Vinson boosts partner numbers with three made up in London
Vinson & Elkins has announced one of its largest ever promotion rounds in London, with three lawyers being made up.
Exclusive: Pinsents could bill over £140m from public sector panel
Pinsent Masons could add over £140m to its top line by winning work from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) new panel, The Lawyer can reveal.
Wolf Theiss continues support for Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation
Wolf Theiss has completed its first year of partnership with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Przedsiębiorczości Kobiet) and Black Swan Fund in Poland and announced plans for closer cooperation as part of the international law firm’s commitment to supporting development and social capital among women. During the first year of the collaborative effort with the […]
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Bates Wells Braithwaite to launch charities hub in ex-KWM space
Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) is to take on extra space in 10 Queen Street Place, which it will use to create a ‘charities hub.’ The new hub will open in spring 2018 and occupy 4,000 sq ft of space on the first floor of the office. The floor in question was formerly occupied by King […]
Ireland: High Court injunction prevents appointment of receiver over Dublin pub
Privilege perils – reporting with purpose
By Michelle Martin In the recent case of Artisan Glass Studio Limited v The Liffey Trust Limited, Slovak Limited (substituted by Aviva Limited & anor [2018] IEHC 278, which concerned fire damage to property, the High Court considered the relevant factors when deciding on a claim of litigation privilege, as set out below: “(a) Whether litigation […]
AI, used correctly, can help solve some of our most pressing employment law issues
By Darran Brennan The World Economic Forum has defined Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an element of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and something which will change our world and workplaces. This is similar to the changes envisaged during the previous industrial revolutions (let’s not forget the fears of the Luddites) but what is different now […]
Glasgow Rangers Football Club enters legal battle with Sports Direct
By Stephen Keogh Just weeks before the new Scottish football season commences, Glasgow Rangers Football Club (“Rangers”) finds itself prevented by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct Group from selling new replica football jerseys. This is not the first time the parties have fallen out over merchandising rights…
European Court of Justice provides clarity for aircraft carriers operating under wet leases
On 4 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) delivered a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU in the case of Wolfgang Wirth & ors v Thomson Airways Ltd. The CJEU was asked by the Regional Court, Hamburg to provide a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of an “operating air […]
Asset management and investment update
Each month our Asset Management & Investment Funds team write a ‘Legal & Regulatory Update’. Welcome to the July issue. The topics covered in this months edition include: AIFM fined €443,000 by the Central Bank as a result of regulatory breaches of Client Assets, AML/CFT and Fitness & Probity Rules Corporate Governance Code for Investment […]
Vinson boosts partner numbers with three made up in London
Vinson & Elkins has announced one of its largest ever promotion rounds in London, with three lawyers being made up.
Exclusive: Pinsents could bill over £140m from public sector panel
Pinsent Masons could add over £140m to its top line by winning work from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) new panel, The Lawyer can reveal.
Wolf Theiss continues support for Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation
Wolf Theiss has completed its first year of partnership with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Przedsiębiorczości Kobiet) and Black Swan Fund in Poland and announced plans for closer cooperation as part of the international law firm’s commitment to supporting development and social capital among women. During the first year of the collaborative effort with the […]
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Bates Wells Braithwaite to launch charities hub in ex-KWM space
Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) is to take on extra space in 10 Queen Street Place, which it will use to create a ‘charities hub.’ The new hub will open in spring 2018 and occupy 4,000 sq ft of space on the first floor of the office. The floor in question was formerly occupied by King […]
The investment bank GC on a mission to tackle Africa
Africa: the final legal frontier. The mission? To explore new economic markets, seeking new investment opportunities and partnerships – to boldly go where no lawyer wanted to go before.
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Dechert recruits Middle East duo from King & Spalding
Dechert has hired its first lateral partner in Dubai for over 18 months, after taking on two real estate lawyers from its US rival King & Spalding. King & Spalding partner Stephen Kelly is joining Dechert. He will be joined by counsel Sarah Mahood who joins as a national partner. Prior to King & Spalding, […]
Freshfields partner swaps private practice for the Bar
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner Nick Segal is switching private practice for the Bar, taking on a new role at Erskine Chambers. Segal is set to join the chambers as a barrister in September, after he has been successfully admitted to the Bar. Segal joined Freshfields in 2006 on his return to the UK from […]
DAC posts double-digit growth across the board with record PEP figure
DAC Beachcroft has posted a strong set of results for the 2017/18 financial year, showing double-digit growth in turnover and profit as well as posting a record-high in profit per equity partner (PEP) of £530,000. An 11 per cent increase in turnover from 2016/17 saw the firm rise from £207m to £230m, while a 21 per […]
Ashurst concludes redundancy consultation with 54 roles lost
Ashurst has cut 54 secretarial roles in its London office, after the firm decided to scrap the position of executive assistants (EAs) in favour of a new role called “practice executive”. The firm revealed in May that 80 roles were at risk as part of the shift, with practice executives set to cover a broader line […]
Clifford Chance posts 77% retention for autumn 2018
Clifford Chance has revealed its retention result for autumn 2018, the first of the magic circle to do so. The firm offered newly-qualified jobs to 36 of its final seat trainees, out of 44 who applied for roles. There were 47 trainees in the cohort in total, meaning the firm’s retention rate is 76.5 per […]
Fountain Court completes new-look Tchenguiz legal team
With less than three months to go to trial, Fountain Court Chambers has been brought in to act for Robert Tchenguiz in his feud with Grant Thornton after he swapped incumbent adviser Stephenson Harwood for Debevoise & Plimpton. It is understood that Fountain Court silks Stephen Rubin QC and Charles Béar QC are now being instructed by […]