Brexit live blog: ‘I went to bed confident and woke up shell shocked’ – City heavyweights react to unexpected decision Legal Business City partners fear a shock referendum result which saw Britain vote to leave the European Union may see businesses relocate…
LB’s Brexit take: City law’s globalisation playbook has just been shredded Legal Business Well, there you have it – a textbook example of why referendums, compared to parliamentary sovereignty, are a really bad…
‘We’re not immune from how these changes will impact on our clients’: Linklaters leader Moore on Brexit vote Legal Business Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore has warned that it’s not just the UK’s relationship with Europe that will change as…
Comment: A slightly updated view from 2015 – ‘Unless you hear trumpets, Brexit doesn’t stack up’ Legal Business Ahead of the 2015 general election, Legal Business assessed the policy pledges of the main parties, including the prospects for…
Brick Court hires Wilberforce Chambers rising star Newton Legal Business Leading commercial set Brick Court Chambers has made a key hire with Wilberforce Chambers’ rising star Laura Newton.
Linklaters the latest to match Cravath’s $180,000 associate pay in New York salary war Legal Business Linklaters has become the latest, and the last, of the Magic Circle firms in the US to match Cravath, Swaine…
Law firm leaders line up alongside City’s biggest executives in last ditch attempt to prevent Brexit Legal Business Ten prominent law firm leaders have signed a letter urging voters against voting for Brexit in the UK referendum on…
The growth continues: Stephenson Harwood posts 9% bump in another record turnover year Legal Business Stephenson Harwood has posted another record financial year, with revenue up 9% on last year from £145m to £158m.
Guest post: The tax position of out campaign funders Legal Business If you click here you can see a link to the Electoral Commission list of donations to referendum participants arranged…
Review recommended: Justice Committee latest to critique court fee hike Legal Business The House of Commons Justice Select Committee has come out against increases in court and tribunal fees in a report…
Italian Job: Fieldfisher merges with Milan headquartered firm SASPI Legal Business UK law firm Fieldfisher has entered Italy through a merger with 21 partner firm Studio Associato Servizi Professionali Integrati (SASPI),…
Record length SDT hearing expected for Leigh Day solicitors under fire for British Army claims Legal Business Partners from Leigh Day are set to face a seven week Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing over claims that the British…
Reed Smith lands CMS Cameron McKenna’s capital markets head as it hunts financial services growth Legal Business Intent on building up its financial industry group in the City, Reed Smith has hired CMS Cameron McKenna‘s head of…
FCA fines to companies drop by a third as banking scandals pass, while individual penalties rocket Legal Business New figures show while the total value of fines handed down by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped by…
Brexit battle: Nissan engages Lewis Silkin to sue Vote Leave campaign Legal Business Lewis Silkin is representing Nissan as it applies for an injunction against pro-Brexit campaign group Vote Leave.
‘Trust the lawyers’ won’t cut it Legal Business The report, Mapping the Moral Compass, is the second stage of an initiative to assess the ethical approach of and…
Working smarter Legal Business Let’s start with an assumption: we will reach peak in-house. Though the in-house profession has hugely expanded over the last…
The lexicon of inefficiency Legal Business It is not easy to be an in-house lawyer. Thank goodness, however, because if it was why on earth would…
If it is lonely at the top for your CEO, sort out your reporting lines and help Legal Business Can Dave Lewis save Tesco? Will Bob Dudley turn BP around? Journalists and financial analysts ask these questions, and headline…
Perspectives: Dan Fitz, BT Legal Business I love my career. I haven’t loved it at all times. Over the years it was tough. But over time…
