Africa

Updates and analysis from The Lawyer covering law firms from across Africa.

Johannesburg

Hogan Lovells to shut three offices

A week after A&O Shearman said it was closing its Johannesburg office, Hogan Lovells is to do the same with closures in another two global cities. Hogan Lovells is to exit Sydney and Warsaw also, leaving it with no offices in Australia or South Africa. Warsaw is the largest office of the trio, with three […]

Nigeria

Freshfields and former ex-Court of Appeal judge tied up in case of apparent bias

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s “professional connections” with an arbitrator led to apparent bias in an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) case, a High Court judge has ruled. Aiteo, Africa’s largest private integrated energy company, brought a challenge before the English High Court alleging a “serious irregularity” after the ICC issued four arbitration awards against it between […]

Tunisia

North Africa: A gateway to growth

Despite the region’s reputation for political and economic upheaval, the likes of Morocco, Egypt and Algeria have encouraged global law firms to collaborate with local experts in their pursuit of fresh business opportunities

The Lawyer Podcast: UK 200 special – UK law firms fight back

If this year’s UK200 is anything to go by, the majority of UK law firms are in robust health. Indeed, they are finally fighting back against the growth of US competitors. So why are so many upending their partnership models? In part one of our two-part podcast series celebrating the 20th edition of The Lawyer’s […]