Bird & Bird is developing an internal programme for mid-level associates that aims to support them as they progress their careers to partnership. The programme will be modelled on the firm’s existing future leaders programme and intends to boost retention rates through the pipeline to partnership. Bird & Bird’s future leaders programme is a tailored […]
In recent years, Leeds has become a hotbed for new players in the legal arena. And so the burning question old-timers have been asking is: what are their ambitions and how’s that going to affect us? Well, Gowling WLG appears content with its real estate team from Womble Bond Dickinson and has no major expansion […]
Irwin Mitchell’s group revenue exceeded £300m in the past year, driven by a strategic overhaul and a revamped rewards system under new CEO Craig Marshall. Marshall, who was appointed CEO in September 2023 following the loss of the firm’s longstanding CEO Andrew Tucker in August, has spent his first 10 months reassessing the firm’s strategy […]
After some concern in 2023 that legal tech was further down the ‘not’ scale than the ‘hot’, things seem to be warming up again as legal tech investment press releases fly in. Missed them? Not to worry, we will catch you up. In short, eyes are on the legal tech industry, and there is a […]
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A collection of magic circle, US, Norwegian and Scottish firms are lining up to defend salmon producers in the retail action brought by Stephenson Harwood on behalf of Asda, Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, International Seafoods, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op. The £675m case was first filed last February in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against […]
Ampa, the group that includes Shakespeare Martineau and Mayo Wynne Baxter (MWB), recorded growth of nearly 14 per cent in the last financial year. Overall, Ampa’s revenue shot up from £104.8m to £119.2m. Of that turnover, £7.4m was generated by the group’s non-legal service lines, the largest of which is Marrons, a planning consultancy, which […]
Lawyers working at immigration firms have told The Lawyer that there is “an element of trepidation” among their teams, as concerns grow over potential attacks by far-right groups. Nearly 40 immigration centres and law firms were listed on a Telegram channel called Southport Wake Up on Monday, which has more than 12,000 members. The list, […]
Davis Polk & Wardwell has secured its second lateral partner hire of the year in London, bringing in a private equity specialist from A&O Shearman. A&O Shearman partner Gordon Milne is joining Davis Polk. His recent public deals have seen him advise clients such as Exponent and Charterhouse, with roles too for PAI Partners. Davis […]
The long-running battle between the Russian Federation and the former majority shareholders in Yukos Oil must wait until 2026 for a preliminary issues trial, more than a decade after the case was first filed. According to court documents seen by The Lawyer, an eight-day preliminary issues trial is due to begin on 19 January 2026, […]
Harbottle & Lewis is representing parenting website Mumsnet in a pre-action dispute with artificial intelligence giant OpenAI. Mumsnet claims that the developer has scraped billions of words of its content against the site’s terms of use. It is claiming copyright infringement, breach of terms of use and database right infringement, and has written to openAI […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. As the Court year wraps up today, The Lawyer’s weekly litigation content will pause until the Michaelmas term starts in October. Before that, however, we dive into the most high-profile and controversial judgment of the year: Mr Justice Robin […]
Mercedes F1 team files for disclosure from phone companies Mercedes Grand Prix, the legal entity behind F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas, has filed an application for a Norwich Pharmacal Order (NPO) to the King’s Bench division, according to the public filing system. The filing, which targets mobile network operators Vodafone and Lebara, was filed on […]
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Hays Legal
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Motus
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Sacco Mann
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England, County Durham, Durham
Edwards Gibson
to £1 million +
London (Central)
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London - City
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London (Central)
