Financial reporting season is beginning to hot up, with a string of firms now revealing what 2014/15 was like for them. Financial reporting season is now in full swing. Leading the pack so far is IT boutique Kemp Little, with a stonking 32 per cent revenue growth to £10.6m. Scotland’s Shepherd and Wedderburn follows with […]
From 15 June the streets of Central London will be graced by a number of Business Leadership-branded taxis aimed at raising the profile of the September event. And here’s a heads-up. You really, really want to look out for these taxis. Not only will they be parked near The Grange St Paul’s for the two […]
Move of the week Ashurst has appointed London corporate partner James Wood from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was the partner in charge of the firm’s Australian relationships and a key player in the firm’s energy and mining team. Wood trained and qualified in his native Australia before joining Freshfields as an associate in 1996. […]
IT and data privacy lawyer Mark Watts was appointed to the top management echelons at Bristows in the year he appeared in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list in 2010, alongside corporate partner Iain Redford. They succeeded partners Pat Treacy and Paul Walsh, who stepped down from the joint role of co-managing partners. Five years on, […]
The Boko Haram insurgency and a change of government haven’t swayed investors’ interest in Nigeria Q: What has been the impact of the recent elections on Nigeria’s business community? Has the new government proposed any legislative change that could have a positive impact for the legal and business market in the country? Chike Obianwu, partner, Templars: Without a […]
Firms need to do more than just update their IT systems to beat the competition. All the talk in legal circles of late is of ‘innovation’. Law firms should innovate, create, adapt and develop, we hear. A Sword of Damocles simply dripping with the venom of demanding, increasingly wily clients is hanging over firms every […]
Cross-border work and political tensions are dominating this year’s entries for Finance Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards. A complex sanctions and regulation landscape in Europe underpins many of the finance and banking work throughout the past year, with transactions impacted by international disputes and stringent regulatory requirements. This year, some of the […]
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Soaking up the dramas of the shop floor is all part of Adam Batty’s job to counter the real-life risks and issues Selfridges faces across its four global luxury brands. Selfridges Group’s general counsel Adam Batty has gone from dough to haute couture with marvellous ease. Before joining Selfridges in 2013, Batty was group general […]
Overseeing an IPO is a logistical headache for most general counsel. It can also be the most exhilarating type of deal to work on. Four in-house lawyers reveal the secrets of going public Poundland company secretary and general counsel Jinder Jhuti had always known an IPO was on the horizon for the business, but nothing […]
The sporting world was shocked this week when seven FIFA executives were arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges. More shock followed when Sepp Blatter was re-elected as the organisation’s president and then subsequently resigned. Gateley highlights the controversy surrounding football’s governing body but points out it is not the only sporting organisation with corrupt practices. […]
The potential candidates for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s next managing partner and senior partner have been confirmed following the firm’s partner conference in Paris last month. Three pairs will go head to head for the top roles, which will switch hands when David Aitman and Will Lawes stand down at the end of their respective terms […]