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We are known as the “lawyer’s lawyers” for good reason - we act for more than half of the UK’s top 30 law firms, including two magic circle firms and a whole host of other domestic and international firms.

We offer an unparalleled depth of specialist experience in this sector and this is apparent in all of the work that we deliver, and in the training and networking events that we routinely host for our law firm clients.

  • our top ranked employment team regularly advises law firms on all of their HR legal needs
  • our immigration lawyers are noted by Chambers and Partners as being “held in highest esteem by corporate clients, many of whom are other law firms”
  • our exceptional partnership lawyers are routinely called in to advise firms in relation to contentious LLP disputes, and non- contentious issues alike
  • our data privacy and regulatory specialists are the experts in their field
  • our commercial lawyers have substantial experience in advising law firms on their IT software contracts and other commercial arrangements

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Innocent partners may not be liable for losses caused by the fraudulent conduct of rogue partners

28 July 2021

In July 2021 the Court of Appeal held that innocent partners in a firm of solicitors are not always liable to former clients of the firm for losses caused by the acts of a fraudulent partner[i].

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Any member of an LLP may be subject to a Disqualification Order – not just those on the Management Committee

06 April 2021

Pursuant to the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (CDDA) the court may, in certain circumstances, make a ‘Disqualification Order’ preventing an individual from being a company director for a period of up to 15 years.

Communication

How Law Firms Can Preserve Their Talent Pipelines Through the Pandemic: Carolyn Soakell writes for Law.com International

10 November 2020

The challenges posed by the current pandemic and the shift to mass home-working present both opportunities and risks for firms competing to attract and retain talent.

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Up & Coming HR Academy - Partnerships in Practice

15 July 2020

Join us for a series of online sessions on 8, 15 and 22 July 2020 where we will discuss the operation of law firm partnerships, and how they are addressing current events.

Employment

Without Prejudice and Without Prejudice Save as to Costs – Reasons to be Careful

21 November 2019

The judgment in Sternberg Reed Solicitors v Andrew Paul Harrison [2019] EWHC 2065 (Ch) has put practitioners on notice that mislabelling without prejudice correspondence may have serious implications.

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“Once privileged, always privileged”

24 October 2019

The Court of Appeal has held that legal advice privilege attaching to communications between a company client and its lawyers survived the dissolution of the company client, even where the Crown had disclaimed its interest in the documents concerned.

London

Steven Jennings comments for The Telegraph: Fraudsters try to cash in on the good name of British legal companies

15 July 2019

Steven Jennings has commented in an article for The Telegraph that discusses how leading British law firms are being targeted by cyber criminals who set up fake email accounts and pose as top lawyers to try to con people and companies out of millions.

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Dealing with #MeToo issues in the legal sector and creating a more positive culture

27 June 2019

Similarly to other sectors, the legal industry has not been immune from #Metoo issues.

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