It’s high time we moved on – why legal education fails the key test Legal Business Nigel Savage argues that legal education is falling further behind the realities of the industry Let’s get this in context…
The Last Word: Divide and conquer Legal Business We canvassed City partners and in-house counsel for their views on the Law Society and the state of representation in…
The battle within: Risk management and professional indemnity survey 2016 Legal Business With cyber risk exploding and storm clouds over the economy, it’s harder than ever to balance risk with commercial realities.…
Straight to the source – the pros and occasional cons of direct access Legal Business In-house teams instructing the Bar has gone mainstream over the last ten years. LB assesses how far direct access can…
Mishcon signs deal with software provider to launch separate e-discovery business Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has launched a new venture with e-discovery provider Unified and software developer kCura, agreeing a fixed-price three-year…
INVESTIGATIONS: Successfully navigating challenging international regulations Legal Business With the growth of enforcement activity worldwide, companies are being forced to create or adapt their internal structures and incorporate…
Beneficial ownership in Swiss PE acquisitions Legal Business Bär & Karrer’s Christoph Neeracher and Luca Jagmetti advise on the new rules. As part of a new Swiss legislation…
Compliance obligations: genetic resources Legal Business Homburger’s Andri Hess details the Nagoya Ordinance. Switzerland is a member of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…
Cutting back: Government slashes go-to-firms for public sector by 40% Legal Business The government is cutting back the number of go-to-firms its uses for external counsel by almost 40% as it prepares…
Partner promotions: Freshfields drops round to 16 following steady increases since 2013 Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced 16 lawyers will make the cut to partnership this year, one less than last year…
Bar Council releases guidelines for tackling sexual harassment after report highlights inappropriate behaviour Legal Business The Bar Council has released new guidelines for dealing with sexual harassment in a bid to help barristers handle mistreatment…
News in brief – March 2016 Legal Business EE LEGAL HEAD REVEALS PLANS POST-TELCO MERGER Following BT’s high-profile £12.5bn takeover of UK mobile business EE, it has emerged…
Shell starts panel review as BG Group legal team undergoes post-acquisition restructure Legal Business Royal Dutch Shell has kicked off a review of its external legal roster after finalising its £47bn takeover of BG…
Revolving doors: Linklaters makes private client play in a big week for US firm moves in the City Legal Business Linklaters has made a key trusts hire in the City, while US firms Mayer Brown, Baker & McKenzie, Morgan, Lewis…
Quinn Emanuel makes key competition move with DLA Piper practice head hire Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has added a second partner to its competition practice with the appointment of DLA Piper…
Linklaters and Clifford Chance take roles on latest lender float as Metro Bank lists Legal Business Magic Circle duo Linklaters and Clifford Chance have advised British lender Metro Bank on its float on the London Stock Exchange.
KWM loses historic SJ Berwin client as buyout firm NorthEdge picks Paul Hastings for £300m fund raising Legal Business Paul Hastings has won a first time instruction from UK buyout firm NorthEdge on the launch of a £300m fund,…
Second time lucky: Nabarro elects real estate head Carvalho as senior partner Legal Business Nabarro has today (7 March) announced its real estate chief Ciaran Carvalho (pictured) has been elected as senior partner of…
Mayer Brown PEP breaks $1.5m barrier on the back of solid revenue growth Legal Business Profits per equity partner at US firm Mayer Brown broke the $1.5m barrier for the first time in 2015 as…
In-house: ISDA general counsel Geen to step down after almost a decade Legal Business After almost a decade, the general counsel (GC) for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) David Geen has stood…
