Former News International legal duo face solicitors tribunal Legal Business More than three years after it emerged that the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler had been hacked – leading…
Dechert gains Singapore licence after 8 month wait Legal Business Eight months after applying for a Foreign Legal Practice licence to open in Singapore, US law firm Dechert has been…
Trainee Retention: Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills reveal retention rates Legal Business Following a spate of healthy trainee retention rates in recent weeks, magic circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) and international firm…
Guest post: Stop being proactive, stop being commercial, stop being nice Legal Business I made a mistake. It was in 1989. I went in-house and found I was good at my job. It…
HSF snatches Freshfields former energy co-head Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills has landed a blow on Magic Circle firm Freshfields with the hire of the firm’s former co-head of energy…
Former Freshfields lawyers open boutique following Magic Circle firm’s Barcelona exit Legal Business Two of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s lawyers have set up an IP/IT specialist boutique in Spain following the closure of the…
Guest post: Change is neither good nor bad: It is Legal Business ‘Call it the Great Recession, the Great Reset, or whatever, the world palpably shook in September 2008 and the repercussions…
Trainee retention: Nabarro and Fieldfisher maintain high rates while Trowers & Hamlins drops to 64% Legal Business Nabarro and Fieldfisher have kept on a high number of trainees this month with the latter firm retaining 100% of…
Dentons picks up partner as Chadbourne closes Kiev office Legal Business Chadbourne & Parke’s Adam Mycyk has moved to Dentons following Chadbourne’s decision to close its Kiev office.
Financials 2013/14: Ince & Co suffers a 7% fall in global revenues, down to £86.7m Legal Business Ince & Co’s global revenues fell to £86.7m in the 2013/14 financial year from £93.2m in the 2012/13 LB100. Against…
Dentons sues Republic of Guinea in District Court of Columbia for $10.2m in unpaid fees Legal Business Dentons is suing the Republic of Guinea and its Ministry of Mines and Geology for $10.2m over alleged unpaid legal…
Trainee retention: Freshfields keeps on 82% of junior lawyers Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second Magic Circle firm to post a high retention rate keeping on 82% of…
Revolving Doors: City hires for KWMSJB and Kaye Scholer; international recruits for Dentons and Eversheds Legal Business This week’s lateral hiring has seen international firms King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) and US firm Kaye Scholer…
Redundancy watch: Parabis Law reviews 41 roles across two regional offices Legal Business Parabis Law has placed two of its regional offices under review as of today (4 August) affecting 41 employees.
Simmons & Simmons forms Africa alliance with Fasken Martineau Legal Business Top-20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons has become the latest firm to establish a presence in Africa, by forming an…
Financials 2013/14: Penningtons Manches, Lewis Silkin and Farrer & Co post results Legal Business A trio of LB 100 firms have posted financial results for the 2013/14 year, with newly combined Penningtons Manches revealing…
PwC beats international law firms to complete tie-up in Singapore with local firm Camford Law Legal Business Big four giant PwC has made a decisive move to enhance its legal offering around the Asia-Pacific region, and has…
Gardening leave is not at your leisure – High Court rules on notices and covenant periods Legal Business It is often forgotten that the received wisdom as the 1990s wore on was that restrictive covenants and other restraints…
Slaughter and May acts for Serious Fraud Office as it pays out £4.5m in Tchenguiz battle Legal Business Within days of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) settling the first Tchenguiz case for £3m, the agency has agreed its…
Clifford Chance replaces Campbell and Dunnigan in governance shake up Legal Business Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance continues to overhaul its corporate governance structure and today (31 July) announced that global finance…
