In-house interview: Crabtree & Evelyn GC Katie Power on the benefits of flexibility
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
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The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Sidley Austin has lost its third partner in the City to US rival Dechert, following on from the exits of John McGrath and Simon Fawell earlier this month. The Lawyer revealed that McGrath and Fawell were to make the move, having worked together at Sidley on structured finance matters. McGrath focuses on corporate deals, while Fawell […]
Ashurst’s former managing partner James Collis has left the firm after over a decade as a partner in its banking practice, The Lawyer can reveal. Collis was managing partner of Ashurst for four years from 2012 to 2016, before being replaced by Australian-based Paul Jenkins and returning to his work in the finance practice. Collis was […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has re-elected Lisa Mayhew as co-leader of the firm, while her fellow co-chair Therese Pritchard has been replaced by another US-based partner. Steven Baumer will take over from Pritchard next year. Pritchard has served as chair of legacy firm Bryan Cave since October 2014, and then as co-chair of BCLP […]
The European Securities and Markets Association (“ESMA”) has published a statement on reverse solicitation of clients by third country firms following Brexit and the end of the UK transition period on 31 December 2020. It has identified what it calls “questionable practices” by firms in this regard, for example, using general clauses or online pop-up “I agree” […]
There is no doubt that enforced working from home (‘WFH’) during the early stages of the pandemic has accelerated changes in the way we work. Partly motivated by the initial response to lockdown measures, partly by a need to accommodate individual circumstances, employers and employees have had to adapt to changes in where, how and […]
EU DAC6 – Mandatory Disclosure of Reportable Cross-Border Arrangements Directive 2018/822 (DAC6) is an EU Directive requiring EU intermediaries or taxpayers to report information on certain cross-border arrangements to their local tax authorities. Our previous client updates in relation to DAC6 can be found on our website here1 and here2. In an unexpected move on 31 December 2020, […]
We appear to have reached a global consensus that it is no longer a question of if we should regulate Big Tech but how we regulate, with a flurry of legislative proposals in Europe and legal actions in the US jostling for attention in the final weeks of 2020.
The pandemic is making employers and employees re-assess the value of the workplace. One factor, as Business Minister Paul Scully MP has pointed out, is rarely considered: are employees being subjected to domestic abuse?
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Sidley Austin has lost its third partner in the City to US rival Dechert, following on from the exits of John McGrath and Simon Fawell earlier this month. The Lawyer revealed that McGrath and Fawell were to make the move, having worked together at Sidley on structured finance matters. McGrath focuses on corporate deals, while Fawell […]
Ashurst’s former managing partner James Collis has left the firm after over a decade as a partner in its banking practice, The Lawyer can reveal. Collis was managing partner of Ashurst for four years from 2012 to 2016, before being replaced by Australian-based Paul Jenkins and returning to his work in the finance practice. Collis was […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has re-elected Lisa Mayhew as co-leader of the firm, while her fellow co-chair Therese Pritchard has been replaced by another US-based partner. Steven Baumer will take over from Pritchard next year. Pritchard has served as chair of legacy firm Bryan Cave since October 2014, and then as co-chair of BCLP […]
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Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher are expected to deliver another strong set of results in coming weeks.
Boutiques are now looking like a particularly attractive option.
Firms must once again turn their attentions towards servicing current clients for a lower cost.
The world is becoming a more open place to travel based on the Henley Passport Index.
In recent months there has been a glut of senior associate hires.
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited a corporate lawyer from Allen & Overy as its new head of corporate governance, as firms look to advise FTSE clients on matters such as ESG and compliance. A&O counsel Jaya Gupta has joined Addleshaws as a partner in London. She joins Addleshaws to lead its corporate governance team and co-chair its […]
Pinsent Masons is preparing to unveil targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, after carrying out a global audit of data such as electricity usage and business travel. Consultancy giant WSP was appointed by the firm following a tender exercise last summer and has since carried out a three-month gap analysis across each of […]
Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate CK Hutchison has expanded its group general counsel ranks with the appointment of Clifford Chance corporate partner Frank Yuen. Yuen has joined CK Hutchison Holdings as a group general counsel and head of compliance, which is a newly-created role. He will work alongside head group general counsel Valentine Tsang and a number […]
The Old Vic theatre is searching for a new GC, as Sara van der Pas prepares to leave the arts institution. She joined The Old Vic in October 2019 and will leave this March. She had previously practised at Farrer & Co, where she worked as an interim associate in the firm’s charity and community […]
Remote working is set to stay at Gateley, with a recent survey at the listed firm revealing that the percentage of staff wanting to work predominantly from home has increased. Against the expectations of CEO Rod Waldie, who anticipated a drop-off, up to 62 per cent of Gateley’s employees would now like to work from […]
A restructuring exercise carried out by listed firm Knights amounted to nearly £3m in the first half of the financial year, while revenue soared after three acquisitions. In its results, Knights said the impact of the restructuring in the cash flow was £2.9m, of which £2.4m related to redundancy costs paid. A number of support […]