Brexit: City firms trigger contingency plans as Britain votes to leave EU
Law firms are bracing themselves for a surge in client demand after Britain voted yesterday to leave the European Union.
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The immediate legal consequences of Brexit under a new Prime Minister
David Cameron tossed the dice and lost. All gamblers must be prepared to lose and to think about what to do if the worst happens. But his gamble over the EU affects the entire profession.
Deutsche Bank strategy head Slatter to quit after six months in role
Deutsche Bank global head of strategy Emma Slatter has quit her role at the bank today to launch her own consultancy, The Lawyer understands.
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My Pride Story: “I’m black and queer. We need more role models”
Isaac Eloi is a paralegal and future trainee at Midlands firm Freeths. This is his Pride Story.
Ireland – Insurance & Reinsurance: legislation programme Summer 2016
Messi scores important victory in longrunning EU trademark dispute
The General Court of the European Union ruled that the Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Andrés Messi, can register his European Union trade mark (EUTM) application for ‘MESSI’ in classes 3, 9, 14, 16, 25 and 28 (covering a wide range of products including fragrances, jewellery, clothing and sports equipment) notwithstanding an opposition led […]
Interrogatories – questions and answers time
Both legal practitioners and the general public alike are very much aware that litigation can be a time consuming and costly exercise, particularly in light of the lengthy delays for the hearing of trials and the subsequent length of time many trials run for. One particular tool favoured by the courts as a way to […]
Ireland: Proposed amendments to the Parental Leave Bill
The Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017, which extends the applicability and duration of parental leave, was passed by the Dail yesterday. The Bill will now proceed to the Seanad where it must be passed before it is signed into law by the President. If enacted, the legislation will come into operation three months after its […]
Ireland: Legal news including corruption, artificial intelligence, GDPR and more
Welcome to the June issue of Legal News. For further information on any of the topics covered in this edition, please call or email any of the key contacts or your usual William Fry contact person…
Corruption legislation passes through the Irish Parliament
By Gerard James Following a momentous week in Irish politics, the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 (the “Bill”) was passed on 30 May 2018 by the Seanad (the Irish Senate), concluding its passage through the Oireachtas (the Irish Houses of Parliament). The Bill now goes to the President for consideration and signing into law […]
Brexit: City firms trigger contingency plans as Britain votes to leave EU
Law firms are bracing themselves for a surge in client demand after Britain voted yesterday to leave the European Union.
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The immediate legal consequences of Brexit under a new Prime Minister
David Cameron tossed the dice and lost. All gamblers must be prepared to lose and to think about what to do if the worst happens. But his gamble over the EU affects the entire profession.
Deutsche Bank strategy head Slatter to quit after six months in role
Deutsche Bank global head of strategy Emma Slatter has quit her role at the bank today to launch her own consultancy, The Lawyer understands.
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My Pride Story: “I’m black and queer. We need more role models”
Isaac Eloi is a paralegal and future trainee at Midlands firm Freeths. This is his Pride Story.
Gowling WLG recognised by Who’s Who Legal as leading trademark firm
Gowling WLG has been named among the world’s most highly regarded firms in the 2016 edition Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks. In total, the guide highlighted 13 Gowling WLG trademark lawyers and agents from Canada, the U.K., Russia and the United Arab Emirates as global leaders in the trademarks field. The annual publication also distinguished Jon Parker of the […]
Exclusive: Axiom weighs up IPO after years of deliberation
Flexible legal resources provider Axiom is considering an initial public offering in a bid to turbocharge the company’s growth, The Lawyer understands. Sources close to the matter claim that the firm’s internal talks are reaching a head after several years of deliberation. An Axiom spokesperson said today: “Axiom does not comment on rumours or market speculation”. […]
Knights boots up for IPO with tech transformation
Knights, which this month announced its intention to become the fifth publicly listed UK law firm, has hired the European IT director at Procter & Gamble to oversee a “technology transformation” as part of the listing. Richard King will join Knights on 1 July as a non-executive director to lead the business’ tech overhaul. Knights’ […]
DAC set to exit “miserable dungeon” with move to Cannon Street
DAC Beachcroft‘s search for its new London office is coming to an end as the firm is understood to have put in an offer for floors of the Walbrook Building near Bank station, The Lawyer can reveal. The firm kicked off its search for a new office last September, instructing commercial estate agents Knight Frank to find […]
Dentons-backed ‘Space Camp’ unveils six new startups
Six European startups have been chosen to join the first round of a SpaceTech startup accelerator backed by Dentons. The nine-week programme called ‘Space Camp’ is being hosted in Dentons’ London HQ and is sponsored by the global firm. The scheme was established by spacetech-focused venture capital fund Seraphim Capital, which claimed that it had […]
Gender pay gap: Freshfields and Slaughters bow to pressure on partner figures as A&O refuses to budge
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have released belatedly their gender pay gap for partners, while Allen & Overy (A&O) has been called out for “refusing to comply” with MPs’ requests for the data. The publication of results follows a long-running inquiry by the UK Government’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee into the […]
Hogan Lovells slashes 54 roles in London as redundancy programme enters final stage
Hogan Lovells has confirmed that 54 people have so far been affected by its London redundancy programme, as the consultation period nears its final stage. The restructuring operation was announced in September 2017, with the firm announcing that 90 roles would be cut or moved to low cost centres. This was made up of 78 […]