Beyond the Bubble: Gateley switches to Yorkshire Tea after staff slam Tetley
This week: HSF and Kramer Levin isn’t the only merger in town, while another firm takes action after a staff survey revealed much dissatisfaction with its choice of tea.
Kingsley Napley names ex-Taylor Vinters CEO as managing partner
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 […]
Howard Kennedy triumphs in wage clash with former equity partner
Howard Kennedy has successfully defended an Employment Tribunal claim made by a former equity partner, defeating allegations of unauthorised wage deductions. James Townsend was an employment law partner from January 2020 to January 2022. Now co-head of employment at Payne Hicks Beach, Townsend brought his claim in March 2023. Townsend joined Howard Kennedy as a […]
Stewarts has outgrown its boutique roots
Boutique Stewarts Law has matured and now must invest in expansion
Beyond the Bubble: Howard Kennedy real estate head triumphs in managing partner vote
This week in Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis… London: Howard Kennedy has elected a new managing partner to succeed its long-time leader Craig Emden. Head of real estate James Stewart won the vote and will take up the position at the head of the firm from 1 May 2025. Emden has been sole managing partner […]
BDB Pitmans hit by eight-partner team exodus
BDB Pitmans has lost an eight-partner team to TLT, The Lawyer can reveal. It is understood that Sarah Clark, Nick Evans, Tom Henderson, Mustafa Latif-Aramesh, Richard Marsh, Duncan O’Connor, James Ross and Angus Walker have all resigned from the partnership and are set to join TLT. The majority of the eight partners work in the […]
Pitch to powerhouse: how a junior Lewis Silkin lawyer set up her own practice
Returning from secondment, Lewis Silkin lawyer Amy Nevins pitched an idea of setting up a new practice within the firm. Here’s how she did it.
Walker Morris sells 34-strong team to Leeds newcomer
Flint Bishop has acquired Walker Morris’s 34-strong volume banking and finance recoveries division to launch in Leeds. As part of the transfer, director Justin Coley will continue in the role of head of recoveries, while Rebecca Calland and Ellen McLean have been promoted to the position of partner. Other key figures joining from Walker Morris […]
Beyond the Bubble: Walker Morris goes to pot
This week, a Yorkshire firm is investing to meet its staff’s new demands after doubling revenue in three years, while Walker Morris employees try a new hobby.
Beyond the Bubble: The world’s oldest firm wants an image change
Concerned that its Elizabethan heritage may conjure up too many visions of dusty parchment, the world’s oldest firm is attempting to show its tech credentials.
Ward Hadaway’s Newcastle offices get open-plan makeover
Ward Hadaway is set to transform both its Newcastle offices into open-plan spaces to enhance hybrid working and maximise occupancy. The firm has been operating out of both Sandgate House and Keel Row House by the River Tyne for years, with teams split across the two buildings. Keel Row House is the more modern of […]
Revenue rebounds at Howard Kennedy
Revenue growth rebounded at Howard Kennedy last year with turnover up 15 per cent to £74.4m (2023: £64.9m). The double-digit growth is the largest achieved by the firm since 2016, although it is shy of the £80m target set by managing partner Craig Emden upon his re-election in 2021. Emden said the £80m target could […]