In-house: RBS to tackle peaks and troughs with flexible legal providers Hamish McNicol The need for a more ‘nimble and agile’ environment is driving the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) foray into the…
The New GC Toolkit: The discerning customer – smarter procurement James Wood In-house teams are using new techniques and recruiting specialists to take a more sophisticated approach to procuring legal services…
Pearson eyes cost reductions with rejigged legal panel Tom Baker Education company Pearson has consolidated its legal adviser panels into new ‘preferred’ and ‘general’ rosters, moving away from specialised panels…
Barclays presses counsel for radical shake-up by 2021 as it unveils final panel Hamish McNicol Barclays is intent on pushing dozens of major law firms to adopt a radical overhaul in working arrangements in time…
Refreshing revamps: EDF and Co-op Group look to new firms in panel reviews Hamish McNicol One of the UK’s big six energy suppliers, EDF Energy, has nearly halved its external advisers in a bid to…
Two new faces gain membership to reshaped Co-op legal panel Hamish McNicol Seven firms have won spots on a revamped Co-op Group legal panel which sees its corporate, commercial and property panels…
Panel beaters – Balfour revamps Pinsents partnership as Barclays’ buying shake-up signals its last panel contest Hamish McNicol Is big business turning its back on the conventional legal panel? This month at least sees two prominent examples, with…
‘A wonderful opportunity’: Network Rail begins long journey to new £70m adviser panel Hamish McNicol Network Rail has begun its longest-ever panel review process for external adviser work, which could be worth up to £70m…
Societe Generale names a dozen firms to new global law roster Hamish McNicol French financial services group Societe Generale (SocGen) has named 12 law firms to its new international panel, with a further…
Panel reviews: Vodafone and Yum! Brands shake up external adviser rosters Tom Baker Mobile phone giant Vodafone has completed a review of its legal panel, with seven firms making the cut, while KFC,…
Beauty parade in the offing as Government announces launch of £650m ‘legal services marketplace’ Marco Cillario Part of an ongoing and concerted effort to manage the public purse for legal advice, the Government has announced plans…
Co-op Group kicks off panel review as former Dixons Carphone GC takes top legal role Kathryn McCann The Co-operative Group has begun reviewing its corporate and commercial legal panels, as well as its property law and litigation…
Eversheds Sutherland wins place on Koch Industries global panel, as co-CEOs reflect on 139 days post-combination Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland‘s co-chief executives (CEO) Lee Ranson and Mark Wasserman laid out client wins and a draft 2020 strategy for…
Addleshaws chosen as Celesio’s preferred adviser in Scotland as HBJ merger goes live Kathryn McCann Top 20 firm Addleshaw Goddard has finally secured a long-awaited Scottish presence as the firm’s merger with HBJ Gateley goes…
Comment: Clients and rookie lawyers – some awkward truths and a fatuous debate on training Legal Business Ah, despite the changing fashions, technology and economic realities of the day, in law you can always rely on that…
Government begins tender process for new £90m finance panel Legal Business Despite a drastic reduction in firms for its general advice panel, the government has indicated it will not reduce the…
US heavyweights big contenders in TransferWise external counsel review Legal Business Payments company TransferWise is in the process of finalising its first ever roster of firms in what general counsel Jenifer…
Adviser review: AIG to roll out UK panel process to entire EMEA region Kathryn McCann The legal team at American International Group (AIG) EMEA is to carry out wider panel assessments for Europe, Middle East…
Twelve firms make it onto top tier of reduced Crown Commercial Services panel Legal Business The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has unveiled its panel for general legal advice services, with 18 firms making it onto…
More for less: NHS ups legal spend but offers fewer spots in latest panel review Legal Business The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) is reviewing its panel of law firm advisers with a total legal spend of £544m.…
