Addleshaw Goddard is leading for DIY retailer Homebase as it collapses into administration. On the other side of the table, Browne Jacobson is advising The Range’s owner CDS Superstores in its acquisition of the Homebase brand, a move that safeguards nearly 1,500 jobs. Addleshaws’ team for Homebase is led by Manchester-based restructuring partner Tim Taylor. […]
The gap in revenue generation between firms in the UK and Germany has widened drastically in the last five years, illustrating the enduring strength of the UK legal market compared to its European competitors. According to data comparing the domestic revenue of The Lawyer’s top 100 firms with a similar ranking published by German publication […]
RBG Holdings, which comprises Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, has dismissed market speculation it is looking to be acquired. The business, which includes the litigation-focused Rosenblatt and the corporate-focused Memery Crystal within its legal services division, RBG Legal Services, listed on the AIM market in 2018. However, it has seen revenue, profits and its share price […]
DLA Piper has appointed its next UK managing partner to take over from Liam Cowell in December, The Lawyer can reveal. Andrew Dyson – who is the Leeds office managing partner and co-chair of the data, privacy and cybersecurity practice – has been selected for the role. Dyson joined DLA Piper in 2003, having spent […]
Kingsley Napley has elected the former CEO of Taylor Vinters as its new managing partner from 1 April 2025. Matt Meyer will take over from Linda Woolley, who announced her retirement today (13 November) after 18 years in the position. Kingsley Napley says she will stay with the firm to ensure a smooth transition. The […]
A&O Shearman and Paul Hastings have scored roles on Macquarie’s sale of AGS airports operating in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton. The asset manager instructed A&O Shearman to lead on the seller side of the transaction. On the other side, Paul Hastings is leading for longstanding client PSP Investments and AviAlliance as the buyers. A&O’s team […]
Bust air conditioning, an electricity shutdown and issues with video feeds: the Rolls Building has had a multitude of meltdowns this year and litigators are furious.
Early signs suggest that Walker Morris’s new solicitor sabbatical scheme is boosting talent retention.
The legal industry must create stricter and more innovative policies to make up for the currently unaccounted-for travel-related emissions.
Alexander Kardos-Nyheim oversaw the development of AI business Safe Sign while a trainee at A&O Shearman. Selling the tech company this summer to Thomson Reuters, he explains how the hefty workload paid off.
This week in Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis… London: Fee-earner time spent on innovation at Harbottle & Lewis will be recorded and rewarded as the firm launched its new “Innovation Fund” in June, which will be used to invest in new technology to make processes more efficient for the business. The move is […]
Making partner can be stressful, full of uncertainty and unmet promises. Walker Morris’s new formal scheme hopes to change that.
Over two decades Peter Jackson has steered his firm through mergers, spin-offs and redundancies to growth
Leeds: Leeds’ legal industry has been going through a resurgence. The city, once known for being the largest legal hub outside of London a couple decades ago, had fallen behind the bustling centres of Manchester and Bristol in the years that followed. But with seven UK100 firms having opened in Leeds since the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s energy practice has come a long way from doing the “weird renewables stuff” in the 90s, now aiming for £70m in revenue by the decade’s end.
Put your money where your mouth is: eight firms say they are doing just that.
As private practice firms continue to increase NQ pay in a bid to match the competition, magic circle chambers are unmoved. The past year has seen a consistent rise in pupillage awards across the Bar. However, as the quest to attract the best pupils continues and awards reach figures as high as £100,000 in some specialist […]
The energy crisis poses an opportunity for law firms to become experts in new areas of project finance – an opportunity HSF has grasped with both hands.