Herbert Smith

Article summary

Herbert Smith LLP was a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm was founded in the City of London in 1882 by Norman Herbert Smith and merged with the Australian law firm Freehills on 1 October 2012, forming Herbert Smith Freehills. At the time of the merger it had 13 offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, around 240 partners and 1,300 fee-earners. It was regarded as forming part of the "Silver Circle" of leading British law firms.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2012-10-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1882 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012-10-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1882". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325896135