A look at some key issues that can arise under UK divorce law Laura Syme* With around 40-50% of first marriages resulting in divorce or separation, dividing financial assets is a source of pain and anxiety for many. When a business is part of the negotiations, the effects can be intensified and a source of
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Lawyers made major money from the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk – as much as $100 million in legal fees for the on-and-off again deal – but it was the social platform’s top lawyer who has made the most, leaving the room with up to $12 million, as well as earning $17 million a
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Work-Life balance issues have long dominated discussion about Big Law work, but now a legal leader has landed a heavyweight document to counter the issue by providing better life for its lawyers – but at some cost, too. Slaughter & May have decided to relieve their lawyers from checking emails in the hours between 10
LawFuel check with a car injury lawyer to get the key tips required from those who suffer injury following a motor vehicle accident – what should they do and in what order, in an ‘ideal’ situation after a less than ideal circumstance – namely a car crash. Road accidents have been described as an ‘epidemic’
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Approximately US$2 billion worth of ‘land’ has changed hands so far this year without a single human ever setting foot on it and with the knowledge that no human ever will. These sales were of virtual plots of land in the metaverse. For all the hype, it is often difficult to navigate the conceptual and
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LawFuel – Mayer Brown announced today that it will enter into a Joint Law Venture (“JLV”) with established Singapore law firm, PK Wong & Nair LLC (“PK Wong & Nair”), after receiving formal approval from the Singapore Legal Services Regulatory Authority. The JLV, to be known as Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd.,
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Law firm Clyde & Co\’s Scottish heritage has seen the firm grow to a 5000 employee operation across over 60 offices globally. The firm\’s Australian development has seen it grow to revenues of $100 million annually, making Clyde & Co the third largest law firm in Australia, now celebrating its 10th year in the country.
Whenever a couple begins a divorce proceeding, it is customary for alimony to be considered by one of the parties. Alimony is also known as spousal support and can have a profound financial impact both on the spouse who gives it and on the one who receives it. These days, alimony is gender-neutral, meaning that
Measuring success with big law firms usually comes down to running the rule over their profits per equity partner (PEP) and other such calculations. But success today is more than just great PEP. The Financial Times have done the sums on Big Law success factors which largely involves the culture and values of the law
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A return to \’normal\’ following the pandemic has seen Baker & McKenzie record an increase in revenues and a flat profit for the year until 30 June 2022. The revenues for the firm were up 5.5 per cent to USD3.3 billion, but the profits were on par with the 2021 year following what the firm
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