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Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025 – nominations now open
Oct 23, 2024 · Nominations are now open for the Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025, following a highly successful debut last year. The event will celebrate exceptional contributions to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives within the legal sector. The awards will take place on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK …
Oct 2, 2024 · Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed today after months of research into the legal markets up and down the country. The rankings, which are based on extensive analysis of the legal markets across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have been put together based on the insight gained from rankings submissions, thousands ...
Breaking down silos: family law in the UK in 2024 and beyond
Mar 5, 2024 · As familial relationships become increasingly complex, the law governing these relationships does too. With the idea of the family unit extending to include unmarried, cohabiting couples and nontraditional routes to parenthood, the law surrounding and protecting all families is shifting to reflect this. Unmarried couples were declared the fastest growing family type in the UK in 2019, with the ...
Legal Business Awards 2024 – nominations now open
Jan 22, 2024 · Nominations are now open for the most prestigious showcase of talent in the industry, the Legal Business Awards 2024. The event will take place on Tuesday 17 September 2024 at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. You have until 15 March to submit for any of the 26 categories open to teams or individuals. For the full category line up and FAQs about the awards, as well as a list of ...
The LB100 ranked by PEP: firms push partner profits to new …
Dec 18, 2024 · The UK's 100 largest law firms increased profit per equity partner (PEP) by an average of 13% during the last financial year, with near across-the-board hikes coming despite the rising costs of associate salaries. On the back of double-digit revenue growth for more than half of the LB100 during 2023-24, average PEP rose to £844,000 after profitability had remained effectively flat during 2022-23.
Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to …
Nov 4, 2024 · Access the full range of Legal Business financial reports, including The LB100 and Global 100 – comprehensive coverage of the largest law firms in the world by revenue.. Disputes hub. Head to the LB Disputes hub for focused Disputes coverage, including news, events, analysis, comment and the latest Disputes Yearbook.
The Legal 500 view: The private client pecking order
Mar 5, 2024 · From family matters and trusts disputes and rural affairs and tax advice, The Legal 500 is home to a comprehensive guide to all of the UK’s leading private client advisers. The breadth and depth of the available data allows for an in-depth insight into the most prominent practices, and so we’ve crunched the numbers to reveal the firms with the most highly rated teams and individuals.
Mastercard proceedings - Legal Business
Apr 25, 2024 · Complex claims are being brought against Mastercard and Visa in an ongoing decade-long saga involving over 1,800 corporate claimants across the hospitality, arts, financial services, and leisure sectors. With three different strands of cases – Merricks v Mastercard, collective cards, and umbrella proceedings – lawyers involved are finding themselves in …
Global 100 Overview: G100 defy gloom to pass $150bn
Nov 4, 2024 · ‘It looked like we were in for a rough time – but the markets stood up well.’ DLA Piper global co-chief executive Simon Levine’s take on the financial year neatly sums up the overriding sentiment about the year gone by, which started with much-cited concerns over inflation and global instability, but ended with law firm leaders much happier than expected. After total revenue across the ...