Three Crowns’ launch in 2014 marked one of the biggest litigation shakeups in the market that year. The six founding partners left their “comfortable jobs” running the arbitration practices at various magic circle and leading firms to set up the boutique last February. And they didn’t start slow. [continued] Also on TheLawyer.com: Shipping and insurance specialist Ince & […]
Making an international office work is often a difficult task, especially in a crowded market. New figures on the French market show that in Paris, several international firms are finding the job difficult. The annual survey of French firms’ headcount and turnover carried out by French publication Juristes Associés revealed that headcount and turnover had […]
Shipping and insurance specialist Ince & Co has announced it is moving its London office to Aldgate Tower after signing a 17-year lease. The new 35,000sq ft office is considerably smaller than Ince’s 64,030sq ft headquarters at 1 St Katharine’s Way. Last year the firm paid £3.54m, or £55.30 per sq ft, for its current […]
It is quite a shocking fact that many spouses (wives in particular) still have no real concept of the extent of their family’s wealth. The BBC’s recent Dr Foster drama portrayed a highly educated woman, a GP, who freely admitted she left the financial side of her marriage to her husband because he was “better […]
Three Crowns’ launch in 2014 marked one of the biggest litigation shakeups in the market that year. The six founding partners left their “comfortable jobs” running the arbitration practices at various magic circle and leading firms to set up the boutique last February. And they didn’t start slow. Three Crowns (3C) entered the market with […]
The Crown Estate has announced a major restructure of its business, which will see the creation of three new senior roles and the departure of general counsel Vivienne King. King has worked for the Crown Estate for 21 years and currently holds the position of director of business operations as well as general counsel. As […]
Allen & Overy (A&O), Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons have retained their positions on the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) top legal panel, with the bank’s review expected to conclude at the end of the year. The five firms are understood to have retained their places on RBS’ tier one panel, despite […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and financial services group Cattles have settled their mammoth professional negligence dispute just days before arguments were set to be heard in the High Court. The case was expected to be one of the highest-value auditors’ negligence cases to be brought for some time with PwC facing a £1.6bn claim. No details have […]
The risks of posting inappropriate comments on Facebook have been well-documented in the press, but now it seems unfriending a colleague could be an issue for the HR department. Last week the Australian Fair Work Commission decided that unfriending someone could be seen as evidence of bullying at work. Gateley discusses similar social media-related […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Belgium Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has launched an EU competition and regulatory practice in Brussels. The firm has hired competition lawyer Jacques Derenne from Hogan Lovells, where he headed the Brussels competition practice. He will be joined by Robert Klotz, […]
South East firm DMH Stallard has confirmed its second merger of 2015, announcing it will tie up with London firm Ross & Craig in a move that will bring London revenue above £10m. The merger follows the tie-up at the start of the year with Guildford firm AWB Partnership, which was DMH Stallard’s third merger in […]
Dechert partner Corinna Mitchell has joined Pemberton Asset Management as its first general counsel. Banking and finance partner Mitchell joined Dechert in 2008 from Baker & McKenzie and will work alongside compliance head and internal counsel Sarah Whitehead. Dechert has a long-standing relationship with Pemberton Asset Management, having advised the company on its strategic relationship […]