London-based Harbottle & Lewis has elected family lawyer Catherine Bedford as its senior partner, making her the first woman to hold the position in the almost 70-year history of the firm. The firm’s press statement about the announcement is below – Harbottle & Lewis today announces the appointment of Catherine Bedford as Senior Partner, with […]
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The Judiciary has long had the boys club ring about it and the issue in the UK arose recently with a Guardian article looking at whether the tony Garrick Club, named after actor David Garrick, in London’s West End, a male-only enclave for figures in business, the entertainment industry and law, should be a place
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Skadden has recently reinforced its London investment management group law practice and its secondaries practice in particular with the addition of three lawyers from US rival Debevoise & Plimpton, all based in London including a law star in the secondaries market. Heading the team is Delphine Jaugey, who steps into the role of Skadden’s head
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Sonia Hickey, LawFuel Contributor Mental health issues in the law have once again taken center stage following the tragic death of a key Pinsent Masons’ partner, who died in the course of exhausting work hours completing a major deal, and where she had consumed significant alcohol and was struck by a train. Pinsent Masons’ managing
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No sooner have we published the news about the London pay raises with Sidley Austin, Paul Hastings and others when junior pay rates have been increased by other major firms in the catchup to match pay increases. Fried Frank is the latest US law firm to raise salaries for its junior lawyers in an escalating battle for
A former global head of tax for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been sentenced to jail for three and a half years in connection with a tax fraud. Ulf Johannemann was sentenced by the Frankfurt Regional Court over his involvement in the notorious “cum-ex” tax evasion scandal, which implicated a multitude of financial institutions and numerous
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Martin Cheek, (pictured) managing director of SmartSearch, and a qualified lawyer, said: ““The National Crime Agency (NCA) has just published an amber alert, warning of criminal exploitation by sanctioned high net-worth individuals. “The January 2024 alert is this time aimed at the art world, but all UK regulated businesses such as accountancy firms, financial services, and property and
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Shoosmiths was crowned ‘UK Law Firm of the Year – Large sized firm’ at the British Legal Awards for its stand-out strategy, which is already making an impact in all areas including clients, brand, people and ESG. The strategy – which is centred around excelling in Shoosmiths’ chosen markets, leading the upper-mid-market pack of law
Gen Zers want to keep working from home but Slaughter and May are clamping down on those who won’t be working in the office for at least 3 days.
Quinn Emanuel has seen soaring profits for its London office in a record year
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