contents
image image image
The Business
Mark McAteer reports on the indomitable lure of London for mid-market firms, plus market-leading analysis on the month’s top stories

The National
Maria Jackson reports on Shoosmiths’ boost to its Birmingham insolvency arm. Plus, HBJ Gateley Wareing merges with London niche firm Holmes Hardingham, and Clarke Willmott takes its expansion to London image
The Client
The Department of Health focuses on accountability with a new procurement complaint panel

The Client profile
Deepak Malhotra at Constellation Europe on the power of GC feedback
cover image

 

Et tu, Brute?
Ten years after the inception of Slaughter and May’s international network, are its best friends keeping the faith? Dominic Carman reports Read more...

image Appointments
The ultimate partner moves and our special Job of the Month section

Pritchard
Slaughters and Barlows look ahead

The Forum
Battling the ‘nine to nine’ working day

The Last Word
Simons Muirhead & Burton’s Louis Charalambous knows your rights
image
Wolves at the door

Buyout houses are preparing to inject millions into leading UK law firms. As a new corporate era beckons, Ross Butler considers the potential culture clashes ahead Read more...

image
Children of the devolution

The SNP’s election victory a year ago was expected to bring new-found confidence to the Scottish PFI market. But contractors are put off by a confused procurement process, finds Chris Johnson Read more...

image
Changing course

With a new chief executive in place, will Barlow Lyde & Gilbert be able to put the lean years behind it and gain the partner buy-in it needs? Stephen J Doggett talks strategy with Clint Evans Read more...

image
Cashing in

In an overview of the CEE region, Julian Matteucci looks at the firms heading east and how the local outfits have adapted to these recent newcomers Read more...

Arbitration Click here to download the 2007 report