In-house interview: Nicola Frost, UKFast
Manchester is the home of good music, football and the offices of many UK law firms. It also houses one of the biggest data centres in the world, owned by Manchester-headquartered hosting provider UKFast
The Lawyer Awards: Meet the Litigation Team of the Year shortlist
The Lawyer Awards’ Litigation Team of the Year is one of the most coveted prizes in the UK disputes market. In just a few short weeks a new team will be crowned champions, joining an impressive list of previous victors.
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The fourth industrial revolution: blockchain and smart contracts
The blockchain is fast becoming a symbol of the fourth industrial revolution. After steam, electricity and computing, this is the term coined by Davos founder Klaus Schwab for the deep digital transformation that Schwab says is now upon us
The long read: The numbers game at Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May is an anomaly. It has shunned international growth and become utterly distinct from other firms in its price range. But will this strategy work forever? It’s up to new boss Steve Cooke to decide whether tradition or transformation is the way forward.
Star legal writers: corporate
A look back at what the top legal writers in our online briefings section have been saying about the corporate world
A firm that refuses to join the global race
How’s your platform? Or your global coverage? Or, indeed, your bench strength? Most big firms these days obsess over these supposed indicators of legal market leadership, if not necessarily excellence
GC2B: With innovation, simplicity is key
A roundtable event organised by BLP in conjunction with The Lawyer at the General Counsel Strategy Summit in Portugal, investigated why firms seek to innovate and how they go about implementing change.
Top 10 stories: 27 May-2 June 2016
In the week that retailer BHS finally folded, after administrators failed to find a buyer, our top story was the news that MPs had ordered Olswang to reveal details of the fees it was paid for working on the company’s sale in 2015.
A&O’s new management: turbo-charging strategy
Allen & Overy’s (A&O) new management outlined their strategy to partners last month in the 45-degree Dubai heat. But what were the hot topics on the agenda?
Deutsche exits continue as active asset management head departs for J O Hambro
Deutsche Bank’s head of active asset management James Hooper has departed the bank to join asset management fund J O Hambro Capital Management as the fund’s second in-house lawyer, The Lawyer can reveal.
Latham tops green bond rankings ahead of US rivals
Latham & Watkins was the top legal adviser on green bond issuances last year, advising on more deals than any other firm.
Linklaters’ Moore and Gordon Dadds’ Biles predict further UK consolidation
Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore and Gordon Dadds managing partner Adrian Biles discuss the future of the legal industry in the UK and whether mergers are on the horizon in this exclusive video.