THE GEORGINA HENRY AWARD 2022 🏆

Applications are now OPEN 📨

We are proud to support the brightest new ideas with a £4,000 annual prize sponsored by WigginLLP

In memory of the The Guardian late deputy editor, Georgina Henry & former WiJ chair

APPLY: womeninjournalism.co.uk/about-us/georg…

G’mar Chatima Tova.

Best wishes for an easy and meaningful fast to all those observing Yom Kippur.

Shana Tova to all our colleagues, clients and friends celebrating Rosh Hashanah!

Sending our best wishes to you and your family for a happy and healthy New Year.

The best news. Hugely deserved win for Caroline Kean and team WigginLLP who defied all the odds to successfully fend off an avalanche of claims from Russian oligarchs + the Kremlin against Putin's People, as well as a trio of Kazakh oligarchs against Tom Burgis' Kleptopia.

Hearty congratulations to the fearless team at WigginLLP for this gong. A superb job they did battling the oligarchs who wanted to censor my book Kleptopia and Catherine Belton’s Putin’s People

Deepfakes are becoming increasingly prevalent as a form of disinformation, but what are the dangers and what can be done to combat them?

Jack Kennedy explores these questions and outlines the current legal position in our latest insight: lnkd.in/gCZBAHWZ

ICYMI: are gaming NFTs all hype? Despite the exponential growth of NFTs in recent years, which ones will actually last five years from now? This video panel features experts from Wondr Gaming, Fridai the gamer assistant, Konvoy, WigginLLP and DappRadar.
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The Future of Legal Services Innovation – Small-Sized Private Practice winner was praised for its innovations around the IR35 specifically, and has been described by one of its clients as 'a valued partner for our future' Congratulations Wiggin! #LegalInnovationAwards

Join us as we discuss the findings of the report this evening (7pm BST) at the Frontline Club & online.

🗣️Clare Rewcastle Paul Caruana Galizia Peter Geoghegan Susan Coughtrie Charlie Holt Caroline Kean (@WigginLLP) & Sarah Clarke

Register ➡️ frontlineclub.glueup.com/event/54741/ #SLAPPs

Firms featured include:
@founderltd
MBM Commercial LLP
SeedLegals
Atkins Dellow Solicitors
The Disruptive solicitor : Founder A City Law Firm
HLaw
@fieldfisher
Myerson
Legal Edge
Everyday Legal
Rocket Lawyers
@gelbergs
WigginLLP
@vwvlawfirm
@lewissilkin
@ignitionlaw
@clarkewillmott
Ashurst
EIP
Harper James

Last month's LexisPSL lunchtime webinar on the digitalisation of UK immigration control, with Kathryn Denyer Lewis Silkin Immigration, Luke Piper the3million & Darren Stevenson WigginLLP is now free to view here:

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NEW! British lawyer Elizabeth Wiggin describes the legal threats, humiliation, & financial ruin that reporters can face while covering stories the rich & powerful do not want published. buff.ly/3E1zxuF WigginLLP Media Defence Free Press Unlimited

Last week Year 12 students from All Saints' Academy were hosted by WigginLLP for a truly inspiring Day. With such a high volunteer turnout, we want to say a huge thank you to all the fantastic volunteers who created a really inclusive environment!

#equalopportunitiesforall #YoungPeople

We're delighted to announce the promotion of Chris Elliott, Joanne Gibbs, James Hope, Claire Livingstone, and James Peel to the partnership, effective from 1st April: wiggin.co.uk/press-releases…

Our 2024 training contract applications are open until 27th May 2022. Visit our website for more information and to apply: wiggin.co.uk/careers/traini…

Congratulations to our clients Tom Burgis and HarperCollinsUK. Wiggin is again proud to have helped to defend important public interest journalism. Well done to Caroline Kean , Elizabeth Wiggin, and the whole defence team. lawgazette.co.uk/news/lawyer-ca…

Partner & journalist Alex Wade Alex Wade talks to Montpellier's Stephy Mavididi on counting Thierry Henry as a mentor and being the first Englishman to play for Juventus in 27 years. Read more in The Times: lnkd.in/djVvPKtN

“It’s really important for everybody who cares about this to put their shoulders to the wheel and make sure that something does happen.'' Caroline Kean speaks to The Guardian about the urgent need to protect public interest journalism: theguardian.com/law/2022/feb/1… #pressfreedom

Less than a month to go until the Chambers Student Gen Z Summit where you can hear from Claire Livingstone on how to market yourself and stand out from the competition.

To view the full agenda and sign up, follow the link below 👇

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