Comment: The Gospel according to Matthew – can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
200 judges claim discrimination over UK government’s planned pension cuts Legal Business Some 200 judges have taken the first step towards suing the UK government, claiming that changes to the judicial pension…
Shoosmiths grows revenues 10% to pass £100m mark and return to pre-financial crisis high Legal Business National firm Shoosmiths has returned to its pre-financial crisis highs, breaking the £100m mark in revenues for the 2014/15 financial…
Travers Smith posts record results as turnover crosses £100m boundary and PEP reaches £935k Legal Business City outfit Travers Smith has become the latest UK law firm to post strong results for the past financial year,…
O’Melveny hires new European corporate head from White & Case as it makes moves in burgeoning private bond market Legal Business With €31bn in debt having been issued through private placements (PP) in Europe in 2014, O’Melveny & Myers has made…
Guest post: The innovation perspective – get the right end of the telescope Legal Business Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law without always a clear idea of what it means. Many…
UK to strengthen global grip on financial disputes with autumn launch of specialist banking court Legal Business Given that it has long been a part of the sales pitch for English courts that they have the specialist…
Taking the firm to the client – Simmons’ head argues that traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business When I qualified (was it really 30 years ago?) I had this impression about how law firms worked. The partnership…
Linklaters borrows plc playbook to bring in Hague as door-opener-in-chief Legal Business It’s long been a trusted technique for major corporates to ship in public figures for advisory roles to open doors…
‘Old-fashioned’ values pay off for Macfarlanes as double-digit growth sees PEP pass big four Legal Business Pound for pound one of the most successful UK firms in financial terms over the last five years, Macfarlanes has…
Further KWM partner exits earmarked as firm completes Europe and Middle East review Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has wrapped up a review of its 170-strong partnership across Europe and the Middle East with…
Withers promotes five to partnership amid period of rapid international expansion Legal Business Withers has made up fewer lawyers to partner this year, reducing its round from seven to five, at the end…
Landmark European court ruling to open floodgates for EU competition teams Legal Business In what will inevitably bring more work for competition lawyers acting for Asian clients in Europe, the EU’s highest court…
Trust and estates litigation – The great leap forward Legal Business With Asia overtaking Europe as the second-most wealthy region in the world, the pressure is on global private client practices…
The Commercial Litigation Summit 2015 Legal Business More than 160 senior litigators and GCs came together for Legal Business’ first Commercial Litigation Summit on 13 May in…
Global 100 – Market Comment 2015: Word from the World Legal Business From an intensely competitive market in Asia to renewed fears of states breaking from the EU, law firm leaders give…
Global 100: New York report – City heat Legal Business Legal Business took a tour of New York for our Global 100 special and found Wall Street’s elite in a…
Global 100: The regional view – Stick and move Legal Business 2014 saw US firms continue to build on a solid home base but extend their reach in Europe, Asia and…
