Clifford Chance, Fieldfisher and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang are just some of the high-profile names appearing in court this week, as another Top 20 case hits the High Court. CMS partner Bernard O’Sullivan will be battling a claim against defendants represented by Fieldfisher partners Colin Gibson and Dan Hayward, Clifford Chance partner Julian Acratopulo […]
After a short recess last week, the courts are back in full flow with some high-profile cases due to be heard this week, including two cases which featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2019. After a landmark decision in the Merricks/Interchange case, another major piece of litigation comes to the English courts this […]
With the High Court taking an early summer recess this week, The Lawyer looks back at the high-profile decisions that were handed down last week. Eversheds Sutherland and Clifford Chance will continue arbitration in a case between 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) after a High Court judge granted […]
Topping the bill this week is a disciplinary hearing as big four accountancy firm KPMG and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) find themselves in front of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The pair are set to be grilled over the standards of KPMG’s audit when the accountant was drafted in to look at […]
Clifford Chance, Fieldfisher and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang are just some of the high-profile names appearing in court this week, as another Top 20 case hits the High Court. CMS partner Bernard O’Sullivan will be battling a claim against defendants represented by Fieldfisher partners Colin Gibson and Dan Hayward, Clifford Chance partner Julian Acratopulo […]
After a short recess last week, the courts are back in full flow with some high-profile cases due to be heard this week, including two cases which featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2019. After a landmark decision in the Merricks/Interchange case, another major piece of litigation comes to the English courts this […]
With the High Court taking an early summer recess this week, The Lawyer looks back at the high-profile decisions that were handed down last week. Eversheds Sutherland and Clifford Chance will continue arbitration in a case between 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) after a High Court judge granted […]
Topping the bill this week is a disciplinary hearing as big four accountancy firm KPMG and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) find themselves in front of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The pair are set to be grilled over the standards of KPMG’s audit when the accountant was drafted in to look at […]
Ashurst has struck a partnership with an alternative managed services provider to support its global NewLaw team Ashurst Advance. The firm has teamed up with provider Cognia Law to scale up its delivery of legal services across its network, with the opportunity of increasing the number of projects at hand. The demand for more cost […]
First, there was the Brabners Bog, and now Mills & Reeve – or should we say Reeds? – has got itself a wetland. It has partnered up with longstanding client Albanwise Environment on a nature recovery project in west Norfolk. Home to threatened species including otters, dragonflies and wildfowl, the Stoke Ferry wetland is positioned […]
Once, let’s say around two decades ago, the most eye-catching lateral hires stories were all about US firms raiding the Brits in the latter’s back yard. Then, thanks to the sheer scale of the investment of US firms in London and the growth of this City market, came US-on-US moves. Now, the top UK firms […]
The skip outside the now-defunct 9 Stone Buildings is a forlorn remnant of a 130-year history. But it’s a gift of a metaphor. Anyone following the shape of legal services will be increasingly aware that chambers’ challenges mimic those of law firms. For 9 Stone Buildings’ fate is the amplification of a trend that is sweeping […]
As Freshfields goes for a more American look, Paul Weiss is appealing to aspiring UK lawyers with a £250 grant to buy smart attire. Unveiling a generous vacation scheme package, the US firm has also hit top of the market rates with an £180,000 NQ salary. That figure will likely be even higher once its […]
Lawyer headcount growth underscores the resilience of the profession
DLA Piper’s global co-CEO elect Charles Severs is set to begin his term two months earlier than planned. The new date will see Severs begin his term in November, replacing the outgoing Simon Levine who has been in the firm’s top job for a decade. Corporate partner Severs joined DLA in 2003, having spent the […]
The UK’s top 20 firms logged the equivalent of 2,407 more trips around the world in 2023 than they did in 2022, as business travel surged post-pandemic. According to Companies House data, these firms in 2022 collectively emitted 25,766 tCO2e from business travel – the equivalent of driving 65.9 million miles in a typical petrol-powered […]
The highly anticipated Russian aircraft trial has got underway, as aircraft lessors and their insurers battle over who should pay for planes stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Brick Court’s Mark Howard KC began the proceedings yesterday (2 October) with an opening statement focused on the “clear and simple language” of the “operator […]
Watson Farley & Williams has ended its search for new London premises, opting for a building that enables it to be the sole tenant of its City space. The firm has signed a lease at 25 Moorgate with developer Barings. The lease will run for 15 years, with the firm expecting to move into the […]
The former CEO of Taylor Vinters has left Mishcon de Reya 21 months after the firms completed their merger. According to Companies House, Matt Meyer was terminated as a member on 30 September 2024. Meyer was a member of the senior management team at Mishcon and sat on the board, where he had responsibility for […]