Partners at Mayer Brown are being encouraged to take part in a new mentoring scheme between income and equity members. Law firms generally have been ramping up their progress in this area, whether it be to help women progress to senior roles or learn more about other cultures and backgrounds. Linklaters and Hogan Lovells are […]
Clyde & Co and Kennedys both reported their latest financial results last week, and both firms hit record revenue highs. An 11 per cent rise in turnover at Kennedys saw the firm’s global revenue exceed £200m for the first time in 2018/19, while UK figures grew by £8m to £126m. Meanwhile, Clyde & Co recorded a 21st […]
A group of trainees and associates brimming with innovative tech ideas is being given the opportunity to take the reins, collaborate with partners and revolutionise how firms work
“For me transition was necessary”, says A&O’s Emma Niit, “so much so that I felt compelled to completely turn my life upside down for it”.
By Bernardine Adkins Article XXIV (also referred to as Article 24) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) recently came into focus when Conservative Party leadership candidate and potential future UK Prime Minister candidate, Boris Johnson, claimed it could be a potential option for the UK in the event of a ‘no deal’ […]
By Gordon Harris, Ailsa Carter It is now two years since the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in Actavis v Eli Lilly [2017] UKSC 48 (12 July 2017) re-steered in a markedly different direction the law of patent infringement in the UK, stating that there is a doctrine of equivalents. How has English patent law developed its doctrine […]
By Sharon Ayres, Stephen Belling, David Lowe Large private limited companies have been subject to political scrutiny for some time as the Government has tried to assess what regulatory framework should apply to them. The catalyst for this move being that it is not just publicly listed companies that should be subject to governance codes […]
By Jian Xu On 23 April 2019, just three days before the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day the national legislature in China swiftly approved the fourth amendment to the country’s Trademark Law. Compared with previous amendments, this amendment is relatively small scale, but it appears to focus on two themes: (a) combatting bad faith trademark […]
This article was originally published in the OCA Construction Comment Magazine in May 2019. Construction liens are arguably the most useful legal tool to ensure that contractors and workers are paid. Arising from the moment services and/or materials are provided to a construction project, liens provide the parties who performed the work and/or supplied the materials a […]
Partners at Mayer Brown are being encouraged to take part in a new mentoring scheme between income and equity members. Law firms generally have been ramping up their progress in this area, whether it be to help women progress to senior roles or learn more about other cultures and backgrounds. Linklaters and Hogan Lovells are […]
Clyde & Co and Kennedys both reported their latest financial results last week, and both firms hit record revenue highs. An 11 per cent rise in turnover at Kennedys saw the firm’s global revenue exceed £200m for the first time in 2018/19, while UK figures grew by £8m to £126m. Meanwhile, Clyde & Co recorded a 21st […]
A group of trainees and associates brimming with innovative tech ideas is being given the opportunity to take the reins, collaborate with partners and revolutionise how firms work
“For me transition was necessary”, says A&O’s Emma Niit, “so much so that I felt compelled to completely turn my life upside down for it”.
Tributes have been paid to Latham & Watkins’ Madrid office head Juan Picón, the former senior partner of DLA Piper, who has sadly passed away.
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Simmons & Simmons has acquired a legal engineering firm with offices in London and Cambridge, bolstering its UK headcount with data scientists and design experts. The firm has bought Wavelength, which was created in 2016 by ex-Bird & Bird lawyer Peter Lee and former Taylor Vinters lawyer Drew Winlaw. Wavelength is the first legal engineering […]
DWF has come out triumphant from a tender process that will see BT outsource a major part of its in-house services to the publically-listed law firm. As part of the contract, which was struck for an undisclosed sum and lasts five years, DWF will contribute insurance and real estate advice to the telecommunications behemoth. In […]
Linklaters has recorded 91 per cent retention of its autumn qualifiers this year. The magic circle firm has kept on 49 of 54 final-seat trainees, its best result since autumn 2016. Trainee development partner Richard Hodgson said: “We are pleased once again to retain a high number of quality lawyers from our September qualifiers. Attracting, […]
Deloitte Legal has made its first significant legal hire in the City since the appointment of Allen & Overy lawyer Michael Castle as head of the team.
In September, a crowd of technology and innovation gurus across private practice and alternative legal services providers will gather for The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit 2019, a one-day event that will explore how going ‘back to basics’ might be the best approach to cut through the hype of legal tech and come up with untapped […]
Litigation funder Harbour has launched a training contract after it received authorisation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to hire trainees. The funder will hire one trainee in September to undertake a two-year programme, like contracts offered in private practice. Harbour Litigation Funding launched the contract as it wanted to retain a paralegal, who was […]
