Law firms win pay battle with RBS as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Allen & Overy reappointed
The tug of war between The Royal Bank of Scotland and its go-to law firms over a proposed pay freeze…
Adviser reviews
In-house: Reckitt Benckiser group GC Mordan looks to review and formalise panel
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is making plans to carry out a UK panel review, with Bill Mordan, senior vice president and…
Reckitt Benckiser group GC Mordan looks to review and formalise panel
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is making plans to carry out a UK panel review, with Bill Mordan, senior vice president and…
Eversheds’ sole adviser mandate under threat as Severn Trent starts tender process
FTSE 100 company Severn Trent Water is to kickstart its tender process in a matter of weeks, as its current…
ITV pulls in panel firms in new development programme as it launches ‘gold plated’ CSR scheme
ITV is taking steps to embed its law firms in the fabric of the organisation by involving them in a…
Worth the money: Barclays to introduce value accounts for upcoming legal panel
As Barclays’ long-awaited review of its global legal panel moves closer to completion, it has emerged that the bank is set…
Worth the money: Barclays to introduce value accounts for upcoming legal panel
Failure to meet value targets set to result in firms partially refunding banking giant As Barclays’ long-awaited review of its…
ITV pulls in panel firms in new development programme
ITV is taking steps to embed its law firms in the fabric of the organisation by involving them in a…
In-house: National Grid conducts wholesale review of internal and external legal function
National Grid‘s group general counsel (GC) Alison Kay (pictured) has launched a wholesale review of the FTSE 100 energy giant’s…
The City elite is ready to try something new – are clients keeping up?
Eighteen months ago I met the general counsel (GC) of a FTSE 250 company to listen to his plans to…
Calling time – Nationwide’s innovative GC Liz Kelly to leave after panel review
Having worked her way up Nationwide‘s ranks to group general counsel, Liz Kelly is to leave the building society at…
Ireland’s lucky number seven: Irish Treasury appoints septuplet of firms to its legal panel
Thanks to the economic turbulence that has plagued the Irish nation since 2008, Dublin’s largest firms continue to collect hefty…
All change at Shell – legal head pushes through shake-up and puts final touches to global panel review
While the trend of in-house departments bolstering their internal capability and cutting reliance on external counsel is well established, Royal…
In-house survey: Horses for courses
Demand for external law firms is increasing but choosing the right law firm is more difficult than ever. Time to…
Under review
Over the past decade panels have defined the relationship between law firms and the major banks. But as the nature…