Blame on Brexit: Nabarro acts as Lowcosttravelgroup goes bust Legal Business Nabarro is advising on the administration of Lowcosttravelgroup as the travel agency business left thousands of holiday makers at risk…
Making the point: Lord Faulks quits in protest over Truss appointment as Lord Chancellor Legal Business Conservative peer Lord Faulks QC has quit as Minister of State for Justice after Liz Truss became the third consecutive…
Financials 2015/16: Disputes specialist Stewarts a standout performer with double digit revenue and PEP growth Legal Business Litigation powerhouse Stewarts Law has posted a second consecutive year of double digit revenue growth for the 2015/16 financial year,…
Guest post: The new justice secretary – does it matter that she’s not a lawyer? Legal Business So, as anticipated, our new prime minister has favoured punishing disloyalty over rewarding competence and sent Michael Gove and his…
Here we go again: Law Society to splash £61m on new IT systems after joint project fails Legal Business The Law Society, which has overseen several IT failures in the last decade, has agreed to spend £61m on new…
‘An important step’: K&L Gates launches in Munich through King & Wood hires Legal Business K&L Gates has opened its third German office by launching in Munich, with a three-lawyer hire from King & Wood…
‘Please explain’: Linklaters writes to Olswang to question BHS fees Legal Business Arcadia Group adviser Linklaters has questioned Olswang on whether its client Retail Acquisitions Limited (RAL) broke its contract and breached…
Simmons takes leading arbitration lawyer Dutson from Eversheds Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has hired Eversheds‘ star arbitration partner Stuart Dutson in a bid to strengthen its Africa practice.
Bowing to pressure: DAC Beachcroft amends contract terms with preferred barristers Legal Business After pressure from lobby groups at the commercial Bar, DAC Beachcroft has amended its contractual arrangements with its preferred sets…
‘How did Grieve not get the job?’ – City lawyers react as Truss becomes new justice secretary Legal Business City lawyers have expressed disappointment as Liz Truss has been made the new justice secretary, replacing Michael Gove. Gove, a…
Financials 2015/16: Travers bucks the market to post double digit turnover growth Legal Business Travers Smith has posted its seventh year of revenue growth, boosting turnover to £120m, up 13% on the previous year.
Comment: After the Brexit vote you can kiss the UK’s stability premium goodbye Legal Business The dust has yet to settle, indeed the horizon in post-referendum Britain is heavy with smoke and particles of an…
De Souza resurfaces as GC for Goldman Sachs-backed property firm Legal Business Former Land Securities Group general counsel and company secretary Adrian de Souza has joined student accommodation firm Vero Group as…
‘Work to do’: Almost a quarter of GCs have reduced in-house headcount, study finds Legal Business More than half of GCs face budget cuts and almost a quarter have cut their in-house team internal headcount, a…
Securities litigator Lascelles latest to exit King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Struggling to plug a stream of exits, litigator Greg Lascelles has become the latest partner to depart King & Wood…
‘A little upgrade’: Privacy Shield in force but legal challenge still expected Legal Business Despite the European Commission’s new data privacy framework coming into force this week, City lawyers still believe a legal challenge…
Lawyers line up to be matched up as LOD service Spoke receives 2,400 applications ahead of launch Legal Business Freelance lawyer service Lawyers On Demand (LOD) received 2,400 applications ahead of launching Spoke, an online service that matches lawyers…
‘Harry Potter’ lawyer Lord Harley banned from legal profession and hit with £86,000 costs Legal Business A lawyer who styles himself as senior counsel Lord Harley and was criticised for dressing ‘like something out of Harry…
RBS to appoint new Western European panel as bank aims to cut costs Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is appointing a new Western European panel with the bank intending to pick a…
After five years of growth Macfarlanes revenue stalls and PEP falls 17% Legal Business Following one of its most successful years, Macfarlanes has seen revenue remain static at £161m for 2015/16, up less than…
