LLP latest: Shoosmiths, Morgan Cole and MMS see significant drop in highest paid partner as Charles Russell’s takes home 64% more Francesca Fanshawe The latest round of LLP accounts for 2012/13 has revealed that Shoosmiths paid £1.5m to acquire Scottish firm Archibald Campbell &…
Mid-market feeding frenzy: Addleshaw, Bristows, Field Fisher and Irwin Mitchell unveil lateral hires Francesca Fanshawe The New Year lateral hiring spree has gathered momentum, with Addleshaw Goddard, Irwin Mitchell, Bristows and Field Fisher Waterhouse all…
Asia-Pacific: Pinsents continues expansion with high-profile appointments in Singapore and Shanghai Francesca Fanshawe Pinsent Masons has continued to develop its Global 100 credentials, this time bulking up its Asia-Pacific corporate capability with the…
Sealed at last – Wragges secures major City merger as vote backs LG tie-up to forge £171m practice Francesca Fanshawe After years of rejecting the need for a City presence – and subsequent years hunting for a major London deal…
LSB recommends patent and trademark firm regulator become ABS licensing authority Francesca Fanshawe Increasing numbers of patent and trademark firms can be expected to join the swathes of legal entities becoming alternative business…
Team hire: Pinsents boosts Paris practice with TMT hires from local boutique Francesca Fanshawe Pinsent Masons has launched a Paris TMT practice with a six-strong team from Paris-based boutique technology firm Ichay & Mullenex…
141 law firms in final closure warning to gain cover as research claims partners ignorant of insolvency risk Francesca Fanshawe While there are signs of recovery at larger law firms, fresh evidence of the pressure on smaller practices has emerged…
141 law firms in final closure warning to gain cover as research claims partners ignorant of insolvency risk Francesca Fanshawe While there are signs of recovery at larger law firms, fresh evidence of the pressure on smaller practices has emerged…
International expansion: Speechly opens in Paris as Rouse and Tilleke Gibbins launch in Myanmar Francesca Fanshawe The burgeoning Paris market has drawn in another UK name as Speechly Bircham opens in the City while UK IP firm…
Blood from a stone: Walker Morris withdraws from personal injury market as Co-op Legal announces PI job cuts Francesca Fanshawe The post-Jackson reforms have claimed further victims as Leeds-based Walker Morris has announced it is to close its personal injury…
Team work in the public sector as Bevan Brittan joins forces with Harrow and Barnet councils Francesca Fanshawe The dividing line between private practice and public legal services providers is blurring again with Harrow and Barnet councils unveiling…
Redundancy watch: Lyons Davidson blames litigation market for letting go of 50 post AA and Admiral deals Francesca Fanshawe Having secured not one but two successive major joint ventures with Admiral and then the AA, Lyons Davidson is undoubtedly the envy…
PI consolidation – Irwin Mitchell acquires Manchester’s McCool Patterson Francesca Fanshawe After becoming the first multiple-licensed alternative business structure (ABS) last August Irwin Mitchell has acquired personal injury (PI) firm McCool Patterson…
Law firm collapse: SRA intervenes to close down insolvent Follett Stock Francesca Fanshawe Set against a backdrop of over 100 UK law firms currently under threat of closure for failing to obtain professional…
No dishonesty but two Addleshaws partners handed £5,000 fine at tribunal following ‘discrepancies’ Francesca Fanshawe It won’t rank near the summit of publicity-hogging mis-conduct cases seen at major law firms in recent years but two…
London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance halves panel as Pinsents, TLT and Ashford reappointed Francesca Fanshawe The London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) has joined the rising number of organisations to drastically slim down its roster of…
The ideal law firm for 2013? Eversheds hunts for its breakthrough Francesca Fanshawe With an enviable brand reach, warm feedback from clients and a focus on innovation and value, Eversheds should be sweeping…
Tough on the high street – 153 law firms enter last chance saloon after failing to gain cover Francesca Fanshawe In further evidence of the intense pressure facing small practices, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) today (31 October) announced that…
Addleshaw stands by its men as two partners face SDT hearing Francesca Fanshawe The legal profession has seen a handful of high profile cases of commercial lawyers caught out in allegations of fraud…
OC rocks up in BoHo New York to chase the creative dollar Francesca Fanshawe New York’s impenetrable legal community is well used to seeing – and rebuffing – the advances of UK law firms…
