Behind the scenes of recent panel decisions
Pinsent Masons, DLA Piper, Ashurst and Bird & Bird have all missed out on William Hill’s latest UK adviser panel, with Linklaters and Addleshaw Goddard the only firms to retain their places on the FTSE 250 bookmaker’s slimmed-down roster.
(August 2017, legalbusiness.co.uk)
How they will miss out… previous instructions (2015-16)
UK supermarket and retailer Sainsbury’s Group has appointed 11 firms to its new legal panel, including Linklaters, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentons and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang. The panel, which was last reviewed in 2014, previously included Bond Dickinson, DWF and Gowling WLG.
(August 2017, legalbusiness.co.uk)
How they will miss out…
HSBC has appointed around ten firms to its UK legal banking panel. Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds Sutherland and Simmons & Simmons were among those which made the cut.
CMS Cameron McKenna, Dentons and Pinsent Masons are also among the roster which was reduced in size.
(July 2017, legalbusiness.co.uk)
How they will miss out…
Spanish banking giant Santander has appointed a host of firms including Slaughter and May, Ashurst and Reed Smith to its UK legal panel for three years.
(July 2017, legalbusiness.co.uk)
49 LAW FIRMS INSTRUCTED FOR BANKING AND FINANCE WORK IN 2016 BY SANTANDER
| Aaron & Partners | Gateley Plc | Pitmans |
| Addleshaw Goddard | Geldards | Prettys Solicitors |
| Ashfords | gunnercooke | Rollits |
| Ashton KCJ | Harrison Clark Rickerbys | Shoosmiths |
| Birketts | Hewitsons | Sintons Law |
| Bond Dickinson | Hill Dickinson | Squire Patton Boggs |
| Brachers | hlw Keeble Hawson | Stevens & Bolton |
| Browne Jacobson | Howes Percival | Thomas Eggar |
| Burges Salmon | Irwin Mitchell | Thrings |
| Clarke Willmott | Kuit Steinart Levy | TLT |
| Cripps | Mills & Reeve | Trethowans |
| DAC Beachcroft | Muckle | Veale Wasbrough Vizards |
| DLA Piper | Nabarro | Walker Morris |
| DWF | Nelsons Solicitors Ltd | Ward Hadaway |
| EMW | Osborne Clarke | Wright Hassall |
| Foot Anstey | Paris Smith | |
| Freeths | Penningtons Manches |
David Burgess, Publishing Director, The Legal 500