictions permit amendments to debt terms only after the initiation of court insolvency proceedings (save for consent of all creditors), a number of jurisdictions have implemented tools that allow for amendments also before insolvency proceedings have commenced and without […]
“He used to get drunk at parties and they decided this was the sort of person they should have.” – Management consultant Alan Hodgart on how one firm decided on its new partners.
Two leading barristers are quitting the newly merged set of One Paper Buildings and 2 Crown Office Row to join rival 4 Paper Buildings. Dr Michael Powers QC and Dr Evelyn Pollock are understood to be unhappy at the way the merger is progressing and have taken the decision to leave. The decision to merge […]
Michael Lewis will head up Finers Stephens Innocent’s private client department, while Michael Kutner joins the property department, Alan Kaufman the family division, Peter Carter the corporate department and Howard Zetter the commercial litigation department. The five will join as partners on 31 January, along with six other fee earners. Finers’ managing partner, Richard Gerstein […]
As prosecutors look forward to more pay, John Cooper says they already have too much power. John Cooper is a barrister at 3 Gray’s Inn Square. So prosecutors are going to be paid the same as defence barristers. Whether this means defence barristers are to take a pay cut to get down to the level […]
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Find out moreShearman & Sterling’s global turnover increased by 5 per cent over 2018, though the pace of growth has fallen behind some of Shearman’s US peers who have all reported double-digit gains this year. Turnover at Shearman rose to $955.5m in 2018, an increase of 4 per cent. This followed the addition of just $5m to […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner Charles Penney faces a challenge to his bid for another term, with another contender stepping forward to take on the role. Penney, who is seeking a second term in the top job, will run against contender Michael Leftley, who heads the employment, incentives & immigration group in London. Leftley has been […]
South-West pair Ashfords and Boyes Turner have backed away from a merger that would have created a firm with around £60m in turnover. The firms revealed last December that their tie-up would go live on May 1, trading under the name Ashfords. That firm was by far the bigger party, generating £42.2m in 2017/18. Yesterday […]
With the firm just weeks away from listing on the London Stock Exchange, DWF has revealed its borrowings increased by 43 per cent over 2017/18 to nearly £60m. According to its LLP accounts, DWF’s borrowings rose from £41.5m to £59.2m between April 2017 and April 2018. The figure is understood to be one of the largest […]
Charles Russell Speechlys is launching a new practice aimed at capturing the legal issues surrounding the art market on an international level. The practice, which will advise market players including dealers, collectors, gallery owners and artists themselves, will be spearheaded by partners Tim Maxwell and Rudy Capildeo, who will join the firm in April from London-based […]
Reed Smith’s global revenue has risen for the second consecutive year, exceeding levels recorded in 2015 for the very first time. Despite the 5 per cent uptick, the firm’s revenue continues to be around the $1.1bn mark. Over 2018, Reed Smith’s turnover increased from $1.119bn to $1.175bn. This compares to Reed Smith’s financials four years ago […]
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