BLP posts record PEP but freezes pay amid Brexit crash
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has posted its second highest average profit per equity partner (PEP) ever at £683,000. At the same time it emerged the firm was freezing all lawyer and staff salaries...
View ArticleThe Marksman, Hackney Road, E2
Post Brexit, I am taking my chances taking C to Hackney to eat. It would have been bad enough had the vote gone with Remain, but less than five days after what was for C pretty much the end of western...
View ArticleBird & Bird sees turnover rise 5.7 per cent to €343.8m
Bird & Bird has reported a 5.7 per cent increase in its 2015/16 turnover, with revenue rising 5.7 per cent to hit €343.8m (£273.8m). In the previous financial year turnover rose 6.6 per cent to...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: 1-7 July 2016
A fortnight on from the EU referendum, Brexit continues to dominate the headlines with three related stories making it on to our top 10 this week. Top of the list was the news which broke late on...
View ArticleTravers nudges ahead of Macfarlanes as both firms up associate pay
Macfarlanes and Travers Smith have both upped their associate pay to £71,000 and £71,500 respectively. Read more…
View ArticleENRC drops Debevoise from SFO probe in favour of Quinn Emanuel
FTSE 100 mining giant ENRC has abandoned its lawyers Debevoise & Plimpton in favour of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on its row with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The change in...
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In-house Financial Services Conference: open to debate
Regulatory change, compounded by Brexit, is just one of many challenges faced by in-house lawyers in financial services. These were the issues under discussion at The Lawyer’s in-house financial...
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Star legal writers: litigation
How to increase your chance of success in corporate intelligence cases, avoid compromising future claims in settlements and tackling the Trump tarnish come top in our litigation briefings 1 PwC:...
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Africa – the great opportunity
In association with Africa is rapidly becoming the global economic growth engine. Half of the world’s 25 fastest-growing nations are in Africa and almost 40 per cent of the continent will achieve GDP...
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Paralegals are hard workers, not minions
When was the last time you were a minion? If you are a typical reader of The Lawyer the answer is probably a long time ago, if ever. Even as a lowly trainee or pupil you were one of the favoured...
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Debunking the myth of the law firm verein
Stephen McGarry, president of AILFN and founder of Lex Mundi and World Services GroupRecently Joe Andrew, the chair of the Dentons’ verein, wrote an opinion piece entitled ‘Debunking the myth of the...
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Romania: infrastructure input
Last year, the European Commission adopted the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme for Romania, which equated to a €9.5bn investment in the country’s transport, environment and energy projects....
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LMI analysis: Accenture
Reaping the rewards of a diversification strategy and the will to invest, Accenture boasted record revenue of $31bn (£24bn) in 2015, an 11 per cent increase on the previous year. The global...
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The long read: Why your paralegals hate you
The paralegal is one of the most ill-defined jobs in the legal world. There is no set definition of the role, with some paralegals working as highly experienced specialists in one practice area and...
View ArticleClydes launches in Germany with Noerr team
Clyde & Co is to launch its first office in Germany after picking up a five-lawyer team from Noerr. The team launching Clydes’ new Düsseldorf base is led by insurance partners Henning Schaloske and...
View ArticleWalker Morris advises on Polyframe MBO
Walker Morris has advised Halifax-based company Polyframe Holdings and Martyn Buckley on the sale of Polyframe, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer and distributor of trade windows and doors. The...
View ArticleWalker Morris advises Endless in O&H acquisition
Walker Morris has advised Endless on its recent deal to acquire the specialist vehicle conversion company, O&H Conversions Group. O&H are one of the leading vehicle converters in the UK....
View ArticleKhaitan advises Camlin on placement
Khaitan & Co advised Camlin Fine Sciences Limited in relation to its $8.2m Qualified Institutions placement. Camlin is a provider of high-quality shelf-life extension solutions including...
View ArticleSeminar on CIS project experience and Kazakhstan
Legal and practical aspects of public private partnerships (PPP): reviewing CIS project experience for Kazakhstan GRATA International in co-operation with international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus...
View ArticleFour new tenants at One Essex Court
One Essex Court’s pupils will join Chambers as tenants on 1st October 2016. Niranjan Venkatesan, James Ruddell, James Fox and Timothy Goldfarb all exceeded the standard demanded of pupils at One Essex...
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