After a turbulent year politically and a disappointing half a decade in terms of the firm’s financials, Addleshaw Goddard is rolling out a new five-year strategy focused on financial performance, as we report here. The strategy has set out a number of financial key performance indicators and demonstrates a clear shift in emphasis from the […]
Litigation was the focus of the top stories this week following the publication of our annual Global Litigation Top 50 report, which revealed that DLA Piper is the world’s largest contentious practice. The annual ranking was dominated again by US firms, with only eight UK-headquartered practices featuring on the list. DLA’s litigation revenue of $1.128bn, […]
Shoosmiths has been shortlisted for Best Regulatory Law Firm at the 2015 Women in Compliance Awards. The awards criteria stipulate that entrants must demonstrate that their compliance team is either led by a woman or has a diverse make-up with female team members being integral to its function and success. Manchester-based senior associate Andrea James, Nottingham-based […]
You know that thing, where you can’t decide where to go on holiday for Christmas and there are so many choices and what about Cornwall but there’s all those unused air miles and it would be lovely to go somewhere hot but really it’s double the price at this time of year and then you […]
For a year now, The Lawyer has run a weekly interview with a law firm leader as part of our coverage of strategic issues facing the legal profession. The leaders are drawn from all sectors of the industry. Over the next two weeks we’ll be running the highlights from our interviews with the men and […]
Private client firms Hunters and May May & Merrimans have announced they are merging in April next year, creating a firm with 120 staff. The firms together boast a combined experience of 530 years. Lincoln’s Inn firm Hunters was founded in 1715 and Gray’s Inn-based May May & Merrimans in 1768. The merged firm will […]
The Lawyer Awards shortlist was the biggest story in May, with the Premier League email scandal involving DLA Piper partner Nick West also garnering much interest. Is it you? The Lawyer Awards shortlist unveiled As always, the most popular story in May was the unveiling of The Lawyer Awards shortlist. A host of firms, barristers’ […]
A No5 Chambers member has successfully resisted an application for costs by the donee of a lasting power of attorney. Philip Dayle, acting for the public guardian, successfully resisted an application by the donee, who complained that the public guardian had used its statutory power to investigate unreasonably. Senior Judge Lush described the case […]
Addleshaw Goddard has set out its aspirations to re-establish a top 20 position in the UK200 and to be known as a premium player in its chosen markets as part of a new strategy rolled out firmwide today (11 December). Managing partner John Joyce delivered his vision for the firm to partners at a conference […]
Nabarro has posted a three per cent uptick in turnover for the first six months of 2014/15, taking it to £54.1m for the six months to end October, compared to the £52.5m the previous year. It marks a return to muted growth at the half-year point following a 0.3 per cent rise from £52.3m to […]
Keep up to speed with the latest cases by checking out The Lawyer’s Briefings section online. It’s an unparalleled resource; below is just a selection of recent papers by law firms putting the latest decisions into context. Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co: Union recognition — what choices do I have? Part two Ince & Co: […]
Shoosmiths and Bond Dickinson have advised on a rail deal that will bring hundreds of new carriages on the Gatwick Express and Thameslink routes as part of a £317m investment by the rail industry. Shoosmiths advised Porterbrook, who won the tender to own and lease the 224 new custom built Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) coaches […]