Jack Womack
Jack joined Law.com International as a reporter in November 2021 after finishing his Journalism MA at City, University of London. [email protected]
November 14, 2024 | International Edition
Climate Groups Demonstrate Outside A&O Shearman and Akin London OfficesThe protesters said Akin and A&O Shearman both received the worst possible rating in a report on which law firms take on fossil fuel related work.
By Jack Womack
2 minute read
November 14, 2024 | Law.com
Climate Groups Demonstrate Outside A&O Shearman and Akin London OfficesThe protesters said Akin and A&O Shearman both received the worst possible rating in a report on which law firms take on fossil fuel related work.
By Jack Womack
2 minute read
November 13, 2024 | International Edition
Cleary, BCLP Set Out Latest Partner Promotion RoundsBryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have both announced which lawyers they have promoted to partner—with the latter firm nearly doubling its round from last year.
By Jack Womack
3 minute read
November 12, 2024 | International Edition
FCA Fines Metro Bank £16.7M Over ‘Financial Crime Failings’The U.K.'s financial watchdog has fined Metro Bank £16.7 million for failing to “adequately monitor” over £51 billion worth of transactions—despite junior Metro staff raising concerns.
By Jack Womack
3 minute read
November 08, 2024 | International Edition
'Get Your House in Order' SFO Warns Corporates, as UK Government Issues Long-Awaited Fraud GuidanceThe guidance has been described as 'seismic' and a 'game-changer' by law firm partners.
By Jack Womack
3 minute read
November 05, 2024 | International Edition
Netflix Offices Raided by Authorities in Paris and AmsterdamA French judicial source said that the searches are part of a preliminary investigation opened in November 2022 on charges of "aggravated tax fraud and concealed work in an organized gang."
By Jack Womack
2 minute read
November 05, 2024 | International Edition
'Significant' Competition Concerns Over £762M GXO Logistics-Wincanton MergerGXO reached an agreement to acquire Wincanton for £762 million in April, and was advised by Freshfields.
By Jack Womack
2 minute read
November 01, 2024 | International Edition
Kingsley Napley and Lord Pannick Spearhead Private Schools' Challenge to Government VAT PolicyThe government announced that from January 2025, all education services provided by a private school in the U.K. for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.
By Jack Womack
2 minute read
October 30, 2024 | International Edition
Law Firms Refresh Policies as UK Government Enhances Sexual Harassment RulesUnder new legislation, employers are now required 'to anticipate when sexual harassment may occur and take reasonable steps to prevent it'.
By Jack Womack
3 minute read
October 30, 2024 | International Edition
Judge Grants Quinn Emanuel Costs Deduction in 'Forged' Document LitigationEarlier this month, the law firm was ordered by London's High Court to reveal the identity of the supplier of an allegedly forged document that claimed a Russian oligarch had underpaid a rival by roughly $300 million in a buyout deal.
By Jack Womack
2 minute read
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