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RPC scraps associate bonuses after ditching performance reviews
RPC has overhauled its pay structure for associates by axing bonuses in favour of higher basic salaries.
China Elite: The firm that tripled its revenue in two years
Beijing-headquartered Han Kun has emerged as the fastest growing firm in this year’s China Elite report after it tripled its annual turnover between 2013 and 2015. Han Kun also more than doubled its revenue per lawyer (RPL) over the same period. The Lawyer’s third annual China Elite report has collated three years of data to illustrate how fast […]
Slater & Gordon to sue Watchstone over Quindell accounts errors
Slater & Gordon is suing Watchstone Group for £50m over its acquisition of Quindell’s professional services arm.
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The Lawyer Salary Survey 2016 PDF
How much are you paid? Are you happy with your salary? Are your skills adequately recognised and rewarded? Who are the happiest lawyers when it comes to remuneration? How big a pay rise – or drop – could you expect to get if you moved elsewhere? All these questions and more are answered in The […]
Arbitrators’ liability in Austria
Journal 2018: legal developments in the Czech Republic
The Schoenherr Journal, published in Czech twice a year by Schoenherr’s Prague office, examines the latest important legal developments in the Czech Republic. The current issue focuses on: which compliance programme can exculpate your company from criminal liability? upcoming changes in insurance distribution GDPR and employment law initial findings with regard to the duty to […]
Romania: Market consultation in public procurement
By Oana Vodă For public procurers to find the right solutions to their needs, they need to engage with the market. Conducting a sounding prior to the procurement exercise may prove beneficial for a number of reasons Over the past few years we have seen an increased use of the market consultation tool, and this […]
New laws for removing gaps in Polish Corporate Law
By Krzysztof Pawlak On 30 November 2018, a new law implementing several changes to existing legislation (1), notably to the Civil Code and the Commercial Companies Code, as well as to tax laws, was announced. The new law, which will enter into force at the beginning of 2019 (with respect to matters commented on below, mostly as […]
Romanian Competition Council proposals for snow-removal salt market
By Georgiana Bădescu With less than one month to go before Christmas, most of us are getting excited about the holiday season and tidying up our gift lists for Santa. The Christmas spirit even appears to have reached the Romanian Competition Council (the “RCC“), as it recently put forward proposals aimed at increasing competition on the […]
Czech Republic: Right compliance programme to save companies from criminal liability
By Rudolf Bicek Business corporations have been criminally liable in the Czech Republic since January 2012. A December 2016 amendment has introduced the possibility to exculpate oneself from criminal liability if the company “has applied all efforts that could be reasonably expected from it” to avert an offence. Nowadays, in practice this means setting up a […]
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RPC scraps associate bonuses after ditching performance reviews
RPC has overhauled its pay structure for associates by axing bonuses in favour of higher basic salaries.
China Elite: The firm that tripled its revenue in two years
Beijing-headquartered Han Kun has emerged as the fastest growing firm in this year’s China Elite report after it tripled its annual turnover between 2013 and 2015. Han Kun also more than doubled its revenue per lawyer (RPL) over the same period. The Lawyer’s third annual China Elite report has collated three years of data to illustrate how fast […]
Slater & Gordon to sue Watchstone over Quindell accounts errors
Slater & Gordon is suing Watchstone Group for £50m over its acquisition of Quindell’s professional services arm.
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The Lawyer Salary Survey 2016 PDF
How much are you paid? Are you happy with your salary? Are your skills adequately recognised and rewarded? Who are the happiest lawyers when it comes to remuneration? How big a pay rise – or drop – could you expect to get if you moved elsewhere? All these questions and more are answered in The […]
Gowling WLG advises Crown Estate on Leicester site purchase
In December 2015 Gowling WLG completed the transaction that saw client The Crown Estate and its partner Gingko Tree Investment Limited – together Fosse Park West LLP – acquire the 12.5 acre Castles Acre site in Leicester from Everards Brewery. The site will be used to build a 150,000 sq ft extension to the Fosse […]
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Former Barclays GC joins EY Riverview Law in first post-acquisition hire
Riverview Law has made its first significant hire since being brought by EY four months ago, appointing a former Barclays general counsel to a new director role. Rob Dinning will be a director of legal function co-sourcing, a new unit within the business that helps global corporations change their operating model to achieve a combination of […]
SFO criticised by ENRC over handling of privileged information
Mining group ENRC has raised further questions over the Serious Fraud Office’s long-running corruption investigation into the company, alleging that privileged information was used as part of the probe. Documents seen by The Lawyer allege that Dechert partner Neil Gerrard passed privileged documents onto the SFO in 2013, as part of its investigation into alleged bribery and corruption […]
Moët’s legal head exits for new role at Just Eat
Moët Hennessy’s European legal director Isabelle Meyer is to move on from the company in the New Year, after six years with the luxury goods conglomerate. The Lawyer can reveal Meyer will be joining Just Eat’s legal team, taking up a position as deputy general counsel. She will report to the company’s current group general counsel James […]
Slaughters and Ashurst team up on Interserve’s rescue plan
Slaughter and May and Ashurst are leading for embattled contractor Interserve, which has revealed that it is seeking a recovery plan amid fears of a Carillion-style collapse. The rescue plan, which aims to scale back its £500m debt pile, will see the Reading-based outsourcer convert much of its debt into new shares, potentially handing control of the […]
Kirkland prepares for leadership handover as firm names next chair
A Chicago corporate partner is to take the reins of Kirkland & Ellis, as the US firm preps for chairman Jeff Hammes’ leadership handover in February 2020. Private equity specialist Jon Ballis will step into the shoes of Hammes in two years time, bringing his 10-year tenure as chairman to an end. Ballis’ practice focuses on leveraged […]
Live blog: crunch time for the Brexit deal
The latest reaction as Theresa May fights to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.