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Samantha Knights QC is joined by Christina Lamb OBE (Chief Foreign Correspondent of Sunday Times) and Caroline Buisman (International Criminal Defence and Human Rights Lawyer at Stapert Advocaten).
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The most successful US firm in London in terms of sheer growth is Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
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The job losses in the legal sector last year give us a good inkling of where the most profound changes are likely in 2021
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With Paul Dolman’s hire, Latham is targeting the mid-market PE opportunities.
Simmons throws out fraud claim after rejected SDT complaint
Simmons & Simmons has successfully struck out a fraud claim from a litigant in person who accused the firm of dishonesty and had lodged a complaint to the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). David Hinkel’s claim was dismissed by the High Court on Friday, during which proceedings revealed that the SDT had rejected the appellant’s complaints […]
Slaughters supports UK Government on Covid freight deal
Slaughter and May advised the Department for Transport on a £600,000 mandate around a financial package to protect freight routes during the Covid-19 pandemic, building on a string of profitable public work mandates. A response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that the firm advised on a £35m financial aid package approved by […]
Supreme Court backs FCA in landmark insurance case
The Supreme Court has substantially allowed an appeal brought by HSF client, the Financial Conduct Authority, in a highly-anticipated judgment over Covid-related business losses. Today’s judgment brings guidance for businesses and the watchdog as to whether certain business interruption policies linked to the pandemic relate to losses. Crucially, it means that businesses can make claims to […]
Allen & Overy first magic circle firm to post retention for March 2021
Allen & Overy has become the first magic circle firm to reveal its retention figures for this spring. Out of an intake of 37 qualifying trainees, 36 applied for newly qualified (NQ) positions, with the firm offering jobs to 34 of them, all of whom accepted. That gives a final retention rate of 92 per […]
KPMG Law starts 2021 with new investment to scale UK business
KPMG’s management is eyeing growth in its UK legal arm after a cash investment, as part of its plan to turnover £100m annually within the next few years. The cash injection, which went through just before Christmas and whose amount was not disclosed, is meant to scale up current practices and business lines in coming […]
Shearman hires Linklaters duo for Munich launch
Shearman & Sterling has become the second law firm today to announce the opening of a Munich office, kickstarting operations with two partners from Linklaters. The US firm has hired corporate partner Florian Harder and tax partner Jann Jetter for the launch. Harder has been at Linklaters since 2007, starting off at SJ Berwin, while […]
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