More than 300 leading names from private practice, The Bar and the in-house legal community gathered together last month to celebrate the UK Legal 500 awards. The awards – which have been running since 2015 – reward the best individuals and teams across all three areas of the profession, with winners chosen as part of …
Career development
As founder and senior partner at Al Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, Essam Al Tamimi had played a prominent role in the Arabic-speaking legal scene for the past three decades. In 2016, he turned his attention to the lack of opportunities for younger lawyers emerging from the Arab League …
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Events and awards
At a recent roundtable discussion, deputy Bar editor Will Tolcher spoke with leading barristers about the increasing levels of self-representing litigants and the ‘curse’ of unregulated, fee-charging non-lawyers
Years of successive central government neglect and ill-conceived, swingeing cuts to legal aid, has resulted in an increase of unrepresented people in a court system that is already at breaking point. Regardless of government spin, this is the truth of the matter, as many thousands of lawyers at the coal face of the UK justice …
Events and awards
At a recent Legal 500 roundtable in Manchester, UK solicitors editor Georgina Stanley talked to senior partners in the market about business confidence, Brexit realities and how the city’s leading firms are continuing to attract top talent and major mandates
Georgina Stanley (GS): How do you see the Manchester legal market right now? Where do you see opportunities for growth? Ros Bever, Irwin Mitchell (RB): Manchester is a vibrant city – it is very busy. We are attracting work from outside of the region, and I think that’s a consequence of both the rates and …
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Events
Ben Bruton, dispute resolution and investigations partner at Winston & Strawn, discusses the principles of arbitration in the UAE and the wider Middle East
The UAE and the wider Middle East has always been a fascinating place for the outside world; known for its modern sophistication and exemplified by its many ground-breaking architectural and engineering achievements. Its ability to provide an environment that’s conducive for doing business is a key reason why the UAE is quickly emerging as one …