Exclusive: World’s biggest litigation funder Harbour strikes £2m deal with sports lawyers to fund ‘no win, no fee’ FIFA lawsuits February 24, 2022 Private litigation funder Harbour has struck a £2m deal with specialist law firm Morgan Sports Law, through which Harbour plans to cover footballers’ legal costs in employment disputes put forward on a “no win, no fee” basis. Harbour will cover any legal costs in disputes between professional footballers and their employers, and take a cut [...]
Johnson has called time on Covid-19 laws but it will come at employers’ expense February 22, 2022 Yesterday, Boris Johnson set out the government’s vision on “living with Covid-19”. The main announcement was the end of the legal requirement to self-isolate if positive. By the end of this week, people will only be “advised” not to leave home if they have the virus. This signals a shift from “state mandated” rules to [...]
Tech is an alluring bandaid for workplace misconduct but it will leave glaring holes February 17, 2022 Like many other graduates fresh out of university, Ashleigh Barnes was excited to start her first job, joining a design construction company. Her male-dominated workplace, however, soon proved to be a toxic environment, where she became the object of sexual innuendos and offensive comments. “Lots of really misogynistic things were said to me. They made [...]
Inside Farrer & Co – the blue-blooded law firm that serves Britain’s aristocracy February 10, 2022 Throughout its 300-year history, Farrer & Co has gained a reputation for being London’s poshest law firm. First established in 1701, the firm is famous for serving the elite and acting on behalf of Britain’s aristocracy. The London firm also has longstanding links to the Royal Family, and currently acts as the Queen’s go-to lawyers. [...]
The ship’s taking on water, but Bitcoin could be the lifeboat we all need February 4, 2022 Jason Deane rounds up the crypto week, but has stark warnings over what lies ahead for UK wages.
Privately-educated lawyers fill top ranks of UK’s corporate law firms, figures show February 3, 2022 Privately educated lawyers are much more likely to become partners in Britain’s biggest corporate law firms, than their state-educated counterparts, according to new figures from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The figures show that one-third (33 per cent) of lawyers working in corporate law firms went to private school, compared to just 13 per cent [...]
Hogan Lovells partner leaves firm to start up rival litigator – taking six of his colleagues with him February 2, 2022 A former Hogan Lovells partner, from the law firm’s Paris office, has poached six of his colleagues to start his own rival litigator. Former Hogan Lovells partner Julien Martinet has left the Anglo-American law firm to establish his own Paris-based company, Swift Litigation, according to Law.com. Martinet’s new team will also be taking Hogan Lovells’ [...]
Top UK lawyer leaves New York litigator to launch ‘modern’ firm – taking 27 of 33 lawyers with her January 31, 2022 A top British lawyer at Boies, Schiller & Flexner’s London office has said she is leaving the much talked about firm to set up a rival litigator, and that she will be taking more than 80 per cent of her former employer’s London-based staff with her. Natasha Harrison, a managing partner at Boies, Schiller & [...]
BNP Paribas London executive keeps job despite naming Asian colleague ‘Hu She’ January 30, 2022 All eyes are on BNP Paribas this weekend as a senior lawyer manages to keep his job after it was revealed that he referred to an Asian colleague as “Hu She”. In a disciplinary inquiry at the French bank last year, Benedict Foster, head of legal for debt and equity at BNP’s London office, was [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? January 27, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Brewin Dolphin Brewin Dolphin has promoted its current investment director to lead the wealth manager’s market analysis. Janet Mui will play a crucial role in the investment solutions team and will be responsible for the delivery of external macro views [...]