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Ben Wheway

Ben Wheway

Ben joined Legal Week from the Press Association in 2005 and has since held a number of roles including news editor, online managing editor, production editor and bassist in Legal Week's in-house covers band The Scoops.

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July 18, 2017 | International Edition

Slaughters and Linklaters lead on Centrica oil and gas joint venture

Magic circle duo take top roles on combination of exploration and production businesses

By Joseph Evans

3 minute read

July 17, 2017 | International Edition

Kirkland, CC and MoFo among advisers on $11.6bn take-private offer for warehousing giant GLP

US duo lead on Chinese consortium's multibillion bid for Singapore-based logistics company

By Anna Zhang

3 minute read

July 16, 2017 | International Edition

Norton Rose partner takes Russia role for Jared Kushner as Hogan Lovells partner joins Trump team

WilmerHale partner steps back from representing Trump's son-in-law Kushner on Russia collusion inquiries

By Katelyn Polantz and Cogan Schneier

4 minute read

July 14, 2017 | International Edition

KWM administrators given 28-day deadline to respond to redundancy claim brought by former staff

Employment Tribunal claim to proceed after IT delays resolved

By Ben Wheway

2 minute read

July 13, 2017 | International Edition

Taylor review could lead to rise in employment disputes, lawyers say

Employment lawyers discuss implications of government review of modern working practices

By Joseph Evans

3 minute read

July 13, 2017 | International Edition

Linklaters US associate tied to insider trading charges after husband arrested

Husband of Linklaters associate arrested on insider trading charges in case that alleges he profited from knowledge garnered from his wife's M&A work

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

July 12, 2017 | International Edition

Norton Rose Fulbright and Ashurst boost associate and trainee pay

Norton Rose ups pay for newly qualified lawyers by 4% to £75,000

By Joseph Evans

2 minute read

July 12, 2017 | International Edition

Line-up of GCs from top companies team up for new initiative to assess law firm service

Panasonic, Mastercard and Pernod Ricard GCs among top lawyers taking part in new project

By David Ruiz

4 minute read

July 12, 2017 | International Edition

'He's in the top 10% of the top 1%' - $9.2m pay packet puts King & Spalding partner in the spotlight

Where does King & Spalding's Christopher Wray - Trump's nominee for FBI director - rank among the best-paid partners in the US?

By Meredith Hobbs and Katelyn Polantz,

5 minute read

July 11, 2017 | International Edition

Trump's nominee as FBI director earned $9.2m partnership share at King & Spalding, filings reveal

Filings reveal compensation for white-collar partner nominated to replace fired FBI director James Comey

By Katelyn Polantz and Mike Scarcella

5 minute read