The silk class of 2025: ten names to note

The silk class of 2025: ten names to note

The King’s Counsel system remains the most prized designation for elite advocates in the world. One hundred and five lawyers – 104 barristers and one solicitor – were selected from the 2024 process, the results of which were announced last week. The overwhelming majority of the new silks are already ranked very highly within their …

UK Offshore Report: Weatherproof

UK Offshore Report: Weatherproof

In our 2022 offshore feature, firm leaders were relatively sanguine when scanning the horizon for the upcoming year’s challenges. Having ridden out almost two years of Covid-19 lockdowns, global economies – with the notable exception of China – had largely reopened, including the Crown Dependencies themselves, which had ended travel restrictions at the same time …