Foot Anstey has recruited an intellectual property team from Clarke Willmott to open its first office in the north of England. The Bristol-headquartered firm has taken on IP partner Roy Crozier and four other IP experts, who will be based in the Tootal buildings in Manchester. Crozier has been head of IP at Clarke Willmott […]
RPC has said it did not breach any of the duties it owed to a former client, as the professional negligence case brought against the firm draws to a close. The firm has spent the last eight days at the Leeds Circuit Commercial Court defending several allegations brought against it by former client Deborah Forster. […]
The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has expanded its pool of external legal advisers, with Slaughter and May and Hogan Lovells among its key law firms. Since the start of 2023, the Leeds-based bank has issued contract awards for legal services to Slaughters, Hogan Lovells, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, Pinsent Masons, Mills & Reeve and DLA Piper. […]
Law firms are well-accustomed to a bit of friendly – and sometimes unfriendly – rivalry. How else are they to remain competitive in such a merciless market? The ongoing talent wars means firms must be sharp about talent retention, whether that means upping the cash stakes, hastening the track to partnership or getting vocal about […]
Dyslexic lawyers are used to coming up with workarounds for their learning difficulty, but the legal sector is starting to accommodate the neurodiverse.
Shoosmiths has spent time and money building up its corporate team, with the result that the firm topped Experian’s UK & Ireland M&A deal rankings by volume in 2022. But, as any market leader will know, heavy is the head that wears the crown. If it is to avoid being usurped in the deal volume […]
Employing and housing Ukrainian refugees is not just ethically correct, it has proved good for business and friendship.
Lawyers who left private practice during the Covid-19 years say they have no regrets.
The firm’s exceptional growth has outpaced its brand
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded DLA Piper a contract to provide legal support for its Landscape Recovery project. The firm has been named as the sole legal supplier to the scheme, having been granted the award on 13 October 2022. The contract worth over £321,000 will run for two […]
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Following the launch of the Hot 100 last week, The Lawyer’s editor Catrin Griffiths sits down with new Hot 100 member Banke Odunaike from CBRE to discuss her career, the nuances of being a role model and what her son made of her inclusion. The Six Nations rugby kicks off this weekend as a storm of […]