Sponsored briefing: Key considerations for contracting under Saudi law
An overview of contract law in Saudi Arabia provided by Wissam Hachem and Harry Taylor of Al-Enezee in association with…
Commercial
Arrested development – the legal innovation report
The legal industry is still fragmenting. Pre-2008 it was an easier game: a buoyant economy, predictable government and a converging…
Sponsored briefing: The changing paradigm of commercial disputes in India
Manoj Singh and Nilava Bandhopadhyay give an overview of the new Indian Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act India is one…
Sponsored briefing: My Litigation Crystal Ball
Clive Zietman considers the big trends likely to shape the commercial disputes scene If I possessed a crystal ball, I…
Sponsored briefing: The road to litigation
Manoj Singh and Nilava Bandyopadhyay discuss the growth of commercial litigation in India, with a focus on infrastructure projects Broadly…
Sponsored briefing: ‘Fantastic boutique CM Murray dominates the market in the partnership space’
CM Murray is a leading specialist partnership and employment law firm based in London. The firm is ranked by the…
Enterprise GC view: Retail in a cold climate – learning from the high street
One set of February figures just published showing the worst retail footfall on record – as revealed by one GC…
Employment partners rue ‘conservative’ Supreme Court judgment in highly-anticipated gig economy case
A Supreme Court decision which was expected to have significant ramifications for the ‘gig economy’ has disappointed employment partners who…
The Bar Elite: Silk and steel
Despite Brexit, costs pressures and the loss of financial crisis work, reports of the commercial Bar’s decline are overblown. We…
The new space race
‘For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we…
‘A triumph for access to justice’: Supreme Court rules employment tribunal fees unlawful
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful, allowing trade union UNISON’s appeal in a ground-breaking decision requiring the government…
Dealwatch
SKADDEN PULLS MOODY’S IN €3BN DEAL Allen & Overy (A&O) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led as Moody’s…
US employment firm Littler goes big with London takeover
US employment powerhouse Littler Mendelson has announced it is launching in the UK, through a merger with London-based boutique GQ…
Ashurst’s London pensions head makes move to PwC legal
PwC Legal has hired Marcus Fink, London head of pensions in Ashurst‘s small pensions practice. Fink moved to Ashurst from…
Rising Stars: Retail
Anna Lawrence Legal director, offer and supply chain KINGFISHER Anna Lawrence is legal director of Kingfisher’s offer and supply chain…
Breaking the mould: Slaughters bolsters pensions practice with first-ever London lateral
HSF’s Schaffer to join Magic Circle firm later this year After first breaking its duck three years ago in Hong…
‘An ideal fit’: Osborne Clarke hires Addleshaws’ employee incentives group head Michael Carter
Following its double partner hire from Irwin Mitchell last month, Osborne Clarke (OC) has recruited the head of Addleshaw Goddard‘s…
Revolving doors: DLA Piper makes commercial contracts play, as Global 100 firms make key hires
In a busy start to the year, DLA Piper has strengthened its commercial practice with the appointment of two lawyers…
What’s in store for London’s Commercial Court?
MARKET VIEW – LITIGATION White & Case’s head of litigation, John Reynolds, looks at what impact the development of other…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique
The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William Naunton, is to leave the firm alongside tax partner Clive Jones…