Forsters defeats professional negligence suit over Siberian oil deal Legal Business Forsters has successfully defended a £70m professional negligence claim taken against it by businessman Rupert Galliers-Pratt at London’s High Court.
Leading counsel suspended in latest setback to child abuse inquiry Legal Business The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today (29 September) suspended Matrix Chambers’ Ben Emmerson QC from his role…
Law Society weighs in on Senior Managers Regime, warns of conflict risk to in-house privilege Legal Business Already a contentious issue among financial companies pledging to tackle poor working cultures, the Senior Managers Regime, which holds executives…
Tax vs corporate: KWM European managing partner contenders emerge Legal Business After extending the nomination period by a week, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (28 September) that tax partner…
Simmons instructs Brick Court to advise on future of EU patent court Legal Business City law firms are supporting an investigation into the future of the UK’s position in the Unitary Patent Court (UPC)…
‘Not a decision I’ve taken lightly’: Burns vacates senior partner role as he targets US business for Clyde & Co Legal Business Clyde & Co senior partner James Burns is to step down as senior partner to take on a new board-level…
Top silk Howard QC to co-lead Brick Court as Hirst QC steps down Legal Business Brick Court Chambers‘ Mark Howard QC has been appointed to co-head the set with Helen Davies QC, as incumbent Jonathan…
Vinter is coming: Covington boosts projects offering as former BG GC returns to private practice Legal Business Covington & Burling has landed a heavyweight in-house veteran to boost its London project finance offering with the arrival of…
Preparing for the worst: legal costs spike as FTSE 100 sets aside £31bn Legal Business With corporate counsel consistently burdened by onerous cost constraints levied by their executive, the pressure to deliver efficiencies in-house may…
Revolving doors: White & Case, Winston & Strawn, Fieldfisher and Bond Dickinson bolster ranks Legal Business Although last week saw several partner departures from a select few LB 100 players, namely Ashurst and Simmons & Simmons,…
Sticking around: Linklaters Elliott to stay on as consultant as senior partner term ends Legal Business Outgoing Linklaters senior partner Robert Elliott will stay on as a consultant at the firm when his term finishes at…
‘A serious point of principle’: Jackson reignites debate over increasing court fees Legal Business The debate amongst the profession over ever-increasing court fees continues to prove contentious, with Lord Justice Jackson being the latest…
Engineering success: Eversheds hires top Nabarro construction disputes partner Douglas Legal Business Eversheds has hired disputes partner Jonathan Douglas from Nabarro to join the firm’s construction and engineering team.
Q&A: Morag MacDonald – Bird & Bird IP head on disputes, influences and serious maths Legal Business Sitting in the firm’s recently opened New Fetter Lane office, Matthew Field talks to Bird & Bird international head of…
LOD’s Tim Bratton returns to in-house to join Euromoney Legal Business Lawyers On Demand‘s (LOD) practice development director Tim Bratton is to return to in-house after three years at the contract…
Quinn dealt major Moscow blow as arbitration duo head to Baker Botts Legal Business Typically on the receiving end of partner moves, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost Moscow-based arbitration partners Ivan Marisin…
It takes two: K&L Gates names new leadership team to replace Kalis Legal Business With longstanding K&L Gates leader Peter Kalis set to step down early next year, the firm has picked Michael Caccese…
Going private: KWM’s former City tax head resurfaces at Forsters Legal Business Former King & Wood Mallesons head of tax Heather Corben has resurfaced at private client firm Forsters, following the restructuring…
RPC loses Sports Direct mandate after embattled retailer bows to shareholder pressure Legal Business RPC has lost its mandate to review Sports Direct’s governance in the fallout from the retailer’s shareholder meeting earlier this…
Signature sees revenues soar 36% to £10.2m as boutique hires Bryan Cave litigation star Legal Business Disputes boutique Signature Litigation has seen revenue soar by 36% to £10.2m for the 2015/16 financial year, and continues invest…
