Phil Hall
Phil Hall founded PHA Media (now the PHA Group) in 2005, with three simple aims in mind: ‘I wanted to…
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Andrew Grant
‘For a “boutique”-style firm in London to be ranked seventh globally in M&A league tables says a great deal about…
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Arlo Brady
Arlo Brady, head of The Brewery, parent brand of communications powerhouse freuds, found his way into the field ‘completely intentionally’.…
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How are social media influencers being taxed?
As the social media industry develops, it is important that influencers are aware of their tax liabilities, writes Anna Tragotsi…
ByEmma Woollcott
‘The key is to know which battles to fight – and to fight these hard,’ says Emma Woollcott, partner and…
ByPaul Tweed
Paul Tweed is rushed off his feet when Spear’s visits his Mayfair office. It’s the week after Prince Andrew’s Newsnight…
ByMark Thomson
Our job is primarily to defend our clients, but sometimes the work we do has a more significant impact,’ says…
ByKeith Schilling
A giant on the British legal scene for more than three decades, Keith Schilling is credited with groundbreaking rulings and…
ByJo Sanders
Jo Sanders moved to Withers in February to take over its London-based private client team. (Her predecessor, Amber Melville-Brown, has…
ByJon Oakley
A part of the Simkins team that represented Sir Cliff Richard in his landmark case against the BBC, Jon Oakley…
ByRazi Mireskandari
Flying in a Lear jet across Africa to a war zone to take instructions from a government minister accused of…
ByAlex McCready
Alex McCready began her career at Linklaters, having read law at Cambridge. ‘I soon realised that the part of the…
ByDuncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont is known for being fiercely protective of his clients. When a newspaper asks questions about a client, he…
ByCharlotte Harris
Charlotte Harris made her name in the phone-hacking scandal, when she took on News International on behalf of her clients…
ByClaire Gill
Few lawyers can claim to have taken on Google and emerged a winner. But this is what Claire Gill did…
ByRoddy Chisholm Batten
Clintons made headlines in October when it was reported to be the law firm enlisted by Prince Harry in his…
ByMike Brookes
‘The reported demise of the defamation industry that’s been reported every year for the last 20-odd years that I’ve been…
ByHanna Basha
Hanna Basha was nominated for Spear’s Reputation Lawyer of the Year in 2019, after a successful 12 months in her…
ByGerrard Tyrrell
Gerrard Tyrrell is perhaps best known for being a trusted adviser to the royal family. However, when he meets Spear’s…
ByDan Tench
One has to increasingly innovate,’ CMS dispute resolution partner Dan Tench tells Spear’s when asked about the state of the…
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