Latham & Watkins recently provided information about their ‘affinity groups’ involved in pro bono projects, including the firm’s involvement in the first-ever online legal clinic to assist trans, nonbinary and gender diverse young people change their name in the United Kingdom Details of the clinic are provided in the firm’s content, produced below – […]
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The death of The Queen has raised questions about the nature and disposition of her assets, but details of her will and assets are likely to remain confidential, in part because of efforts made by her long time lawyers, Farrer & Co, to exempt her estate from death duties, while the will’s content will remain
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LONDON 5 September 2022 – Nick Elwell-Sutton has joined Locke Lord’s London office as a Partner in the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Elwell-Sutton’s vast experience with all aspects of contentious, advisory and transactional employment law adds depth to Locke Lord’s growing London office. Prior to joining Locke Lord, Elwell-Sutton was a partner at Clyde & Co for 11 years. His
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Massive legal fees in a booming legal market have means that the deal closures and their accompanying fees are mere ’rounding numbers’ given the size of the deals, say legal commentators. But the new fear is that the golden era for Big Law may be coming towards an end, with one leading figure, DLA Piper
. . and leading UK Litigator’s views on the social media pressure to litigate Fresh from the news created by the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard headlines, the UK has been gripped by another defamation, the so-called ‘Wagatha Christie’ defamation involving two, battling footballer wives. Rebekah Vardy, married to Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy, sued
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While the big money from Big Law in London has largely focused on the increased revenue for Magic Circle firms and their US-based counterparts, Macfarlanes has come through as a contender for one of the top-earning law firms in the country. Already renowned for representing wealthy individuals and companies, the firm is generating its own
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But 16 hours a day for six days is the cost . . The Times has usefully broken down the money being made by London’s Big Law firms as they reported on the celebrations of Clifford Chance partners’ for the first-time-ever, shattering the £2 million pound barrier in yearly earnings. Not that the celebrations were coming
The House of Books & Friends will be in Manchester Law Firm gunnercooke is launching a purpose-led independent bookshop, café, and events space in Manchester to combat loneliness in the community. The House of Books & Friends is due to open this autumn in Bruntwood’s Manchester Club building at the top of King Street. The bookshop
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Pay rates in the UK continue to rise for associates with Akin Gump making an adjustment to surprise the Associates – in a nice, lucrative way Akin Gump have lifted their pay for London associates to what may be the highest in the City following a change in the exchange rate calculation used for them.
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UK law firm Taylor Wessing has been another major firm to report record revenues. The firm grew by 13 per cent in the year until 30 April 2022 with a 27 per cent increase in profits per equity partner (PEP). Revenues were £420.6 million, once again showing the strength of the legal market in the
