2022

UK Law Firm Salaries Continue Upwards With Two More Firms Lifting NQs Salaries

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UK Flag Wavy

The war for legal talent continues unabated as two biglaw UK firms have announced increases in their payments to newly-qualified lawyers, showing that the surge in law profession payments has hardly abated. The influence of US biglaw firms’ salary levels sent the London and other UK law firms into a major, upward spiral, which commenced

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Cannabis Rethink Sparks Private Equity Interest – Latham & Watkins

Briefings /
Marijuana sales

LawFuel Briefing Add Yours The once shunned cannabis sector now offers attractive PE opportunities in many jurisdictions. By Stuart Alford QC, Tom D. Evans, Eveline Van Keymeulen, Elizabeth Richards, David J. Walker, and Catherine Campbell In years gone by, the prospect of significant PE investment in the cannabis industry would have been unthinkable for many. However, regulatory and legal developments have created opportunities

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Belarusian Government Officials Charged With Aircraft Piracy

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Charges Follow Diversion of Ryanair Flight to Arrest Dissident Journalist Senior Belarusian Officials Conspired to Use a False Bomb Threat to Unlawfully Divert a Passenger Flight Carrying American Citizens in Order to Arrest Belarusian Dissident Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew

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Do You Understand NFTs? An Introduction To Non-Fungible Tokens – McDermott Will & Emery

Briefings /
Non fungible tokens lawfuel

LawFuel Briefing Add Yours McDermott Will & Emery – Andrea Kramer – As today’s hottest digital assets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken the arts and investment worlds by storm. But what are they, exactly, and how are they to be treated for tax purposes? This article provides an overview of need-to-know information regarding these exciting—and

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The $1 Trillion-A-Quarter Global M&A Market Milestone – White & Case

Briefings /
big law pay scale

LawFuel Briefing Add Yours Michael Deyong | Germaine Gurr | Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard | Jonathan Olier Deal value exceeded US$1 trillion in every quarter for the first time in history, in just one example of the record-shattering 2021 Global dealmaking was consistently strong in 2021, with the value topping US$1 trillion in each quarter for the first time on record. This achievement is particularly

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NZ Law Society Statement on James Gardner-Hopkins Suspension

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases /
Jamesgardner

The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has received the independent Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal’s reserved penalty decision imposing a two-year suspension and costs of over $100,000 on James Gardner-Hopkins for findings of misconduct.  “While a sterner penalty was sought by the Standards Committee, it is a significant term of suspension,”

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Buddle Findlay Announce New Partner & Special Counsel

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases /

Buddle Findlay is pleased to announce the appointment of new partner Olly Peers and special counsel Catherine Miller, effective 1 January 2022. Buddle Findlay’s new partner and special counsel appointments continue to build depth and expertise across the firm’s corporate and litigation teams.  Olly and Catherine receive praise from clients and the wider Buddle Findlay

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UK Criminal Barristers Look At Strike Action Over Low Legal Aid Pay

Featured, Lawyers, UK Law /
Barrister legal aid

Criminal barristers in the UK are contemplating strike action unless the government increases their legal aid payouts, following a history of disputes regarding the low legal aid remuneration for the barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) undertook a survey of its me3mbers with 96.5 per cent of criminal barristers saying they favoured taking strike action

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