US firm Sedgwick to close after string of partner exits
US firm Sedgwick is to cease trading early next year in a move that will affect over 80 partners, including six in London.
Historic England hands panel spots to 10 firms as roster triples
City and regional firms have won roles on Historic England’s enlarged 10-firm roster of legal advisers.
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Clients: Business services staff shouldn’t handle our relationships
Clients surveyed by The Lawyer have said they would be “very unhappy” to have a business services professional rather than a lawyer as the main point of contact at their external law firm, new research has revealed. One client’s response was particularly vehement: “Absolutely terrible idea. Having to go through someone who doesn’t really understand […]
Pinsent Masons celebrates International Men’s Day for first time
Pinsent Masons is celebrating International Men’s Day for the first time this year. The firm will mark the occasion with a conference next week for 50 male year 10 and 11 students from its partner schools, who are statistically less likely to achieve their potential at school than their female peers. The firm’s family support network […]
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Has your organisation paid its data protection fee?
By Patrick Wheeler The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has sent warning letters to 34 organisations who have failed to pay the new data protection fee under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, which came into force on 25 May 2018. Under the new regime, data controllers have to pay a data protection fee to […]
The number of regulators adopting a sandbox like FCA’s is likely to grow
By Christian Davison Further to our ‘Autumn Update Financial Services’ seminar on 26th September, Christian Davison, a trainee in our Corporate and Commercial team, comments on the FCA’s announcement of a global regulatory sandbox. On 7 August 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority announced the ‘Global Financial Innovation Network’ (GFIN). It is an extension of the FCA’s pioneering UK […]
Amendments in the property taxation is benefiting the buyers
By Dominic Cole The Express has commented on the data released by trade lending body UK Finance which demonstrates that the number of first time buyers in August was the highest monthly level since June 2017. Whilst this is not a particularly long time, it may demonstrate to the Chancellor that the changes to the taxation […]
Impact of mixed domicile marriages on estate planning
By Aidan Grant Mixed domicile marriages can have a significant impact on estate planning opportunities. For example UK domiciled spouses only have a limited spouse exemption when passing assets to their non-UK domiciled spouse. It may also mean navigating the choppy waters of double taxation relief as more than one jurisdiction seeks to claim taxing rights […]
Brexit lease drama
By Paul Henson Many of us suffer from Brexit fatigue these days and those working within the real estate arena tend to focus on how it might affect market sentiment as opposed to it having any legal implications. It is therefore surprising that a “nationally significant case” listed for January 2019 will consider whether Brexit has […]
US firm Sedgwick to close after string of partner exits
US firm Sedgwick is to cease trading early next year in a move that will affect over 80 partners, including six in London.
Historic England hands panel spots to 10 firms as roster triples
City and regional firms have won roles on Historic England’s enlarged 10-firm roster of legal advisers.
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Clients: Business services staff shouldn’t handle our relationships
Clients surveyed by The Lawyer have said they would be “very unhappy” to have a business services professional rather than a lawyer as the main point of contact at their external law firm, new research has revealed. One client’s response was particularly vehement: “Absolutely terrible idea. Having to go through someone who doesn’t really understand […]
Pinsent Masons celebrates International Men’s Day for first time
Pinsent Masons is celebrating International Men’s Day for the first time this year. The firm will mark the occasion with a conference next week for 50 male year 10 and 11 students from its partner schools, who are statistically less likely to achieve their potential at school than their female peers. The firm’s family support network […]
TPG ramps up panel process as first stage nears completion
New details are emerging with regards to TPG’s ongoing panel process – one of the only private equity houses to launch such a global tender.
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Landmark ruling upheld as DWF loses data breach appeal for Morrisons
DWF has lost its appeal for Morrisons in the High Court today, as it was ruled that the supermarket is legally responsible for an enormous data breach affecting over 100,00 employees. Three senior judges, including the Master of the Rolls, upheld the original decision against the supermarket, issued in December 2017. In what was the UK’s first data protection class […]
Bakers chair Rawlinson to take temporary leave due to exhaustion
Baker McKenzie chair Paul Rawlinson is to take a step back from day-to-day management of the firm “in response to medical issues caused by exhaustion”. The firm announced today that executive member Jaime Trujillo will serve as the firm’s acting chair for the interim. Trujillo is Bakers’ current Latin American chair and is an M&A lawyer […]
Ashurst sets “ambitious” set of new diversity goals
Women will account for a third of Ashurst‘s global partnership by 2022 if the firm manages to achieve its new set of diversity goals. The target is one of three to be set by the firm in which the firm outlines that 33 per cent of its partnership will be female within the next three […]
Clifford Chance called in as French Connection seeks new buyer
As retailers continue to feel the pressure on the High Street, French Connection has brought in Clifford Chance to advise it on a potential sale after years of declining revenues in tough trading conditions. The fashion retailer announced at the beginning of the month that it was “reviewing all strategic options”, having been hit with a […]
NFU Mutual cuts three firms from panel
The National Farmers Union’s (NFU) insurance arm has cut its panel firms from seven to four, with DWF among those winning a place. DWF has been added to the line-up for NFU Mutual, while DAC Beachcroft has retained its place. The two other firms on the roster are Scottish-based BTO Solicitors and Belfast-headquartered John McKee […]
Slaughters unveils next stage of three-year innovation plan
Slaughter and May has implemented a new training pilot as part of its three-year innovation strategy.