Fine partners who want to take a plane
Shoosmiths is taking new measures to reduce its carbon footprint
Addleshaws wants no part of the Anti-Growth Coalition
One firm’s growth is only on the up
Quinn’s nimble, but under attack
Quinn’s litigation practice has proven to be successful but other US firms are catching up
Don’t cry for the all-equity partnership
In 2016 Howard Kennedy adopted an all-equity partnership; now it’s reintroduced a salaried tier. Here’s why.
The Bristol bubble has burst
Don’t go looking for growth in Bristol; it’s not an investment priority
It’s the men we feel sorry for
The 2002 HSF class is an example of why some women choose not to progress to partnership
Eversheds aims to be the last stop saloon
All firms want to hire and keep stand-out laterals, but does that work?
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Geordie accent is getting stronger
NRF’s Newcastle office has major implications for its global profitability
Kirkland will become the world’s first $2bn disputes practice
The US firm’s disputes revenue has ballooned in the last five years and Kirkland will become the first firm to break the $2bn barrier next year
Financials 2019/20: Addleshaws to hold back 5 per cent of partner profits
Addleshaw Goddard’s average profit per equity partner fell 4 per cent over 2019/20, with the firm directing a small proportion of its profits into an investment reserve to stem the blow of Covid-19. The firm announced today that global revenue rose 4 per cent from £275m to £288m despite saying that Covid-19 has had “an […]
The 60 second interview: “It is the strength of our culture that has got us through the lockdown period”
Kennedy‘s global managing partner Suzanne Liversidge speaks to The Lawyer as part of the Business Leadership Series about how for the first time in her career there has been a genuine recognition that ‘we’re all in it together’, and how through those shared experiences new cultural norms have been formed. How can you influence and […]
Judgments of Note: Reflective loss claims and “paedophile hunters”
Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd [2020] UKSC 31 (15 July 2020) The Supreme Court handed down a judgment favouring the appellant, Marex Financial, rather than respondent, Mr Sevilleja, which could affect the parties’ ability to seek a reflective loss claim. The rule, which has existed since the decision in Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Newman […]