Revealed: The Top 20 Cases of 2020
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“All is dust for him and bleak”: Beckwith escapes strike-off but picks up £35,000 fine
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith has been ordered to pay a fine of £35,000 and costs of £200,000, although the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal decided not to strike off the lawyer from the roll. The conclusion of the hearing came after Beckwith handed in his resignation from Freshfields this morning. His defence counsel, Three Raymond […]
Beckwith’s SDT hearing: “I’ve never seen him behave inappropriately around women”, character witnesses claim
Two character witnesses were called by Ryan Beckwith’s defence team today, as the disciplinary hearing into the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner draws to a close. Restructuring partner Beckwith is facing claims from the SRA that he breached two of its principles, linked to events that took place in 2016 with a former colleague. He is […]
Beckwith’s SDT hearing: Freshfields partner remains defiant in cross-examination
Ryan Beckwith was cross-examined in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal today, as the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner maintained that the complainant instigated physical contact and fabricated her story. Restructuring partner Beckwith is facing claims from the SRA that he breached two of its principles, linked to events that took place in 2016 with a former colleague. […]
SDT rules that former Freshfields partner did not coerce, manipulate or abuse “position of seniority”
SRA calls in the Met on Axiom Ince probe
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is liaising with law enforcement authorities over allegations made regarding embattled firm Axiom Ince, as the Metropolitan Police Service confirms a referral was passed on by the regulator. In August, the regulator suspended three partners from Axiom Ince, the firm that acquired Ince Group just four months before and was […]
Ince crisis: Future trainees ‘left to fend for themselves’
As Axiom Ince finally collapses, The Lawyer can reveal that barely any of the current or future trainees have found new homes – and the future trainees have missed their deadline to begin their studies at BPP. The Lawyer understands that two individuals have been able to transfer their current training contracts to Stephenson Harwood […]
HSF defends in $13.8bn High Court claim brought by Russian businessman
Jailed Russian businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov has filed a $13.8bn claim against US private equity giant TPG, ports multinational DP World and a number of Russian state companies. The claim, which alleges that Magomedov’s business empire was manoeuvred into Russian state hands, was launched by litigation boutique Seladore Legal and includes a line-up of barristers from […]
Dozens exit Axiom Ince for Birketts and Horwich Farrelly
Axiom Ince has taken another hit this morning, losing a large team to Birketts and over 30 lawyers to Horwich Farrelly (HF). HF has taken the largest cohort yet from the ailing firm, onboarding more than 30 lawyers including nine partners and one associate partner. Partners Stef Johnston, Jarrod Parker, Alison Beesley, Chris Foulkes, Richard […]
The Passport: Taylor Wessing, Inflexion and Beyoncé
This week in The Passport we’re taking a view on how Taylor Wessing might add an important missing piece in its European jigsaw and how a weak Krona has been both a blessing and a curse to Sweden’s biggest players. Taylor Wessing’s big Italian gap The big European news out of Taylor Wessing earlier this […]
Global Litigation 50 2023
This report contains: ranking of the top 50 firms based on their global litigation revenue generated in the last financial year analysis of financials and headcount growth global trends in litigation over the past year
Global Top 30 in Europe
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The In-House Sentiment Survey 2023
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UK Corporate 50 2023
This report contains: an overview of the UK corporate market in 2022 analysis of financial performance at the top 50 City firms ranked by UK-generated corporate revenue a focus on the energy and infrastructure (E&I) sector which remains active during a year of deals slowdown
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On your marks, get set, A&O
Today’s the day: will Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling vote to merge, or have efforts by both firms’ management failed to convince the naysayers? Unlike the excitement of a day’s General Election, both sides are being very lawyerly about it and can ponder for two whole weeks. The vote closes on 13 […]
Eversheds’ major litmus test
On Halloween 2024, all that remained of SJ Berwin will end, as King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) retreat from the UK, Europe and the Middle East is finalised and its offices in those regions closed. The fate of its people in London, Brussels, Madrid, Milan, Frankfurt and Dubai will be sealed. And that will be […]
New powers are rising in the far North
The latest mergers in Scotland will be followed by more soon enough
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The Lawyer’s first Regional Powerhouse Ranking shows the strength of the UK’s legal market outside London
Don’t forget to look after the partners
A period of radical change has descended on the profession, with firms contending with a raft of organisational challenges. Major tax reforms are underway for the 2023/24 year, with many firms expected to issue cash calls to satisfy the income tax bills from HM Revenue & Customs. But this one-off hit is little compared with […]
SRA calls in the Met on Axiom Ince probe
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is liaising with law enforcement authorities over allegations made regarding embattled firm Axiom Ince, as the Metropolitan Police Service confirms a referral was passed on by the regulator. In August, the regulator suspended three partners from Axiom Ince, the firm that acquired Ince Group just four months before and was […]
Ince crisis: Future trainees ‘left to fend for themselves’
As Axiom Ince finally collapses, The Lawyer can reveal that barely any of the current or future trainees have found new homes – and the future trainees have missed their deadline to begin their studies at BPP. The Lawyer understands that two individuals have been able to transfer their current training contracts to Stephenson Harwood […]
HSF defends in $13.8bn High Court claim brought by Russian businessman
Jailed Russian businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov has filed a $13.8bn claim against US private equity giant TPG, ports multinational DP World and a number of Russian state companies. The claim, which alleges that Magomedov’s business empire was manoeuvred into Russian state hands, was launched by litigation boutique Seladore Legal and includes a line-up of barristers from […]
Dozens exit Axiom Ince for Birketts and Horwich Farrelly
Axiom Ince has taken another hit this morning, losing a large team to Birketts and over 30 lawyers to Horwich Farrelly (HF). HF has taken the largest cohort yet from the ailing firm, onboarding more than 30 lawyers including nine partners and one associate partner. Partners Stef Johnston, Jarrod Parker, Alison Beesley, Chris Foulkes, Richard […]
The Passport: Taylor Wessing, Inflexion and Beyoncé
This week in The Passport we’re taking a view on how Taylor Wessing might add an important missing piece in its European jigsaw and how a weak Krona has been both a blessing and a curse to Sweden’s biggest players. Taylor Wessing’s big Italian gap The big European news out of Taylor Wessing earlier this […]
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