It has certainly been an eventful week for Lovells. On Monday legalweek.com broke the news of the firm’s long-awaited Dubai launch before two days later revealing that two partners were quitting its expansive US arm. Today, we report that its long-running and unpopular partnership review has decided to ditch proposals for major reform of its lockstep model.

Three note-worthy events, all of which illustrate key challenges and opportunities for Lovells. What is less clear is whether Lovells  finishes the week better or worse off than it began.