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Knights ups revenue 13% to £142m as acquisitions continue
Listed firm hails “resilient performance against a challenging backdrop” as underlying profit before tax rises nearly a fifth to £21.6m
Around the house: Google parent’s health business hires new GC, ex-ITV lawyer takes CLO role at Arqiva
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at SiriusPoint, Bambee, SIG Sauer and GPS Capital Markets
Baker McKenzie ups London NQ lawyer pay to £118k
Seven percent increase sees Bakers overtake London rivals like Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes but stay behind most of Magic Circle
HFW rings in record results as revenue grows 13% against 17.5% jump in PEP
Profit per equity partner hits £786k as UK-headquartered firm grows revenue in every group and region in first year of new strategy
Susskind calls for UK body to meet AI’s legal challenges
Influential academic says best legal and technology minds are needed as AI race accelerates
'I’ll note you in my book of memory': The importance of contemporary records
Parties that take contemporary notes rather than relying on memory are more likely to succeed when it comes to disputes, writes Haynes Boone counsel Jonathan Morton
Disputes alliance to intervene on case to determine if courts can impose mediation in civil disputes
CMC, CIArb and CEDR to weigh in on forthcoming case before the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm posts 8% revenue hike as PEP nears £1.3m
Firm hails strong performance despite market volatility as non-US arm grows revenue to £730.9m
UK government extends Russian sanctions to include City legal advice
Business lawyers barred from advising on deals that would benefit Russian economy
Long-running SkyKick bad faith trademark dispute with Sky arrives at UK Supreme Court
Victory for SkyKick would spark rethink among trademark applicants leading to narrower specifications, reports Maura O'Malley
Gibson Dunn adds projects partner duo in London from Shearman & Sterling
Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock latest partners to join from Shearman ahead of its planned merger with Allen & Overy
Freeths expands into Scotland with hire of Addleshaw Goddard partner duo
Glasgow-based real estate specialists to launch national UK firm’s first office outside England
Osborne Clarke posts double digit fall in UK PEP as firm-wide revenue grows 9% to €442m
UK independent points to ‘targeted investments’ as tougher trading conditions and inflation dent UK PEP
Contractual pitfalls: building a virtual e-commerce store
Bird & Bird lawyers Nicola Conway, Shima Abbady and Bridget Chamberlain look at the opportunities for virtual e-stores and provide seven helpful tips for the build-out
I’m picking up good migrations (sorry, Beach Boys!)
Migrating data to the cloud has introduced a great number of changes for the legal technology industry and has impacted both suppliers and law firms alike, writes 3Kites Consulting’s Paul Longhurst
Greenberg Traurig secures Baker Botts partner to lead London energy team
Shashank Krishna latest in spate of energy hires as Greenberg ramps up offering across US, Europe and Asia
4 Pump Court adds financial services junior from Gough Square Chambers
Ruth Bala brings specialist financial regulation and retail banking expertise
Leading barristers band together to support equal representation in arbitration
Jane Davies Evans and Anneliese Day KC among members of Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge’s new Bar subcommittee
Permira names former Clifford Chance lawyer next general counsel
Peter Gibbs to succeed Ulrich Gasse as private equity giant’s top lawyer at the start of next year
Prominent City firms sign climate crisis pledge
Osborne Clarke, DLA Piper and Mishcon de Reya among eight firms signing pledge to help limit global warming to 1.5°C