Schillings has been drafted in to represent Johnny Depp on his ongoing libel action against the publishers of The Sun, with the Hollywood film star bringing in the reputational specialists to replace Brown Rudnick. Depp’s change in lawyers was confirmed during a preliminary High Court hearing yesterday. It was also claimed that 70,000 text messages […]
The Lawyer’s annual synopsis of the cases to watch is here; featuring a Hollywood libel dispute, AI-related rows and a mammoth banking claim over forex.
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is to cut roles from within its document production team in London, after deciding to outsource work to an external provider. The Lawyer understands that the team is made up of nearly 30 employees who were informed of the process in the last few weeks. It is understood the roles will […]
Schillings has been drafted in to represent Johnny Depp on his ongoing libel action against the publishers of The Sun, with the Hollywood film star bringing in the reputational specialists to replace Brown Rudnick. Depp’s change in lawyers was confirmed during a preliminary High Court hearing yesterday. It was also claimed that 70,000 text messages […]
The Lawyer’s annual synopsis of the cases to watch is here; featuring a Hollywood libel dispute, AI-related rows and a mammoth banking claim over forex.
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is to cut roles from within its document production team in London, after deciding to outsource work to an external provider. The Lawyer understands that the team is made up of nearly 30 employees who were informed of the process in the last few weeks. It is understood the roles will […]
Last week Shearman & Sterling became the first firm to cancel its spring vacation scheme for students. Further disappointment for aspiring lawyers followed as Slaughter and May (which offers 100 placements during its two vac schemes in the spring and summer at a rate of £450 per week) and White & Case (which pays vac […]
Barclays’ legal team was once among the most influential in the UK. That power has diminished over the last decade, yet the banking giant still packs a punch when it comes to talent management. Some 40 lawyers are understood to have left Barclays in the UK last year. There are cost-cutting measures at play here, […]
Keystone Law, the poster child for the platform firm, is likely to break the psychologically important £100m revenue barrier in 2025. The success of this firm has spawned a new market, which is challenging traditional firms on the talent front. More than 3,500 lawyers now work across a variety of fee-sharing outfits, research from Atlas […]
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Gowling WLG and Norton Rose Fulbright’s London offices will all be under water in a few decades. This trio shares idyllic views overlooking the Thames, but they will all be submerged in the river by the year 2100 as climate change-induced sea level rises occur. And this is based on the […]
Talent churn is accelerating among the junior ranks with today’s associates more mobile than the generations before them. The concept of long-term professional loyalty is fading as Gen Z rises. These lawyers ask not what they can do for you, but what your firm can do for them. This generational shift in working attitudes is […]
Hooray, big-ticket M&A is having a mini-revival and so are the firms that make so much of their money out of it. Already in 2024, major European M&A deals to have been announced include International Paper’s £5.8bn planned acquisition of London-listed packaging company DS Smith, which trumped another offer from rival Mondi. Other significant matters […]
Litigation funders will be keeping a close eye on an upcoming review into third-party funding regulation, proposed caps on returns, as well as litigation costs. The Civil Justice Council is looking to produce a full report by the summer of 2025. The review follows an increased focus on litigation funders and their role in disputes, […]
In its largest promotions round ever, Ashurst has elevated eight London lawyers to partner out of 30 worldwide. The firm has made up eight lawyers in London, as well as seven in Sydney. In total, 17 promotions were made in Ashurst’s Australian offices, meaning just five were made outside of either London or Australia. Loans […]
Frustrated Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) candidates are calling on the SRA to increase accessibility to the appeals process after a results error saw 175 candidates mistakenly told they had failed their exams. On Monday last week, the SRA announced that 175 candidates who sat SQE1 in January and were told they had failed on 14 […]
The administrators of collapsed firm Axiom Ince have filed a creditors’ bankruptcy petition against its former boss. Filed at the end of last week, the petition will seek to force Pragnesh Modhwadia’s bankruptcy, The Lawyer understands, applying to the court for his assets to be taken and sold to pay debts to the administrators. Pinsent Masons […]
Partnership promotions are continuing apace, with three City firms announcing a fresh new set of partners for 2024. Addleshaw Goddard has bumped up 26 lawyers this promotions round, which is the largest number of lawyers to make partner in one go in the firm’s history. The international firm’s partner count now stands at 429. Nine […]
