Hot 100 alumni: Keith Barnett, Taylor Wessing
Keith Barnett had one nasty shock on his journey to real estate stardom
In-house interview: Paul Newton, Bupa
Bupa’s legal team has been transformed into an effective business unit which last year contributed £10m to the bottom line
Star legal writers: banking
Oil prices and how banks reward their staff: topics from two of our star legal writers in the banking sector
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Where the action is: branding creativity and London
Don’t cheap out on branding creativity. Go to London
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A very legal coup: the accountancy giants
By 2018 The Lawyer UK 200 is likely to have a new member of its £100m+ revenue club, and it won’t be a law firm.
Day of reckoning looms for UK firms
For those with long memories there might seem to be nothing new in this week’s feature about the rise of the accountants. True, this time the tone of PwC, EY and KPMG suggests a more measured, less potentially hubristic story. But don’t be fooled. There is no lack of ambition. Look at the numbers. The […]
KWM delays Europe managing partner appointment amid restructure
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) will go without a managing partner in Europe and the Middle East until the end of the year. The firm has deferred holding elections to replace William Boss, who resigned from the position in January – one year before his term ends – until much later this year while it […]
Social Wine and Tapas, Marylebone, W1
Social Wine and Tapas (“SWT”) is a case in point. Unless you have been incarcerated for the last six months, you will already know that SWT is the latest in the ever-increasing Atherton empire. It’s a new tapas-based joint in that slightly unlovely bit of Marylebone just off Oxford Street, the tourist trap around the once-desirable St Christopher’s Place.
Three top tips: How to be an effective manager
Shirley Brookes, senior partner for PwC Legal in the UK, shares her top three tips for effective management.
Hill Dickinson’s Jackson: “We can bring our national work to London”
The last three years have been difficult for Hill Dickinson, but after multiple redundancy consultations affecting much of the firm’s business managing partner Peter Jackson claims the firm is now ready to grow.
EasyJet postpones panel review after Winterton departure
EasyJet has postponed its panel review until the end of this year, after its legal head Andrew Winterton left at the start of 2016.
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities appoints new Asia legal head
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities has appointed Martin Wong as its new head of legal for Asia in Hong Kong.