The Court of Appeal (CoA) has revised its guidelines for hear-by dates for the first time in over a decade in order to give lawyers a more “reliable timescale” for hearings. Long delays on CoA hearings have been the subject of frustration among top silks, who have complained of cases being dropped from the case […]
Reed Smith construction partner Lynne Freeman has died after a short illness. Freeman joined legacy Richards Butler in 1997 from legacy Hammond Suddards and also worked at Stephenson Harwood between 1989 and 1991. As part of Reed Smith’s construction practice, Freeman advised on international and domestic engineering and infrastructure projects, as well as acted for […]
The imminent departure of Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies for Lloyds Bank prompted much debate last week. Rival managing partners and former Linklaters partners said the move was a surprise, and commented that while Davies is leaving Linklaters in a strong financial position this may have been at the expense of collegiality. The firm is […]
Commenting on news that Iran and six major world powers have reached a nuclear deal, Zia Ullah, partner and sanctions expert at Eversheds, says: “The historic announcement made today is the culmination of many years of significant investment in diplomacy and relationship building. However, in reality this will be the start of a new process, […]
Commenting on news that Britain is to require firms to publish gender pay gap details, Shirley Wright, partner at Eversheds, says: “It appears likely that the Equality and Human Rights Commission will be tasked with monitoring compliance. A failure to comply with the rules could, ultimately, be treated as an offence, attracting a fine for […]
The multiple attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and Grenoble may not have all been coordinated, but the shocking attack in Sousse has now been documented as the worst attack on British citizens since July 2005. Hashi Mohamed says: ”I have been interested in how we as a society react to traumatic events. What does our institutional […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has advised the Bazalgette Consortium on its successful attempt to become the infrastructure provider to the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The consortium was chosen as the preferred bidder for the project on 13 July. Bazalgette is made up of a number of investors comprising funds managed by Allianz Capital Partners, Amber Infrastructure, […]
Bird & Bird has become the latest firm to announce its 2014/15 financial results, confirming a 6.4 per cent rise in turnover from €305.6m to €325.5m. The firm said its turnover on a sterling basis was flat at £259m (26 June 2014). Sterling figures for many international firms have been heavily affected by fluctuating exchange […]
With Slaughter and May’s Chris Saul due to retire next year, potential frontrunners are already emerging as to who might take his place as senior partner next spring. Former head of corporate Saul announced his retirement from the firm at the end of last month, having replaced Tim Clark in 2008. He was initially elected […]
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has promoted 36 to its global partnership including just two legacy SJ Berwin lawyers in London. The promotions round comes just a week after The Lawyer revealed the firm had reviewed its UK partnership with up to 15 legacy SJ Berwin partners to depart the firm with immediate effect (9 […]
With Slaughter and May’s Chris Saul due to retire next year, potential frontrunners are already emerging as to who might take his place as senior partner next spring. Former head of corporate Saul announced his retirement from the firm at the end of last month (22 June 2015), having replaced Tim Clark in 2008 (17 […]
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has revised its guidelines for hear-by dates for the first time in over a decade in order to extend the typical waiting time before cases can be heard and give lawyers a “reliable timescale” for hearings. Long delays on CoA hearings have been the subject of frustration among top silks […]