Star legal writers: Employment
Substance misuse in the workplace, female board representation and the UK pension reforms are all discussed in this week’s top briefings coverage from the employment sector
In-house interview: Ocado executive director, legal and business affairs, Neill Abrams
He’s the go-to legal guy for online grocer Ocado but, given the company’s significant growth, Neill Abrams has had to start thinking like a businessman.
This week’s top 15 legal briefings – 1 November 2015
With Halloween just behind us it seems only apt to discuss the terrifying possibility that lawyers may soon be replaced by machines. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the next big technology law firms are looking to use but could it really replace lawyers? Totum believes that in reality there is little chance that lawyers will […]
How to lead a global legal team in an era of exponential change
In an exponential world, many of the core capabilities for C-suite success are converging Some skills never change and remain at the core of legal leadership. Foremost among these are superior judgment, legal acumen and experience. However, as the legal landscape shifts and becomes ever more complex, many non-legal skills are increasingly important. Five in […]
The Ritz
Nicky Richmond heads back to a glamorous past for lunch at the Ritz, but finds less pleasure in dinner. It’s not for me, I think, all that gilt, all those mirrors and all those middle-aged women listening to the plinkety-plink of the piano, whilst stuffing their faces with champagne, tea, sandwiches and cake. I’m far too cool for this, I […]
Top 10 stories: 23-29 October 2015
Last Monday saw the release of the top 100 segment of this year’s UK 200, focusing on the growth of the UK’s biggest firms. Our summary of the key findings – namely that UK-headquartered firms are less global than they think – was easily the most-read story of the week. It was followed up by […]
Jun He founder: “We are exploring our way through the mist”
Slaughter and May Chinese best friend Jun He is undergoing a profound transformation, as its founder and managing partner Xiao Wei leads a major reform on the remuneration structure of this 26-year old partnership. As reported exclusively by The Lawyer this August, the Beijing-headquartered firm has undergone a major partner remuneration overhaul. Founder and managing partner […]
Ince’s Singapore managing partner Lovell defects to Reed Smith
Ince & Co’s Singapore managing partner Richard Lovell is leaving the firm to join Reed Smith along with Incisive Law joint managing director Mohan Subbaraman. No date has been set for departure of the two partners, although Ince has already replaced Lovell with shipping disputes partner John Simpson, who took up the position as the […]
Wilberforce takes 3 Stone Buildings QC and junior duo just weeks after 11SB hires
Wilberforce Chambers has taken a silk and junior from 3 Stone Buildings just weeks after the set took two QCs and five juniors from closing 11 Stone Buildings. Civil fraud silk Fenner Moeran QC and junior Andrew Child will join Wilberforce on 2 and 10 November respectively. A statement from the set said the hires […]
Jun He founder: “We are exploring our way through the mist”
Slaughter and May Chinese best friend Jun He is undergoing a profound transformation, as its founder and managing partner Xiao Wei leads a major reform on the remuneration structure of this 26-year old partnership. As reported exclusively by The Lawyer this August, the Beijing-headquartered firm has undergone a major partner remuneration overhaul. Founder and managing […]
HFW sets out action plan to boost gender equality
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has set out an “aspirational” target to increase the number of women in its partnership to 30 per cent by 2020 as part of a wider effort to improve gender diversity. Women made up just 12.2 per cent of HFW’s partnership at the start of 2015 but the firm has set […]
Burness Paull appointed lead adviser to Ecotricity in Scotland
Burness Paull has been appointed as lead adviser to green energy firm Ecotricity in Scotland, following a pitch led by chairman Philip Rodney. The firm, which has a strong presence in planning, was selected by general counsel Tom Cowling. Cowling said: “They are an energetic, enthusiastic team with a good reach in Scotland. This shows […]