Today we’re talking results. First up, there’s still time to enter this year’s The Lawyer Management awards – don’t miss out on the chance to win one of the year’s biggest prizes for operational excellence. This is every firm’s chance to acknowledge all the hard work being done by the members of their business support […]
Carl Weston has been head of marketing at Derby firm Flint Bishop since 2006 What’s your advice for anyone wanting to go into the industry? If you want to go into marketing you need a thick skin. If you want to get in legal marketing, you need to be armour platted. That might sound […]
Clyde & Co has increased its revenues by 8.5 per cent from £336.6m to £365.1m for the 2013/14 year-end. Clydes chief executive Peter Hasson said average profit per equity partner (PEP) was expected to come in at £600,000, 3.5 per cent ahead of the £580,000 posted in 2012/13, although this was yet to be confirmed. The […]
It’s effectively a flat result for CMS in terms of revenue, despite the firm having bulked up its international offering with a spate of office openings and the occasional merger. The biggie in the latter camp is of course its takeover of Scots stalwart Dundas & Wilson, although as that deal only went live last […]
CMS has announced its financial results for the year to 31 December 2013 and revealed flat global revenue, rising by 0.5 per cent from €837.7m (£711.5m) to €842.1m (£715.2m). CMS said net profit had risen by 3.3 per cent but refused to divulge a financial amount. Partner headcount grew by 31, including eight lateral hires. […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has named London-based partner Philip Carrington as EMEA disputes head, while in Paris Isabelle Michou becomes head of disputes. The move comes just months after HSF named Hong Kong based partner Justin D’Agostino as its new global dispute resolution head (19 March 2014). D’Agostino succeeded incumbent Sonya Leydecker, who was promoted […]
In-house teams have taken to the skies this week, with the legal departments over at Wizz Air, FastJet and Nasa all seeing changes at the top. Let’s start with budget airline Wizz Air, which has decided to glide its HR, communications and PR responsibilities over to general counsel Owain Jones. No doubt there will be […]
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), the body which oversees MPs’ salaries and expenses, has appointed Browne Jacobson as its sole legal provider in the place of Addleshaw Goddard. Browne Jacobson picked up the mandate following a competitive tender for the three-year appointment, which will see the firm advise Ipsa on issues including public law, […]
British pensions administrator Suffolk Life has appointed Bond Dickinson, DWF, Curle Stewart, Tughans and Wilson Nesbitt for Scotland and Northern Ireland with immediate effect. Suffolk Life expanded its panel to enhance buying and selling commercial property within their self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) in Scotland and Northern Ireland, having received positive feedback after the launch of […]
With only three weeks left until The Lawyer Awards, those shortlisted will surely be dusting off their tuxes and digging out best frocks in preparation. In the Litigation Team of the Year category, the battle for the top prize is fierce – but then the nominated firms are used to fighting their corner. The shortlist […]
Barrister Sharon Bahia from No5 Chambers has defended in a case where two members of West Bromwich’s ‘Raiders Crew’ were given jail sentences after a police foiled a plot to smuggle 3.2kg of cocaine from overseas. The two were found guilty of conspiracy to import and supply Class A drugs after a trial earlier this […]
It’s a pretty dismal figure. Just 18.6 per cent of all partners in the UK legal market are women, according to The Lawyer UK 200. On the upside, it looks as if firms are taking the problem increasingly seriously. Within the last few months, both Pinsent Masons and Herbert Smith Freehills have overhauled their diversity […]