Guest post: Tales of an Unhappy Client – The Search for a Smarter Way to Bill Legal Business I knew better and that only makes this worse. Recently, I needed a lawyer to review an agreement. There was…
SRA promises new in-house rules by April 2016 as LSB gathers thoughts on reform Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has laid out its timetable to overhaul rules for in-house lawyers in a response to…
Lord Chief Justice calls on Justice Briggs to undertake ‘urgent’ civil courts review Legal Business In the latest development of the government’s ongoing push to reform the courts system, the Lord Chief Justice and the…
Clifford Chance looks to strengthen local ties as it opens Academy in Singapore Legal Business As the firm looks to grow its revenues in Asia-Pacific, Clifford Chance (CC) has expanded its Academy training programme with…
City moves: Simmons builds construction team with Trowers’ disputes partner Legal Business Partner exits continue to mount in Trowers & Hamlins’ construction practice as City-based construction disputes partner Rob Horne moves on…
Pinsents and CMS miss out as DLA Piper, DWF and Weightmans make it onto Scots government legal panel Legal Business Both Pinsent Masons and CMS Cameron McKenna have missed out on spots as nine firms were awarded places on the…
Raft of firms bag spots as Deutsche Bank finalises legal panel arrangements Legal Business A host of law firms have been awarded positions as Deutsche Bank’s go-to advisers with the lender having finalised its…
Teva’s $40bn generic-drug buy sees Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell lead Legal Business Cross-border teams from Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins have landed the lead roles on the $40bn takeover of Allergan’s…
Brodies’ rise continues with fifth year of revenue growth and profits up 14% Legal Business Scottish firm Brodies has once again turned in a strong financial performance, reporting a double-digit growth in both revenue and…
Bar Council finds gender parity for barristers ‘unlikely to ever be achieved’ on current trends Legal Business The Bar Council has published two reports into gender diversity at the Bar highlighting challenges facing female barristers and finding…
Charles Russell Speechlys unveils first financials post-merger as Withers sees 9% rise in revenue Legal Business On the back of speedy internationalisation plans in recent months, private client firm Withers has posted an 8.7% increase in…
‘Tantamount to selling justice like a commodity’: MoJ looks to hike court fees again Legal Business Despite ongoing tensions from the profession over legal aid cuts and court reforms, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) continues to…
Insurance specialists face tough times as Ince & Co’s revenues fall 8% and Kennedys flatlines Legal Business While mid-tier firms continue to reveal solid returns for the 2014/15 financial year, those focused on insurance are suffering from…
Dealwatch: Skadden and Freshfields make the news on Pearson’s FT sale Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both won lead roles advising on Pearson’s £844m sale…
Guest post: Who’s afraid of IBM Watson? Machine learning and the future of law Legal Business Recently in New York, Adam Smith Esq had the opportunity to invite a couple of dozen law firms to ‘An…
Trowers UK revenues support 3% turnover growth as international offering goes into reverse Legal Business UK top-50 firm Trowers & Hamlins has recovered from the mixed set of financial results last year but is yet…
Frontrunners emerge at Linklaters in race for managing partner Legal Business Finance & projects head Michael Kent and global banking chief Gideon Moore have emerged as the frontrunners to succeed Simon…
Supreme Court finds conditional fee agreements in line with human rights treaty Legal Business In a decision providing certainty to recovering litigation costs, the Supreme Court has ruled that the costs regime put in…
Guest post: Enforcing a patent is an abuse of process, except where it isn’t Legal Business Last week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment (16 July) in Case C-170/13 Huawei…
PLMJ focuses on international expansion as it elects new managing partner Legal Business Portuguese firm PLMJ has elected a new managing partner, Luís Pais Antunes (pictured), with a remit to focus on further…
