Five ways to automate your law firm
In a world of increased competition, falling realisation rates, and advances in technology, solo and small firm lawyers must wear many hats. With an ever-expanding workload, today’s modern legal...
View Article2016 Clio cloud conference — meet the speakers
We are proud to announce the first round of keynote and session speakers for 2016. They are: Jack Newton, CEO at Clio Ken Adams, Attorney & Author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting Darth...
View ArticleCMS and Mayer Brown take the lead on Hollywood Bowl Group IPO
CMS and Mayer Brown have won the top roles on the London listing of ten-pin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl Group. The group sought legal advice from CMS partner James Parkes, who was supported by...
View ArticleUK Real Estate Team launch in Jersey
UK Real Estate Team launch in Jersey The Collas Crill UK Real Estate Team has expanded into Jersey. Group Partner, Michael Morris has already made the move across the Channel and will now be based in...
View ArticleKhaitan successfully represents Tech Mahindra in bonus challenge
Successfully represented Tech Mahindra Limited, Tech Mahindra Business Services Limited and Anil Mohanlal Khatri (shareholder of Tech Mahindra Limited) which had filed a Writ Petition before the...
View ArticleBond Dickinson announces alliance with US firm Womble Carlyle
Bond Dickinson has entered into a strategic alliance with US firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. The transatlantic alliance has been formed off the back of a long-standing relationship between...
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My Pride Story: “I’ve always been out – and now I’m a managing partner”
Ahead of London’s Pride parade next weekend, Fieldfisher managing partner Michael Chissick shares his experiences. I’ve been going to Pride for decades – since the late 1980s – and to compare the event...
View ArticleLoyens & Loeff nominated for the HR Excellence Awards 2016 in Belgium
Loyens & Loeff is pleased to announce its nomination for the HR Excellence Awards 2016 in the category Best Employment Law Firm. The nomination resulted from a survey of 1,500 HR decision-makers...
View ArticleShepherd and Wedderburn help out at Waverley Care Milestone support centre
Green-fingered members of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Private Client, Pensions and Employment teams will swap their usual business attire for gardening gloves on Thursday, when they head to Waverley Care...
View ArticleFour integrations to make lawyers’ lives easier
Clio has released four integrations this year to assist their users in the UK and Europe to run their legal practices more efficiently. They are: Alt Legal is an easy way to prepare, file, and manage...
View ArticleMagic circle duo line up as Steinhoff eyes Poundland takeover
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are advising South African retailer Steinhoff as it considers whether to make an offer for Poundland. Steinhoff has turned to longstanding advisers...
View ArticleHow in-house legal teams can use tech to bridge the gap with compliance
Ahead of The Lawyer’s In-house Financial Services conference, Tsys lead counsel Solomon Osagie weighs in on how technology can provide a valuable link between in-house legal and compliance teams in The...
View ArticleDara Ó Briain revealed as The Lawyer Awards 2016 host
Comedian Dara Ó Briain has been revealed as the host for The Lawyer Awards 2016, to take place on 29 June. The awards, held in association with Travelers, will take place for the first time at the...
View ArticleBacco, Holborn
“God, the pressure, choosing for you, you have no idea what it’s like,” says M, head clerk of a set of barristers’ chambers which shall be known as WC. “Honestly, I’m sure it will be absolutely fine,...
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My Pride Story: “The clerks knew long before I told the barristers”
In today’s Pride Story, Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC acknowledges the ‘privileged’ position she finds herself in – but says it was not always the case. What is your background? I have been happily...
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The Anti-Money Laundering action plan: reality or dreamland?
On 21 April 2016, the Government announced “the most significant changes to the UK’s anti-money laundering and terrorist finance regime in over a decade.” The Government’s “Action Plan for anti-money...
View ArticleRecent developments in finance litigation
A Summer Breakfast Update Collyer Bristow’s Banking and Financial Disputes team invite you to join them for an update on some of the developments of the last three months. 6 July at Collyer Bristow LLP...
View ArticleDentons UKMEA turnover grows 7 per cent to £165m
Dentons has announced that revenue for its UK, Middle East and Africa region has grown by 7 per cent, from £155m to £165m during the 2015/16 financial year. The results mirror a similar rise in...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence or intelligent artificiality?
It’s well known that we in the tech sector love our acronyms. We also like re-badging stuff.What was once ASP (application service provision) morphed into SaaS (software as a service) and then became...
View ArticleGRATA signs Memorandum of Understanding with GUS
GRATA Law Firm and Global University Systems (GUS) have signed a co-operation agreement. GRATA will assist GUS in providing the high-quality legal training in the form of LPC (Legal Practice Courses)...
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