A compliance business set up by barrister Orlagh Kelly designed to assist businesses to comply with laws relating to key compliance and regulatory requirements has been sold to Omni Partners. Founded in 2012, Briefed has developed its learning and compliance systems and modules to assist businesses across a range of industries and will now be […]
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Mischcon de Reya has recruited former NatWest CEO Alison Rose, who fell from grace at NatWest following the banking scandal involving Nigel Farage. She is to work for Mischon as an adviser. Rose resigned from NatWest in July after admitting to a “serious error of judgment” when discussing the relationship the bank had with him
Who Rose? Who Slipped? The latest edition of the UK Top 50 measures gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, and profits per equity partner,like the Am Law 100, and shows that the UK legal market saw a significant rebound in profitability for top law firms in the latest financial year. After an 8.1 percent decline in
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Tongan Lawyers Place Openly Gay Chief Justice Under Fire A group of Tongan lawyers has petitioned King Tupou VI, who has ultimate authority over the chief justice appointment, to remove Bishop from his post. The petition, dated August 26, 2024, argues that Bishop’s “lifestyle conflicts with the law of Tonga,” citing Section 136 of Tonga’s
Freshfields’ New Recuitment Target Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has marked the start of its inaugural Social Mobility Week in the UK today with the announcement of a new social mobility focused recruitment target for the UK, as part of the firm’s wider commitments to inclusion and equality. Across the 2024 – 2026
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A&O Shearman Cut Back Equity Partners It’s not the sort of news they would want after a high-profile, big law merger, but A&O Shearman has announced significant post-merger changes including partner reductions and office closures. The merger of Shearman & Sterling and Allen & Overy created one of the largest transatlantic law firm combinations in
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Knights Group: Pioneering a New Model for Legal Practice Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor IThe law is steeped in tradition, but Knights Group has emerged as a firm prepared to set the traditional law firm model on its head – with results that continue to impress through tactics that others may wish to consider, despite Knights’
The London Law Battle For Legal Talent In a move that sent further ripples through the London law world, Slaughter and May has joined the fray in the ongoing salary war for junior lawyers, announcing a substantial 20 percent increase in newly-qualified (NQ) associate salaries, boosting the annual pay packet to £150,000, aligning the firm
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Is Paul Weiss Preparing A Strategic Checkmate in London? Observers have been watching Paul Weiss and its London lateral hires with high interest since the headline-making move to recruit law star Neel Sachdev two years ago. And now, the interest is in just what the powerhouse firm is planning in its aggressive London expansion? According
London Legal Scene Shaken By Firm Closure US law firms have made big waves in the London law scene particularly with their stellar pay packets and wage wars, but they are also feeling the heat of the competitive London legal scene with a major firm closing shop in the City. The biggest American players in
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