This week on Spotlight, we laser in on the mechanics of specialist energy and construction firm Fenwick Elliott. Origin: Robert Fenwick Elliott set up the firm in 1986, coming from legacy Masons. The firm began by doing only domestic contentious construction work but picked up two ICC arbitrations for the Pakistan government in the 1990s, […]
The £70m landmark construction and cladding dispute that featured in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2024 is closing in on a full settlement, The Lawyer can reveal. It is understood that just two parties in the case, which had an extensive list of defendants, still have active claims against them ahead of October’s 11-week […]
Qatari ex-PM hit with new claim According to the public filing system, ex-Prime Minister and Qatari royal Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani has been hit with a new claim filed on Friday (28 June) in the Commercial Court, brought by a company owned by Northern Irish businessman Paddy McKillen. McKillen’s company, Hume […]
Orange juice cartel squeezes into Court of Appeal Pogust Goodhead is representing 1,600 orange growers, 22 companies and the Brazillian Association of Citrus Growers in a one-day hearing at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday (2 July) in a suit against the estate of Brazil’s “Orange King”, José Luis Cutrale, who died in 2022. The […]
This week on Spotlight, we laser in on the mechanics of specialist energy and construction firm Fenwick Elliott. Origin: Robert Fenwick Elliott set up the firm in 1986, coming from legacy Masons. The firm began by doing only domestic contentious construction work but picked up two ICC arbitrations for the Pakistan government in the 1990s, […]
The £70m landmark construction and cladding dispute that featured in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2024 is closing in on a full settlement, The Lawyer can reveal. It is understood that just two parties in the case, which had an extensive list of defendants, still have active claims against them ahead of October’s 11-week […]
Qatari ex-PM hit with new claim According to the public filing system, ex-Prime Minister and Qatari royal Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani has been hit with a new claim filed on Friday (28 June) in the Commercial Court, brought by a company owned by Northern Irish businessman Paddy McKillen. McKillen’s company, Hume […]
Orange juice cartel squeezes into Court of Appeal Pogust Goodhead is representing 1,600 orange growers, 22 companies and the Brazillian Association of Citrus Growers in a one-day hearing at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday (2 July) in a suit against the estate of Brazil’s “Orange King”, José Luis Cutrale, who died in 2022. The […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to defend mining giant Rio Tinto in a new dispute regarding pollution in Madagascar, The Lawyer can reveal. Leigh Day sent a letter of claim to Rio Tinto on 2 April on behalf of 64 residents in villages near a mine in southeast Madagascar, announcing the dispute publicly the following […]
Over the last decade, the UK’s Top 50 firms have trialled a variety of tactics to satisfy an incessant demand for revenue growth. Consolidation has been a feature of the decade, with ‘critical mass’ becoming a key term used by managing partners as they push forward their growth agendas. Internationalisation too is a hallmark of […]
A&O Shearman is looking to cut 10 per cent of its global partnership, but it’s doing so in a year in which its London recruitment team has been at its busiest. The firm has hired eight lateral partners in the City so far this year and last week’s announcement of “planned business changes” does little […]
Before financials season got fully underway, The Lawyer took a look at the firms most likely to hit the milestones of £2bn, £1bn and £500m. There were not many, highlighting the challenge for firms to grow bigger and profitably. Of the seven likelies, just two definitely managed it – Linklaters and Bird & Bird – […]
For years, particularly since 2016 and the vote for Brexit, much has been written about the odds of London’s decline as a world financial hub. Most of it has focused on deal and investment activity. But there’s another metric, one that amply underlines the sheer pulling power of the City and suggests that far from […]
“I’ve seen the future, and it’s porn, sharks and Nazis.” Twitter hadn’t even been founded at the time, but the above quote from the niche 2005 sitcom Bromwell High turned out to be unintendedly prophetic when considering the journey of one of the planet’s largest social media companies. Once ‘the world’s town square’, Twitter, latterly […]
A senior tax partner from Travers Smith is set to join Latham & Watkins’ practice after 18 years at the UK firm. Simon Skinner, who had been at Travers since 2006 and is a former head of the firm’s tax practice, joins the US firm’s London office with a background in corporate finance, PE and […]
Two firms in The Lawyer’s UK top 50 managed to increase revenue by more than 20 per cent over 2023/24, highlighting a buoyant year across the legal industry. Kennedys’ turnover rose by 22.5 per cent from £313.6m to £384.3m, while Burges Salmon, this year’s fastest-growing top 50 firm, saw its total revenue balloon by 27.1 per cent […]
Dickson Minto has made a rare dip into the recruitment market with the appointment of a real estate partner from Walker Morris. The former group head of Leeds-based Walker Morris’ real estate practice Jeremy Moore has joined Scotland’s Dickson Minto as a partner with immediate effect. Moore will be based out of Dickson Minto’s London […]
Womble Bond Dickinson is preparing to expand significantly in the US, with a merger confirmed with Phoenix firm Lewis Roca. The geography-driven deal, which aims to plug several strategic gaps in the larger firm’s office network, is set to go live at the start of next year. The merged firm will be known as Womble […]
After months of negotiations, The Spectator Magazine has been sold to hedge fund tycoon Paul Marshall, with four firms in action. White & Case led for Marshall and Old Queen Street Ventures (OQS Media) on the acquisition. The acquisition follows a receivership process undertaken last year by Lloyds Banking Group and the acquisition of a […]