Guest post: A new report into HMRC’s investigation of tax fraud by the wealthy Legal Business Overnight the Public Accounts Committee published a timely report on ‘Tackling Tax Fraud’. It’s fairly short and you can read…
Q&A: RBS general counsel Collins on external advisers, technology and the stress of investigations Legal Business Set to take on the top legal role at Santander UK later this year, The Royal Bank of Scotland’s outgoing…
Comment: Picking up the New Law gauntlet – CC’s City head calls for a new approach to training the lawyers of the future Legal Business New entrants to the legal profession will be competing head on against Kim, the virtual assistant from Riverview Law, and…
Freshfields and Gibson Dunn lead on $1.4bn Canadian miner battle with Venezuela Legal Business Ranked as seasoned players on the most lucrative cases, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have landed key…
Slater and Gordon LLP accounts show profits down and liabilities up in rocky period for listed firm Legal Business Slater and Gordon (S&G) which wrote down much of its UK business in February, has posted its LLP accounts for…
Legal training provider launches competition claim against Law Society Legal Business The Law Society, already fighting to recapture full control of education standards for lawyers from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA),…
Comment: Gibson Dunn’s Geffen argues law firms can sell judgement or process but few can excel at both Legal Business A few years ago the general counsel of one of the big banks told me that they only went to…
Linklaters makes key real estate finance hire with former Allen & Overy team leader Legal Business In a move to boost its real estate finance practice, Linklaters has hired former Allen & Overy (A&O) real estate…
Partner promotions: Nabarro makes up four in the City as Olswang makes up one in reduced round Legal Business Olswang has made just two partner promotions firmwide including one in the City, while Nabarro has promoted five in a…
SRA to probe City firm connections to Panama Papers Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has asked several law firms to clarify whether they are linked to the law firm…
Comment: KWM – ultimately it comes down to a question of confidence Legal Business These are tough times for the house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit A being recent news that King &…
Winston & Strawn makes double partner hire from Simmons in aviation finance boost Legal Business US firm Winston & Strawn has swooped on City rival Simmons & Simmons to take aviation finance duo Mark Moody…
Steel deal: Forsters and Slaughters lead as Tata sells first chunk of UK business Legal Business Forsters lined up against Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May on Tata Steel’s deal to sell its European long products…
Guest post: On David Cameron and inheritance tax Legal Business To avoid tax you have to do a thing which cuts your tax bill. Fail to do that thing and…
Skadden names NY-partner as enforcement head in London in global investigations push Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has boosted its City-based investigations practice having relocated white collar partner Keith Krakaur (pictured)…
A hollow victory: Former KWM client wins negligence case but takes home only 5% of damages claimed Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has been ordered to pay its former client Commodities Research Unit International (CRUI) damages of…
Adaptation continues as Ince & Co launches non-legal consultant service Legal Business Maritime and insurance firm Ince & Co has continued to break away from long-standing tradition with the launch of a…
Revolving Doors: Squire and Watson Farley make Paris hires in big week for international appointments Legal Business Paris has been a hot spot for lateral hires this week, as firms including Squire Patton Boggs, Watson Farley &…
One-stop shopping is here but it’s not doing what it was supposed to Legal Business Sometimes in business what you correctly forecast can prove as problematic as what you get wrong. Because even when you…
