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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March 19, 2018 | International Edition

Latham magic circle recruitment continues with hire of Freshfields Germany M&A partner

Energy-focused Freshfields partner Tobias Larisch becomes latest to join Latham as US firm continues M&A push

By Legal Week

2 minute read

March 13, 2018 | International Edition

Pinsents restructuring report sheds light on £1m cost savings from support staff shake-up

New report details thinking behind restructuring which resulted in 78 voluntary redundancies

By Ben Wheway

3 minute read

March 02, 2018 | International Edition

The end of panels? Barclays adviser shake-up provides vision of RFP-free client relationship

City partners welcome Barclays shift away from traditional panel review process as bank targets "redundancy" of hourly rate

By Alex Berry

4 minute read

March 01, 2018 | International Edition

Latham London lawyer makes the cut in 16-strong round of counsel to partner promotions

Firm makes up sixteen counsel after announcing 31 associate promotions to partner late last year

By Legal Week

2 minute read

March 01, 2018 | International Edition

Artificial intelligence and eDiscovery: beyond predictive coding

A look at the current trend toward more intelligent AI technology in the legal industry

By Sarah Brown

4 minute read

February 21, 2018 | International Edition

Ministry of Defence cuts legal spend to top billing advisers as magic circle firms see fees fall

Linklaters, Freshfields and Slaughters among advisers to see MoD billings fall last year

By Alex Berry

3 minute read

February 05, 2018 | International Edition

Political wrangling and office rivalries impairing client service at global firms, in-house lawyers say

More than 60% of in-house lawyers think global law firms are providing below par client service as a result of issues such as poor collaboration and inter-office rivalries

By Legal Week

3 minute read

February 01, 2018 | International Edition

The silver lining of GDPR preparation

The GDPR is coming, and businesses have no choice but to be compliant. While it can be a daunting task, re-evaluating information management to bring privacy issues to the forefront can have many benefits

By Deborah Blaxell and Martin Bonney

4 minute read