Walker Morris taught its associates to sell better – and then make partner
Making partner can be stressful, full of uncertainty and unmet promises. Walker Morris’s new formal scheme hopes to change that.
Kirkland’s beaten Linklaters again
Does anyone need any confirmation of the gradual takeover of the City by rampaging US law firms? No, thought not. If, however, your answer is yes, then more evidence of the Americanisation of London can be found in the upcoming edition of the UK Corporate 50. Much of the focus in this year’s report is […]
City talk: Clifford Chance’s corporate strategy still relies on its banking roots
For elite firms with ties to big banks, the first half of 2024 has been fruitful for corporate transactions. Sainsbury’s banking business was sold to NatWest Group last month, with Linklaters and A&O Shearman advising, while Addleshaw Goddard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Paul Hastings led on Co-operative Bank’s sale to Coventry Building Society in an […]
The Lawyer Podcast: Qualification – the end of your career?
The associate recruitment market has tightened up over the past year or two. For trainees looking to qualify, it means that finding a home in their preferred practice area has become more difficult too. Qualification and, specifically, which team you qualify into, can be one of the most crucial moments in a solicitor’s career. On […]
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BDB Pitmans drops merger hunt for CMS-type network
BDB Pitmans partners have voted through proposals that will see the firm transition to a CMS-style network model, having called off merger talks with Womble Bond Dickinson in 2023. The firm has signed a letter of intent with Alvarez & Marsal Legal Services (AMLS) to help internationalise the business. Both BDB Pitmans and AMLS issued […]
In court this week: TSB, fiduciary duty and the Home Secretary
TSB in £375m Northern Rock mortgage class action British bank TSB is set to appear before the Business List of the Chancery Division today (22 July) for a four-day hearing set to deal with the repercussions of its inheritance of Northern Rock mortgages in 2016. Hogan Lovells is to defend TSB against class representative Donna […]
A peak inside Softbank’s Graphcore deal – and what it means for the legal industry
The much-vaunted deal between Japanese conglomerate Softbank and British-based AI-chip innovator Graphcore comes at a pivotal time for the tech sector. The deal, understood to be valued at more than $500m, closed last week, shortly after the installation of a new Labour Government and when no definitive answer exists as to what AI regulation might […]
The Passport: It’s finally happened – Dentons has been dethroned
Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this edition, we look at how CMS zoomed past Dentons in the Polish lawyer headcount stakes; why you might have to get used to the idea of three firms with ‘Snellman’ in their name; and […]
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Claim Spotter: Comedian lines up Soho Theatre defamation suit
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In court this week: Trucks funding and Covid-19 lateral flow tests
CAT to consider new funding agreement for class action The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will consider a revised funding agreement in the class action brought by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) against a group of truck manufacturers on Thursday (18 July) for one day. Originally, claims were brought by the RHA, represented by Addleshaw Goddard […]
Russian oligarch spat comes to an end in loss for Quinn
The long-running dispute between business partner adversaries Vladimir Chernukhin, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and Oleg Deripaska, defended by Quillon Law, has finally ended, with Quinn failing to get Deripaska sent to prison for contempt of court. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday (9 July) refused to grant Chernukhin, the former Russian deputy […]
Claim Spotter: O’Melveny and Dorsey on call in musical disputes
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