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Scotland’s talent pipelines are broken
A generational schism could tip the Scottish Independents (UK 200 firms ranked 101-200) market into a mass restructuring phase because too few lawyers are retiring from the partnership. Succession planning is a top concern for a growing number of Independents, but in Scotland the matter is on the verge of critical with firms also confronted […]
Speed is of the essence at Travers Smith
Will you make partner quicker at the firm at which you trained? If you’re at Travers Smith at least, the answer is yes. Data collected by The Lawyer on the firm’s last 10 promotions rounds shows that Travers-trained lawyers made partner over a year earlier on average than those who moved from other firms. Of the […]
Shoosmiths opened the door to TLT in Birmingham
TLT’s expansion into Birmingham provides a textbook example of how to quickly build critical mass in a new city, while at the same time upsetting the local competition. The target for TLT in Birmingham has been Shoosmiths, a local stalwart that back in 2021 shifted its attention to London. Shoosmiths has made 44 hires in […]
It’s not all rosy for the US mid-market firms
American firms in London have seen a sharp slowdown in their City headcount growth rate, according to The Lawyer’s latest US 50 report. After the last five years saw the US firms reliably adding some 300 to 800 lawyers to their ranks annually, 2023 brought on all of 22 additional lawyers to the overall mix. […]
Shakespeares’ client wins first step of Richard III film defamation suit
A defamation claim brought by a Shakespeare Martineau client against Wiggin-repped Steve Coogan and film studios Pathé and Baby Cow productions has succeeded in its preliminary trial over Coogan’s Richard III film, The Lost King. Judge Lewis handed down judgment today (14 June), ruling on what, under common law, “a hypothetical reasonable viewer” would understand […]
‘We need specialists’: EasyJet boss hits out at judges after trademark defeat
EasyGroup founder and chairman Stelios Haji-Ioannou has called out chancery judges in a statement released today (13 June) after Justice Bacon ruled against the company in a claim brought against cosmetics company Beauty Perfectionists in the High Court. He has already stated his intention to appeal the ruling. Haji-Ioannou said: “We have found that there […]
Sidley boosts NQ pay for second time this year
Sidley Austin has increased its base pay for newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors for the second time this year from £166,500 to £175,000. The pay increase will come into force from 1st July and is also understood to involve rises across the board for associates. Trainee solicitors will see a pay rise too, with first-year trainees moving […]
HSF partner departs for Macfarlanes
Macfarlanes has restocked its corporate crime and investigations team with a hire from Herbert Smith Freehills. Brian Spiro will join the UK firm as a senior adviser. He has been a partner at HSF for nearly seven years, spending the majority of his career at BCL Solicitors and Simons Muirhead & Burton. He trained at […]
Linklaters team defects in Stockholm
A seven-lawyer real estate team led by one of Linklaters’ longest-serving partners in Stockholm has left the firm to join a local player. Longstanding real estate partner Magnus Lidman retired from the Linklaters partnership earlier this year, but has re-emerged as the star name among this group leaving to join Sweden’s Gernandt & Danielsson (G&D). […]