Supreme Court ruling may have serious liability implications for lawyers Why do you hire a lawyer? To give advice, sure, but how far should that go and how much can you blame them when things go wrong? Two views on the scope of a solicitor’s duty were taken by the High Court and Court of […]
The focus is firmly on delivering legal services efficiently, and one way firms can achieve this is by improving the skills of their support staff Q: Has your firm implemented any significant changes recently relating to the role played by business support staff? Neil Middleton, chief operating officer (COO), Capsticks: Back in 2009 our support structure […]
SGH Martineau has added partner Neale Downes to its banking team. He joins from Taylor Wessing, where he was a partner Move of the week SGH Martineau has added partner Neale Downes to its banking team. He joins from Taylor Wessing, where he was a partner. Prior to that he was with Trowers & Hamlins […]
Set up to help with pensions auto-enrolment, Nest has gone from start-up to snaring its millionth member in just 18 months, which suits GC Fiona Smith just fine Something peculiar has happened to pensions. Thanks to Chancellor George Osborne’s declaration of a ‘pensions revolution’ and the public debate that followed – unlikely as it may […]
JP, who I know IRL, as they say on Twitter, had passed my blog to a group of her friends and they wanted to get together, to eat and to talk about food. Like I’d need to even think about it. So, together with JP, JM, G, H and S, this was a second outing […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has promoted six attorneys to the role of partner or director. Promoted lawyers by office include: BermudaGuy CooperNeil Henderson British Virgin Islands (BVI)Jerry Samuel Cayman IslandsTania DonsRichard Fear SingaporePreetha Pillai Cooper advises public and private entities, financial institutions and private equity firms on corporate finance, initial public offerings, acquisitions, reorganisations and […]
Eversheds has advised elderly care provider Four Seasons Healthcare on the acquisition of seven homes from Majesticare. The law firm’s team was led by partner Simon Masters, with support from senior associate Nicola Brookes and associate Katie Crocker. Partners Nick Swiss and Nigel Dale and associates Marie-Charlotte Chambers and Jessica Burgess advised Four Seasons on […]
DWF has confirmed that it has cut 19 jobs as part of a consultation launched last month, which put 21 operational roles in its finance department at risk. The redundancies are the result of a move to centralise the finance department in Manchester. It has impacted staff in that office as well as in Glasgow, […]
Travers Smith’s Paris chief David Patient is set to become firm-wide managing partner when incumbent Andrew Lilley steps down from the role at the end of 2014. Patient, who trained at Travers Smith and is a member of the firm’s management committee, has headed the firm’s Paris office since its establishment in 1999 (19 April […]
Two of the runners and riders in the race for one of the top jobs in the legal market, the managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard, have been confirmed. As we first revealed back in February, former real estate division head Adrian Collins and head of business support and restructuring John Joyce have both thrown their […]
Hogan Lovells has created a position on its 12-strong management board for equity partners aged 45 and under. Graduate recruitment partner Ben Higson, who was made up in 2009, is the first partner to take up the position. He was in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list in 2011, having advised on deals worth more than […]
Partner lock-ins normally come at a time of turmoil or change for a firm – following a merger or to stem a slew of partner departures. Bonelli Erede Pappalardo’s three-year ‘loyalty’ lock-in is slightly different. Yes, the firm has lost a couple of partners recently, but two out of a partnership of almost 60 does […]