Clifford Chance Libor briefings privileged, High Court rules Legal Business Documents drawn up by Clifford Chance for a special RBS committee dealing with the Libor scandal are protected by legal…
Guest post: More questions than answers – the strange case of former Chief Legal Ombudsman Sampson Legal Business The first, and most important, thing to remind everyone before I dissect the events of the last few weeks is…
Comment: Artificial intelligence and the law – mostly believe the hype Legal Business It’s a rarity for the great pre-occupations of our age to intersect so closely with that of the legal profession…
SFO drops case against Slaughter and May client Olympus Legal Business The UK Serious Fraud Office has dropped its case against Slaughter and May client Olympus two years after charging the…
H1 2015/16: ‘All signs are looking positive’ – Fieldfisher posts first half revenues up 8% Legal Business Fieldfisher has banked £58.4m for the first six months of the 2015/16 financial year, an 8% rise on last year,…
Revolving doors: It’s one in, two out at Clyde & Co while DWF boosts practice in Dubai Legal Business Clyde & Co has appointed Mark Sutton as a senior equity partner in its professional financial disputes group. Sutton joined…
Linklaters gets the client vote as annual GC poll shows elite firms tightening their grip Legal Business Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal Business‘ fourth annual in-house survey, emerging as the…
King & Wood strengthens capital markets bench with Sidley hire Legal Business Increased demand for US capital markets capability in recent times has seen King & Wood Mallesons dip into the laterals…
Could it be your year? Nominations open for the Legal Business Awards 2016 Legal Business Now is the time to show how your team has positioned itself ahead of the pack this year: nominations are…
Querying the bill: Treasury ‘concerned’ over Freshfields fees on Eurostar sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been put under the spotlight for charging £2.8m in legal fees when advising HM Treasury during…
Comment: It’s a people game – what private equity lawyers can teach bland global law firms Legal Business If a good chunk of the latest issue of Legal Business is focused on technology and machines replacing lawyers, our…
Legal Aid Agency faces 100-firm challenge over criminal contract cuts amid whistleblower’s call for an external investigation Legal Business It was a decision never likely to sit well with the public defence profession and so it proved. The ongoing…
Blue chip clients: cutting-edge tech will reshape law in five years as more jobs taken by intelligent machines Legal Business In-house lawyers have been notoriously slow to embrace the tech-backed delivery of legal services, but Legal Business research drawing on…
Bursting at the seams: Milbank makes room for 50 extra lawyers in the City Legal Business Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is gearing up for further growth in London by leasing extra office space, an extra…
Easy access: EY lowers threshold for first UK trainee programme Legal Business Big Four accountancy firm EY will recruit eight trainee solicitors in the UK over the next two years, launching its…
Ince & Co Singapore exits continue as energy head departs for Bakers Legal Business Ince & Co’s departures continue in Singapore with energy head Martin David being the latest to leave the firm, joining…
Freshfields and HFW criticised by Takeover Panel for breaching rules in Bumi transaction Legal Business In a rare step, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have been publicly criticised by the UK Takeover…
Goodwin Procter opens Frankfurt base with the hire of four Ashurst partners Legal Business US firm Goodwin Procter is setting up shop in Frankfurt, establishing a real estate capital markets platform with four of…
Deep Blue sky thinking: The cutting edge of legal AI Legal Business Artificial intelligence is big news once again in law and beyond. Legal Business speaks to leaders in the field of…
Applied science and snake oil: AI in practice Legal Business The cutting-edge science in artificial intelligence in law is startling, but does the tech currently offered by commercial legal providers…
